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. From the CLI type:  Type: execute enter-shell Type: shutdownNAC -kill 3. Shutdown processes on the secondary appliance, From the CLI type:  Type: execute enter-shell Type: shutdownNAC  Type: shutdownNAC -kill 4.  Change the status from 2 to 1 on both primary and secondary appliances:  Type:  cd /bsc/campusMgr/bin Type:  vi  -N .networkConfig Change Status=2 to Status=1 Save changes and exit file. 5. (optional) Restore Database backup from the last database backup. On the primary server:   Type: cd /bsc/backups/database Type: sudo ydb_restore_full_backup <filename>  Start processes on the primary FortiNAC appliance. On the primary appliance: Type: startupNAC  Allow about 10 minutes for the system to start. Once the primary server has fully started, start services on the secondary appliance: Type: startupNAC