# Fault Tolerance Overview

You can arrange TIBCO Enterprise Message Service servers for fault-tolerant operation by configuring a pair of servers—one primary and one secondary.

Upon startup, the first server to start reaches the active state and the other the standby state. The active server accepts client connections, and interacts with clients to deliver messages. If the active server fails, the standby server becomes active and resumes operation in its place.

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