Technical Tip: How to backup HA logs in FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer

[jasonhong]

Description	This article describes how to back up HA logs in FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer to an external server.
Scope	FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer.
Solution	Starting from FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer v7.2.10, v7.4.6, and v7.6.2, the user will be able to back up HA logs to an external server with the below CLI command. execute backup ha {ftp | scp | sftp} <ip> <directory> <username> <password> Additionally, the user may also run the below troubleshooting commands on all HA units to capture the relevant HA-related debug output: get system ha diagnose ha status diagnose ha stats diagnose ha dump-datalog diagnose ha force-resync diagnose test application clusterd 97 status diagnose test application clusterd 97 peer-status diagnose test application clusterd 97 ask-sync diagnose test application clusterd 97 restart-init-sync Related documents: For detailed instructions on generating and downloading HA debug logs via the GUI, refer to Generating and downloading HA debug logs.​  For comprehensive best practices on log management and backups, consult the FortiManager Best Practices Guide.​