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Before Installation
Before you install FME Server for failover, ensure the following components are in place on your network:
- Separate machines on which to install the number of FME Servers that you have allocated for your failover architecture.
- Fault-tolerant database server on a separate machine.
- Fault-tolerant file system on a separate machine.
Next Steps
Proceed to Installing for Failover.