The relational database that backs the Oozie Server should also be made highly available using best practices defined for the database system in use and should be done after consultation with your in-house DBA. Using the default installed Derby database instance is not supported with multiple Oozie Server instances; therefore, you must use an existing relational database. When using Apache Derby for the Oozie Server, you do not have the option to add Oozie Server components to your cluster.

High availability for Oozie requires the use of an external virtual IP address or load balancer to direct traffic to the Oozie servers.