Technical Tip: Error 'Blade not ready to process traffic'

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Description	This article describes the error 'Blade not ready to process traffic' on the FortiGate Chassis model in the HA setup.
Scope	FortiGate 5k,6k,7k.
Solution	In the System events logs: date=20xx-11-1x time=06:xx:1x devname=xxxxdevid=F6KF30000000000 slot=3 eventtime=1731810257768481293 tz="+0400" logid="0100043801" type="event" subtype="system" level="critical" vd="xxx-vdom" logdesc="Blade not ready to process traffic" action="blade-leave" slot=4 chassisid=1 informationsource="remote-FortiGate" msg="blade in slot 4 of chassis 1 is no longer ready to process traffic" Run the below command to view the FPC status: diagnose load-balance status Run the below command to reboot a specific slot: exec load-balance slot reboot manage 1 4 <Chassis> <Slot> Run the below command if the reboot did not help: Reboot the Chassis unit (Current Slave) and then: exec reboot