FortiGate
FortiGate Next Generation Firewall utilizes purpose-built security processors and threat intelligence security services from FortiGuard labs to deliver top-rated protection and high performance, including encrypted traffic.
dkochhar
Staff
Staff
Article Id 414034
Description This article describes an issue where FortiGate Cloud status displays as 'DOWN' following a failover event.
Scope FortiGate.
Solution

After a failover event in a FortiGate HA cluster, the FortiGate Cloud status remains in 'DOWN' state. However, log transmission to FortiCloud continues without interruption.

 

Before failover:

Central_Management.png

 

After a failover:

Central_Management_1.png

 

Use the following CLI command to verify the status:


diagnose fdsm central-mgmt-status

 

Logs are being transmitted to FortiGate Cloud consistently, with no interruptions observed as below:

 

diagnose test application forticldd
Debug zone info:
    FAZCLOUD:
    Domain:US
    Home log server: 209.40.117.74:514
    Alt log server: 209.40.117.77:514
    Active Server IP: 209.40.117.74
    Active Server status: up   <------------>
    Log quota: 500000000MB
    Log used: 28MB

This issue is currently under investigation by the development team. The article will be updated with the latest information once a fix is available.

Workaround: 
Re-registering the slave and refreshing the status restores the connection display.