SPWFM Disaster Recovery
This procedure can also be used to move SharePoint Workflow Manager (SPWFM) databases to a new SQL server, or even to upgrade from “Classic WFM” to SPWFM. Update 7/6/23: I was able to get this content published as “Official Microsoft Documentation”. See SharePoint Workflow Manager Farm Restore and Disaster Recovery. Update 5/16/23: I found that
Clean up and Re-register with SPWFM
Use this procedure to remove the connection from SharePoint to SharePoint Workflow Manager (SPWFM) and recreate it.
SharePoint Workflow Manager: Reset the Certificate Generation Key
Update 4/18/23: This content has been published as “official” documentation on learn.microsoft.com. See Reset Certificate Generation Key for SharePoint Workflow Manager. The SharePoint Workflow Manager (SPWFM) Certificate Generation Key is similar to the SharePoint farm passphrase in that you need it to join a SPWFM farm. When joining an existing SPWFM farm, for example during
Upgrading SharePoint and WFM at the Same Time
Update 5/17/23: This content was published to Learn.microsoft.com. See Upgrade from Workflow Manager to SharePoint Workflow Manager on a new farm. When upgrading major versions of SharePoint (like from 2013 to 2019), you will also need to account for the 2013-platform workflows that use Workflow Manager (WFM). Since WFM is no longer supported or available