| Description | This article describes how to sync out-of-sync HA devices after a firmware upgrade due to firewall.internet-service-name. |
| Scope | FortiGate. |
| Solution |
After upgrading FortiGate HA, there are a few scenarios in which the secondary HA device is not in sync with the primary. Some default address objects may be missing, such as the ISDB value for Microsoft or Google sites, which causes out-of-sync errors.
diagnose debug config-error-log read
Related article: Technical Tip: Internet service name value parse error in config error log
In the following example, the firewall address object checksum value is different on both devices, which causes them to become out of sync.
Checking the 'diag auto-update versions' on both FortiGate, the Internet-service database doesn't match or will show 'Version: 0.00000':
diagnose autoupdate versions | grep Internet-service -A 5
If the Internet-service database version remains at 0.00000 after an update attempt, verify connectivity to FortiGuard servers with 'diag debug rating' and ensure DNS is resolving.
execute ha synchronize start
diagnose internet-service-name check-duplicate
execute update-now
To debug if the updates are working properly, run the below commands
diagnose debug reset
A successful update should show this:
upd_status_save_status[201]-Wrote status file
After the update is completed, stop debugging:
diagnose debug disable
diagnose autoupdate versions | grep Internet-service -A 5
execute internet-service4 refresh
get system status
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