# Pbs crash on primary server

**URL:** <https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-crash-on-primary-server/3576>\
**Category:** Users/Site Administrators\
**Created:** [June 13, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-crash-on-primary-server/3576 "2023-06-13T17:35:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![adarsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@adarsh](https://community.openpbs.org/u/adarsh)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.openpbs.org/t/pbs-crash-on-primary-server/3576/3 "2023-06-14T12:01:54Z")

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Please follow this dicussion, might help

> [@Failover Setup Issues](https://community.openpbs.org/t/failover-setup-issues/1534/2):
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> For Failover: Yes shared file system with file locking mechanism is required for PBS Pro failover setup. Important: Make sure NFS lock services are up and running Please follow these steps: Primary Server: install PBS Server with PBS\_HOME directory on the NFS submit couple of jobs, to make sure setup works by submitting couple of jobs stop the PBS Services Secondary Server: install PBS server with PBS\_HOME on the local disk stop the PBS Services edit the /etc/pbs.conf and point it…

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