# Failover database

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failover-database/8238>\
**Category:** 3rd Party Modules\
**Created:** [March 31, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failover-database/8238 "2014-03-31T14:19:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevinmarchand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@kevinmarchand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kevinmarchand)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/failover-database/8238/1 "2014-03-31T14:19:18Z")

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Hi,

What is the difference between adding a fail over connection to my Analysis Database and having a Auxiliary database set in the MES Modules Settings?

thanks