Description
This article describes how to access to secondary unit, from the primary unit using 'execute ha manage'. The FortiGate units are configured in HA cluster A-P or A-A cluster, to gain access to secondary from the primary unit CLI console.
Scope
Version 6.2.1 onwards.
Solution
On previous versions of FortiGate, by using 'exe ha manage <index ID>', users were able to login to the secondary unit. However, from 6.2.1 onwards, the command syntax changed.
Use the following command:
execute ha manage <index-ID> <admin-username>
Find the index number from the get sys ha status command output.
For example:
get sys ha status
HA Health Status: OK
Model: FortiGate-600E
Mode: HA A-P
...
...
...
Primary : Primary-Fortigate , FG6H0ETB21900953, HA cluster index = 0
Secondary : Secondary-Fortigate , FG6H0ETB21900951, HA cluster index = 1
number of vcluster: 1
...
...
Alternatively, the following CLI command can show the index number of the secondary when it is run in the primary:
exec ha manage ?
<id> please input peer box index.
<1> Subsidiary unit FW81FDTK23000097
In this case, use the following command to log in to the secondary from the primary:
execute ha manage 1 admin
Press the Enter key, and a prompt will appear for a Password. Once the password is entered, access will be granted for the Secondary unit.
