Step-by-Step Instructions

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

1. Nodes 1 and 2: Using the Permissions dialog in MOVEit Automation Admin, create a Windows user (either a local or domain user) named centralfailover into the MOVEit Admin Windows group on both nodes. Use the same password on both nodes.

   The centralfailover user will be used by the other node for replication. You can use an alternate username, but make sure it is the same username on both machines.

2. Nodes 1 and 2: Stop the MOVEit Automation service on both nodes. Use the MOVEit Automation Admin Shut Down Service command on Node 1 if tasks could be running. You can issue the command net stop moveitcentral or use the Windows control panel to stop the service on Node 2.
3. Nodes 1 and 2: If the MOVEit Automation Config program is not already running, start it via the shortcut located in Start > Programs > MOVEit Automation on both nodes.
4. Nodes 1 and 2: Enter the same failover-capable license key in the License tab on both nodes.
5. Nodes 1 and 2: Configure the email addresses of an administrator in the Errors tab on both nodes. Recommended: Provide these values so that you will be emailed when serious errors or failover events are encountered.
6. Node 1 ONLY: 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: centralfailover
   • Other Node - Password: [centralfailover's Password]
   • Click Apply.
7. Node 2 ONLY: 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: centralfailover
   • Other Node - Password: [centralfailover's Password]
   • Click Apply.
8. Nodes 1 and 2: If you are using MySQL as your database, click the "Clear SQL Rep..." button on the Failover tab on both nodes.

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

9. Node 2 ONLY: If you are using MySQL as your database: On node 2 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 thatl 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 centralfailover user can be authenticated to the other MOVEit Automation, and
   • centralfailover 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:centralfailover
The password or user name is invalid for \\192.168.3.172\micstats.

     Enter the password for 'centralfailover' 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. Node 1 and 2: If you are using Microsoft SQL Server as your database: On both nodes, make sure that you set the registry entry DWORD named SuppressDBRep to a value of 1. This registry entry is found in one of these locations (you may need to add the registry entry):
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Standard Networks\MOVEitCentral\Resil
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Standard Networks\MOVEitCentral\Resil

    You do not want the SQL Server database to be replicated because Node 1 and Node 2 share the same SQL Server database.

11. Node 1 ONLY: Start the MOVEit Automation service. (From a command line, you may issue the command "net start moveitcentral".)
12. Node 2 ONLY: Start the MOVEit Automation service. (From a command line, you may issue the command "net start moveitcentral".)
13. Node 1 ONLY: Open MOVEit Automation Admin and connect to "localhost". Within about three minutes, the MOVEit Automation Admin Failover tab shows that Node 1 is the primary MOVEit Automation node and Node 2 is the secondary MOVEit Automation node.
14. Node 1 ONLY: Use the MOVEit Automation Admin Command > Reset Tamper Detection menu item to reset tamper detection for the failover system.