Before you proceed, make sure that the previous assumptions are met.

  1. Both nodes: Create a new local user named automationfailover and add it to the MOVEit Admins group. Or use an Active Directory user. Below is a sample PowerShell script to create a local user:
    $pass = ConvertTo-SecureString “<enter password here>” -AsPlainText -Force
New-LocalUser automationfailover -Password $pass -PasswordNeverExpires
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group MOVEit Admin -Member automationfailover
  2. Both nodes: Stop the MOVEit Automation service on both nodes. Use the MOVEit Automation Admin Shut Down Service command on the Primary node if tasks could be running. You can issue the command net stop moveitautomation or use the Windows control panel to stop the service on the Secondary node.
  3. Both nodes: If the Configuration Utility program is not already running, start it via the shortcut located in Start > Programs > MOVEit Automation on both nodes.
  4. Both nodes: Enter the same failover-capable license key in the License tab on both nodes.
  5. Both nodes: Configure the email addresses of an administrator in the Email tab on both nodes. Recommended: Provide these values so that you will be emailed when serious errors or failover events are encountered.
  6. Primary node: Go to the Failover tab and configure the following information:
    • This Node - Startup Role: Primary
    • This Node - Node Number: 1
    • This Node - Nodes to ping: (Optional: usually the IP address of trusted router, leave blank if unsure)
    • Other Node - Hostname or IP: [IP Address of Node #2]
    • Other Node - MOVEit Admin user: automationfailover
    • Other Node - Password: [automationfailover's Password]
    • Click Apply.
  7. Secondary node: Go to the Failover tab and configure the following information:
    • This Node - Startup Role: Secondary
    • This Node - Node Number: 2
    • This Node - Nodes to ping: (Optional: usually the IP address of trusted router, leave blank if unsure)
    • Other Node - Hostname or IP: [IP Address of Node #1]
    • Other Node - MOVEit Admin user: automationfailover
    • Other Node - Password: [automationfailover's Password]
    • Click Apply.
  8. Both nodes: If you are using a single Microsoft SQL Server instance for your database, click the "Clear SQL Rep..." button on the Failover tab on both nodes.

    Note: The first time you click Clear SQL Rep..., if you receive an error message stating there is nothing to replicate, you can ignore these errors.

  9. Secondary node ONLY: If you are using MySQL as your database: On the Secondary node only, click the Copy Database button on the Failover tab to do a one-time replication of the database from the primary node to the secondary node. This might take several minutes if your existing database is large.

    You might also need to change the Copy from value on the Copy statistics database dialog that appears. If you encounter 'From' directory does not exist or cannot be accessed errors, use the following command-line sequence to confirm the following:

    • This MOVEit Automation can connect to the other MOVEit Automation via Windows File Sharing
    • The automationfailover user can be authenticated to the other MOVEit Automation, and
    • automationfailover has read access to the file share that is listed in the Copy from field.

      C:\>net use H: \\192.168.3.172\micstats /user:automationfailover The password or user name is invalid for \\192.168.3.172\micstats.

      Enter the password for 'automationfailover' to connect to '192.168.3.172': ******* The command completed successfully.

      C:\>H:

      H:\>dir stats.myi 09/22/2005 02:28 AM 53,248 stats.MYI

      H:\>copy stats.myi c:\ 1 file(s) copied.

  10. Both nodes: Synchronize the KeyMat registry keys.
    • Export the KeyMat registry key from the primary node and import it into the secondary node.
    • Export the KeyMat registry key from the secondary node and import it into the primary node.
  11. Both nodes: Open the registry editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Standard Networks\MOVEit Central\Resil. Enter SuppressDbRep=1. Create a new DWORD named SuppressDbRep with a value of 1.
  12. Primary node: Start the MOVEit Automation service. (From a command line, you may issue the command "net start moveitautomation".)
  13. Secondary node: Start the MOVEit Automation service. (From a command line, you may issue the command "net start moveitautomation".)
  14. Primary node: Open MOVEit Automation Web Admin and log on. Check the status on the System > Failover dialog. This should show that the Primary node is the primary MOVEit Automation node and the Secondary node is the secondary MOVEit Automation node.
  15. Primary node : Use the MOVEit Automation Web Admin Commands > Reset Tamper Detection menu item to reset tamper detection for the failover system.
  16. Both nodes: If you are using a single Microsoft SQL Server instance for your database, and if the SQL Server is running in Mixed Mode.
    • Open the Config Utility and enter the new password.