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MOVEit Transfer web farm support relies upon several capabilities that provide support for a tiered architecture, as well as synchronization of important shared information across the web farm application nodes.
To configure MOVEit Transfer to use a remote database, open the Database tab on the Configuration Utility to view and edit database access settings.
MOVEit Transfer can store only its encrypted file store on a remote server, leaving the rest of the files local on the MOVEit Transfer server. In order for MOVEit Transfer to access to the remote file store, you must configure it with a username and password with access to the shared folder on the device providing the file storage. To configure this, open the Paths tab on the Configuration Utility to view and edit file store location and authentication settings.
Remote file stores such as NAS, remote servers, and Azure Blob storage store files uploaded to transfer. Other datafiles used and needed by the MOVEit Transfer application remain local to the host where the MOVEit Transfer server runs.
The MOVEit Transfer High Availability Service (MOVEitDMZHA) is responsible for updating an application node's status information while it is active, and for keeping the application nodes' settings, shared files (such as logo images and CSS stylesheets), and SSL certificates synchronized. Additionally, it is responsible for shutting down the MOVEit Transfer services if it detects a loss in connectivity to either the database or the file store. While installed during a normal MOVEit Transfer installation, the service is only configured and started when a node is added to a web farm.
If Windows Network Load Balancing is used as the load balancer for the web farm, the High Availability service will stop the NLB service on its associated application node when a loss in connectivity is detected, and will restart the NLB service when the connectivity problem is resolved. This prevents connections from being routed to a node that is currently not active.
If the High Availability service detects a connectivity issue, in addition to shutting down the MOVEit Transfer services, it will send an email notification to the currently configured "Send Errors To" email address for the system. The message includes information about which server is encountering the error, what error was detected, and what steps the High Availability service has taken as a result of the error. If the error conditions change, additional messages will be sent to keep administrators updated about the state of the ongoing errors on the node. Finally, if connectivity is re-established, in addition to restarting the MOVEit Transfer services, an email notification will be sent informing administrators of this fact.