Technical Tip: How to verify the current active controller in FortiAnalyzer BigData

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Description	This article describes how to verify the current active controller in the FortiAnalyzer BigData cluster. There are a total of 3 blades or hosts that run as controller roles. Out of the 3, only one is active, and two are on standby.
Scope	FortiAnalyzer BigData.
Solution	GUI Method: Log in to the controller IP via GUI, and navigate to Cluster Manager -> Hosts. Under the host list, the host display with the icon  will be the current active controller. To identify the controller IP address, see the KB article Technical Tip: How to locate the controller IP address of the FortiAnalyzer BigData 4500F. Log in to the controller IP via SSH. It is possible to run fazbdctl show members to determine which blade or host is the current active controller. The one with the role controller will be the current active controller.  fazbdctl show members Management IP/Mask is 172.16.100.99/24 Chassis Blade Role        Address     Ext Address  Host Name          State Status 1       2     controller  198.18.1.2               blade-198-18-1-2   joined alive 1       3     member      198.18.1.3               blade-198-18-1-3   joined alive 1       4     member      198.18.1.4               blade-198-18-1-4   joined alive 1       5     member      198.18.1.5               blade-198-18-1-5   joined alive 1       6     member      198.18.1.6               blade-198-18-1-6   joined alive 1       7     member      198.18.1.7               blade-198-18-1-7   joined alive 1       8     member      198.18.1.8               blade-198-18-1-8   joined alive 1       9     member      198.18.1.9               blade-198-18-1-9   joined alive 1       10    member      198.18.1.10              blade-198-18-1-10  joined alive 1       11    member      198.18.1.11              blade-198-18-1-11  joined alive 1       12    member      198.18.1.12              blade-198-18-1-12  joined alive 1       13    member      198.18.1.13              blade-198-18-1-13  joined alive 1       14    member      198.18.1.14              blade-198-18-1-14  joined alive