Assumptions and Requirements

These instructions assume the following:

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

  Note: If you use the MySQL database, MOVEit Automation 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

  Note: Do not use the Tamper tab of the MOVEit Automation Config utility.

• Node 1 is where the current MOVEit Automation configuration and database are located. If your configuration uses Microsoft SQL Server, the database can be on a third node.
• Node 1 can connect to Node 2, and Node 2 can connect to Node 1, with Windows connectivity.
• Any Windows users and groups used by MOVEit Automation are already present on both nodes. .After failover is installed and running, any changes made to Windows users and groups used by MOVEit Automation on one node are automatically replicated on the other node.
• If using Microsoft SQL Server as the database, make sure that the SQL Server Utilities are installed on both nodes. MOVEit Automation uses these utilities to access the database to read and write the transaction records. When you install MOVEit Automation and select to use a SQL Server database, or if you convert a MySQL installation to SQL Server, MOVEit Automation installs the SQL Server Utilities. You can can also download the utilities from the Microsoft website.