Installing for Active-Passive Failover

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Before installing FME Server for active-passive failover, make sure you have:

• Read and understood Planning an FME Server Installation.
• Provided the prerequisites in Before Installation.

To perform an installation for active-passive failover:

1. Obtain the Installer
2. Install the FME Server Core and FME Engines on both the primary and failover machines.
3. Configure the FME Server Cores for Failover.
4. Install the FME Server Web Services.
5. Configure the FME Server Database on your database server.
6. Request and Install a License. (The license applies to both primary and failover machines, so you only need to perform this step once.)
7. Update the Windows service accounts that run the FME System Services.
8. (Upgrade Only) Restore your FME Server Configuration from a Previous Installation.
9. (Optional) Configure a Notification To Monitor Failover.

What's Next?

• Test for Failover: Using this suggested process, test the installation to make sure jobs run to completion when failover occurs and when the system is restored to its original state.
• Optimize: You can scale-up your active-passive system by:
  • Adding FME Engines on separate machines that are closer to your data.
  • Increasing the number of FME Engines that run when you start FME Server.

  For more information, see Planning for Scalability and Performance.