Technical Tip: Manually resume control to primary server via CLI

[khoffman]

Description	This article describes how to manually resume control of the primary FortiNAC server using the CLI.
Scope	FortiNAC-F v7.2+.
Solution	This process will involve both FortiNAC-F appliances being down for some time. If possible, this should be done during a maintenance window.  Establish SSH sessions for both primary and secondary appliances.  Shutdown processes on the primary FortiNAC appliance. Enter the following CLI commands: execute enter-shell shutdownNAC -kill Shutdown processes on the secondary appliance. Enter the following CLI commands: execute enter-shell shutdownNAC  shutdownNAC -kill Change the status from 2 to 1 on both primary and secondary appliances. Enter the following CLI commands:  vi  -N /bsc/campusMgr/bin/.networkConfig Next, change Status=2 to Status=1. Save the changes and exit the file. (optional) Restore Database backup from the last database backup. On the primary server: cd /bsc/backups/database sudo ydb_restore_full_backup <filename>  Start processes on the primary FortiNAC appliance. On the primary appliance: startupNAC  Allow approximately 10 minutes for the system to start. Once the primary server has fully started, start services on the secondary appliance: startupNAC