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Install the FME Server Core (Primary and Secondary) and Configure for Failover

Install the Server Core

Install the FME Server core—on both the primary machine and the secondary machine—by running the FME Server installer (<coreHost>).

  1. Start the FME Server Installer.
  2. Select the Custom install option.

  3. On the Custom Setup dialog, select FME Server Core Components and unselect FME Engine, Web Services and License Server.
  4. On the Repository Directory dialog, specify a directory on another machine to store the FME Server Repository.

  5. On the Database Server Type dialog, specify the type of database for the FME Server Repository. For more information, see Provide a Database Server.

  6. On the Database Server Parameters dialog, specify the connection parameters for the Repository database.

  7. On the Web Application Server dialog, specify the type of server that will host the FME Server Web Services. For more information, see Provide a Web Application Server.

  8. On the Web Application Server Parameters dialog, specify the connection parameters for the web application server.

  9. Follow the remaining dialogs to complete the installation.

You might have to disable any firewalls that are running on this computer.

Configure the Server Core for Failover

The following instructions apply to both the primary and failover server. Additional parameters to configure a failover cluster can be found in the FME Server configuration file.

  1. Open the FME Server configuration file at:

<FMEServerDir>\Server\fmeServerConfig.txt

  1. Comment-out the Default Cluster directive CLUSTER_TYPE=DEFAULT:

#CLUSTER_TYPE=DEFAULT

  1. Uncomment the Failover Cluster directive #CLUSTER_TYPE=FAILOVER:

CLUSTER_TYPE=FAILOVER

  1. Uncomment the FAILOVER_MONITOR_HOST directive and specify the name of the host to monitor. If working on the primary server, then specify the name of the failover server. If working on the failover server, then specify the name of the primary server.

The host name value corresponds to the FME_SERVER_HOST_NAME setting of the monitored host. This value is case sensitive and is typically all upper case in a default installation. It is best to confirm by checking the FME_SERVER_HOST_NAME value of the monitored host.

FAILOVER_MONITOR_HOST=<FME_SERVER_HOST_NAME>

Proceed to Create the FME Server Database on a Separate Database Server

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