THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO:
- EFT v7 and later
DISCUSSION
EFT can be installed in an active-passive cluster for failover clustering or (in v7 and later) an active-active cluster for "always on" high availability (HA) service.
For instructions for installing or upgrading EFT in an active-passive cluster, refer to KB #11146.
Separate instructions are provided below for:- Installing EFT in an active-active HA cluster
- Upgrading EFT in an active-active HA cluster (v7 and later only)
(TIP: Print this topic and check off the steps as they are completed.)
If needed, refer to EFT installation instructions in the online help at http://help.globalscape.com/help/eft7-2/mergedprojects/eft/installingserveradministratormodules.htm (or for your version, if different).
EFT upgrades are supported for up to two major version numbers based on the product life cycle. For example, you can upgrade EFT Enterprise 7.0.x or 7.1.x to EFT Enterprise 7.2.x.
See also Upgrading EFT.
Installing EFT v7 and later in an Active-Active HA cluster
Before beginning, for important information about your HA deployment, please also refer to the following help documentation:
- EFT HA (active-active) Deployment: http://help.globalscape.com/help/eft7-2/mergedprojects/eft/eft_ha_%28active-active%29_deployment.htm
Multicast on an L2 device: http://kb.globalscape.com/KnowledgebaseArticle11222.aspx
Instructions for installing EFT: http://help.globalscape.com/help/eft7-2/mergedprojects/eft/toc_installing_and_activating_the_software.htm
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Note: You must specify a remote SQL or Oracle server for the ARM database. Do not use a local database, such as SQL Server Express. |
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Upgrading EFT v7 and later in an active-active HA Cluster
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!!!DO NOT START THE EFT SERVICE ON THE SECOND NODE!!! | |
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Rollback Instructions
If you need to revert after upgrading EFT in an HA cluster
- Stop both EFT nodes
- Uninstall from both EFT nodes.
- Reinstall old version of EFT to both nodes using silent installer. Verify paths are correct.
- Start both nodes and confirm successful installation.
- Stop both EFT nodes.
- Copy contents of pre-upgrade shared configuration path back into shared configuration path.
- Start node one. Verify that pre-upgrade configuration exists.