All ActiveTransfer Server and Gateway nodes in the ActiveTransfer installation must run the same webMethods ActiveTransfer version, with the same fixes applied.

All the ActiveTransfer Server nodes that are part of the group that will support failover of file transfer operations must connect to the same ActiveTransfer Gateway in the DMZ.

All the ActiveTransfer Server nodes that are part of the group that will support failover of file transfer operations must connect to the same ActiveTransfer database.

All the ActiveTransfer Server nodes that are part of the group that will support failover of file transfer operations must be able to access a common virtual folder location configured in the VFS.