About Neverfail for Progress (formally Ipswitch) MOVEit Plug-ins
Neverfail for Progress MOVEit consists of four plug-ins bundled together to support MOVEit Automation, Transfer and Mobile Servers as well as Analytics Agent instance installed on any of the MOVEit servers protected by Neverfail Engine. Each plug-in addresses specific functions and services for the various components of Progress MOVEit protected by Neverfail Continuity Engine.
Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins proactively monitor the MOVEit environment. Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins provide protection for all associated MOVEit Automation, Transfer and Mobile Servers as well as Analytics Agent configuration data, services, and application data files.
What's new
- Support for MOVEit Automation Server 2019 (new plug-in - version 201.5.3)
- Support MOVEit Transfer Server 2019 (new plug-in - version 201.5.3)
- Support for MOVEit Mobile Server 2019 (unchanged plug-in - version 201.5.1)
Supported Versions and Platforms
- MOVEit Automation Server 2019.2 / 2019.1 / 2018 / 2017
- MOVEit Transfer Server 2019.2 /2019.1 / 2018 / 2017
- MOVEit Mobile Server 2019.2 / 2019.1 / 2018 / 2017
- MOVEit Analytics Agent 2018 / 2017
- MOVEit Central v8.0, 8.1
- MOVEit DMZ v8.1
- on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 (where compatible)
- using one of the following Databases either local or remote (where compatible)
- SQL Server 2008R2, SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017 (where compatible)
- MySQL Server 8.x, MySQL Server 5.x (versions embedded with MOVEit Servers)
Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins Suite
Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins monitoring consists means:
- Service Availability Monitoring
- Application Monitoring
Service Availability Monitoring
Neverfail Engine monitors services specified by the plug-ins to ensure application availability. In the event that a specified service stops or fails, Neverfail Engine can take up to three pre-configured actions to remedy the issue.
Application Monitoring
Tasks - The following 'Tasks' are installed by Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins:
- Pre Start
- Periodic
- Protected Services Discovery
- File Filter Discovery
- Registry Filter Discovery
To configure/modify Periodic 'Tasks', follow the steps below:
- Using the Neverfail Advanced Client, click on Application -> Tasks .
- Select the desired 'Task'.
- Click on the Edit button at the top of the 'Tasks' pane.
- Configure/modify the 'Interval' field.
Note: 'Interval' is the only field available for configuration/modification and is measured in seconds (secs).
- Click OK to save the changes.
Note: This dialog is also used to Enable/Disable the selected 'Task'.
Protected Application Services
When the plug-in is installed, all protected services will be set to manual unless otherwise stated.
Neverfail for MOVEit Automation Server Plug-in
This is the list of all services protected by this plug-in:
- MOVEit Central v8.0, v8.1:
- MOVEit Automation 2017, 2018, 2019:
Neverfail for MOVEit Transfer Server Plug-in
This is the list of all services protected by this plug-in:
- MOVEit DMZ v8.1:
- MOVEit DMZ FTP
- MOVEit DMZ Helper
- MOVEit DMZ High Availability
- MOVEit DMZ SSH
- MOVEit SysStat
- MOVEit Transfer 2017, 2018, 2019:
- MOVEit Transfer FTP
- MOVEit Transfer Helper
- MOVEit Transfer High Availability
- MOVEit Transfer SSH
- MOVEit SysStat
- MOVEit Transfer Status Server (2018.2 and 2019)
Neverfail for MOVEit Mobile Server Plug-in
This is the list of all services protected by this plug-in:
Neverfail for MOVEit Analytics Agent Plug-in
This is the list of all services protected by this plug-in:
Protected Data
This is a description of the protected data set determined at plug-in install time. Please note that exact filters will depend upon the configuration of the application plug-ins at the time of install.
MOVEit Automation/Transfer/Mobile/Analytics Agent
- All registry data, security certificates, and configuration files.
- All MOVEit database instances discovered at install time.
Install/Uninstall the Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins Via the Neverfail Advanced Client
The Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins can be installed either via the Neverfail CE deployment process or by using Application -> Plugins in the Neverfail Advanced Management Client using the procedure below. Neverfail recommends that for initial deployments of Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins, installation should be performed using Engine Management Service.
To manually install the Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins, follow the steps below:
- Unzip the Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins to the desired location.
- Launch the Neverfail Management Advanced Client.
- Navigate to Application -> Plugins .
- Click on the Install button.
- Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the <plug-in name>.dll file.
- Click OK to complete the installation.
- Repeat this process for each individual plug-in.
To remove/uninstall the Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins, follow the steps below:
- Launch the Neverfail Advanced Management Client.
- Navigate to Application -> Plugins .
- Select the desired plug-in to be removed/uninstalled.
- Click on the Uninstall button in the 'Plugins' pane.
- When the plug-in is uninstalled, the files are not removed. This is by design for future functionality and therefore the following workaround is provided:
- Copy the contents of the r2\plugins\<sponsor>\<version>folder to a different location (e.g. C:\temp).
- Delete the contents of the r2\plugins\<sponsor>\<version>folder.
- To reinstall the plug-in, when prompted for the location of the plug-in files, navigate to the new folder location (e.g. C:\temp).
Note: As an alternative, reinstallation can be accomplished by using the downloaded files from the original download location after removing the plug-in.
Applies To
Neverfail for Progress MOVEit Plug-ins