Assumptions and Requirements

These instructions assume that:

• The same version of MOVEit Central has been installed on both Node 1 and Node 2. The two nodes need to use the same database type (MySQL or Microsoft SQL Server).

  Note: If you use the MySQL database, MOVEit Central maintains the databases on Node 1 and Node 2. If you use Microsoft SQL Server, a single database is shared by Node 1 and Node 2 (and generally installed on a third node).

• The same tamper detection key has been entered during installation on both nodes. If this is not the case, use RegEdit to manually copy the registry value for HashKey from Node 1 to Node 2. This registry value, which can be found in one of the following locations:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Standard Networks\MOVEitCentral\HashKey
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Standard Networks\MOVEitCentral\HashKey

  (Do not use the "Tamper" tab of the MOVEit Central Config utility.)

• Node 1 is where the current MOVEit Central configuration and database can be found. (If using Microsoft SQL Server, the database can be on a third node.)
• Node 1 can connect to Node 2 (and visa versa) with Windows connectivity.
• Any Windows users and groups used by MOVEit Central are already present on both nodes. (Note: Once failover is installed and running, any changes made to Windows users and groups used by MOVEit Central will automatically be replicated.)
• If using Microsoft SQL Server as the database, make sure the SQL Server Utilities are installed on both nodes. MOVEit Central will use these utilities to access the database on a daily basis to read and write the transaction records. When you install MOVEit Central and select to use a SQL Server database, or if you convert a MySQL installation to SQL Server, MOVEit Central installs the SQL Server Utilities. You can can also download the utilities from Microsoft's web site.