Central Service - Failover - Common Procedures - Resynchronization (Enterprise only)

You may need to resynchronize the two nodes under certain conditions. For instance, after a failover, if the former secondary has become primary, you may wish to force the original primary to be primary again. Follow these instructions to resynchronize the nodes:

1. Stop MOVEit Central service on the current secondary node
2. Stop MOVEit Central service on the current primary node (using MOVEit Central Admin's "Shut Down Service" command if tasks could be running)
3. Stop MySQL service on both nodes.
4. On the desired new primary node, run the MOVEit Central configuration utility and:
   • Set the startup role to primary
   • Choose the "Clear Admin Rep" button
   • Choose the "Clear SQL Rep" button
5. On the desired new secondary node, run the MOVEit Central configuration utility and:
   • Set the startup role to secondary
   • Choose the "Clear Admin Rep" button
   • Choose the "Clear SQL Rep" button
6. Determine which of the two nodes has the most current database. Generally, this is the last machine to have served as the primary node. Go to the OTHER node (the one with the less current database) and choose the "Copy Database" button to request a complete copy of the most current database. Wait for the copy procedure to complete.
7. Start MySQL service on both nodes.
8. Start MOVEit Central service on the new primary node
9. Start MOVEit Central service on the new secondary node