Created on 01-27-2010 08:45 AM Edited on 12-25-2022 09:03 AM By Anthony_E
Description
When configuring a FortiGate HA cluster, the following message may appear on the Slave unit console:
'slave and master have different hdisk status. Cannot work with HA master. Shutdown the box! The system is halted'.
Scope
FortiGate with internal storage.
Solution
# get system statusThis command may return the following disk status:
"Log hard disk: Available" or "Log hard disk: Not available"2) Both FortiGates have Hard Disks, but one of the Hard Disks is not formatted.
Related Articles:
Technical Tip: Standard procedure to format a FortiGate Log Disk
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Note-Configuring-RAID-for-supported-FortiGates...
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