October 3, 2016
Double-Take Move for Windows 8.0
General Availability Notice
Abstract
Double-Take Software, Inc. announces the availability of Double-Take® Move™ for Windows 8.0.
Double-Take Move 8.0 provides migration for Windows server workloads, facilitating easy, risk-free
migrations with near-zero downtime.
Double-Take Software strongly encourages customers to stay current on product releases and service
packs. Details on this release can be found in the version 8.0 section of the Double-Take
Documentation Library and on Support Central.
Details
Double-Take Move for Windows 8.0 includes the following new capabilities:
 Simplified Migration Job Creation
The Double-Take Console has been improved to simplify the process and reduce the steps
necessary to get started migrating server workloads.
 TLS 1.2 Support
Double-Take Move for Windows now offers TLS 1.2 support for increased security across all
networks.
 Simple licensing
Double-Take Move for Windows and Double-Take Move for Linux now use the same activation
keys to help simplify licensing when migrating both types of server workloads in the same
environment.
 Improvements to Hypervisor Provisioning
Double-Take Move 8.0 for Windows provides the ability to select multiple cores and odd
number of CPUs for the target replica VM when using the Full Server to Hyper-V and Full Server
to ESX migration jobs.
 Support for vSphere 6.0
Double-Take Move 8.0 for Windows offers full Support for vSphere 6.0 Essentials, Essentials
Plus, Standard, Enterprise Plus, or vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise Plus.
 Enhanced NAT Support - Including Port Forwarding
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Enhancements have been added to accommodate more robust firewall configurations and
remove the previous 1:1 address mapping limitation.
Network Usage Optimization
Optimizations to network polling allow the Double-Take Console to decrease network
utilization by up to 75%.
Recovery point metric
A Recovery Point Latency metric is available in the Double-Take Console and also via the SDK to
report on any lag in replicating data from the source to the target.
Token based authentication
Enhancements made to the authentication scheme provide improved resiliency for connections in case
job-related credentials change or expire.
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Upgraded to .NET 4.5.1
Double-Take for Windows now uses .NET 4.5.1 to take advantage of the latest Windows
security updates.
SDK for automation and integration
The Double-Take SDK has been enhanced with RESTful interfaces for all Windows migration
jobs.
Operating System Support
o Client
 The Double-Take Console is now supported on Windows 10
 Removed client support for Windows XP
o Server
 Added support for Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V when acting as the target
hypervisor in a Full Server to Hyper-V migration configuration
 Removed support for Windows Server 2003 RTM, Windows Server 2003 R2, and
Windows Server 2008 RTM, and all 32-bit Windows Server OS
 NOTES:
 Windows Server 2008 R2 is supported in Double-Take for Windows 8.0
 32-bit Windows Server Operating Systems, Windows XP, Windows Server
2003 RTM, Windows Server 2003 R2, and Windows Server 2008 RTM are
still supported in previous versions of Double-Take
Product
Description
Minimum product version to upgrade from
Double-Take Move for Windows
Version 8.0
N/A
Contact Information
If you would like technical assistance, please contact the Double-Take Software CustomerCare team.
Additional Information
Any questions relating to this announcement should be directed to David Beeler, Sr. Product Strategist,
Double-Take Software, Inc.
[email protected]