Converting an existing Enterprise Vault installation to a Microsoft server cluster

There are two types of Enterprise Vault installation that you can convert to a Microsoft server cluster: a single, non-clustered Enterprise Vault server, and a building blocks configuration that contains multiple Enterprise Vault servers, provided no server is running in failover mode.

To be eligible for conversion to a cluster, the existing Enterprise Vault installation must meet the following conditions:

You can cluster an existing Enterprise Vault installation in any of the operation modes previously described. Note that:

To convert an existing Enterprise Vault installation to a Microsoft server cluster

  1. Prepare for clustering.

  2. Install Enterprise Vault on the failover nodes and, if required, on any additional primary nodes you are adding to the existing installation. Do not run the Enterprise Vault Configuration wizard on any node at this stage. For instructions on installing Enterprise Vault, see Sections I and II of this manual.

  3. Convert your existing Enterprise Vault servers to servers with cluster support.

  4. If you are adding any new Enterprise Vault servers, configure the new Enterprise Vault servers as servers with cluster support.

  5. Configure Enterprise Vault on the failover nodes.

  6. Test the cluster to ensure the failovers work as planned.

More Information

Preparing to cluster Enterprise Vault with Microsoft server clusters

Converting an existing Enterprise Vault server to a server with Microsoft cluster support

Configuring a new Enterprise Vault server with Microsoft cluster support

Configuring a failover node in a Microsoft cluster