Could not connect to FME Core after running a failover test

I just solved my own problem. I reviewed all setup steps - particularly the configuration file settings. I misread one word.

On this page https://docs.safe.com/fme/2016.1/html/FME_Server_Documentation/Content/AdminGuide/Install_the_FME_Server_Services.htm

Under the heading Configure the FME Server Services for Failover it says

1. Open each web application properties file located at:

<WebAppDir>\\<fmeServiceName>\\WEB-INF\\conf\\propertiesFile.properties

Initially I found one file and changed that. I didn't realize there were more!

I just did a search on files with name propertiesFile.properties in the installation folder and found 9!

6 needed to be updated. 1 had been updated and 2 did not have the setting.

I made the changes in ALL the files, restarted the service and everything was back to normal.

The failover test then succeeded.

What a relief. Big impact from a simple mistake.

Perhaps in Australia we are divided by a common language. I might have worded it "Open all web application property files located at". I might also have listed the possible <fmeSrviceName> folders to make it clearer.