Swap the state of the nodes

By default, after a failback, the failed node is stopped. If you decide to start the node, it gets the state SECOND.

To swap the state of the nodes:

1. On a computer that has access to the failover cluster, open a browser and specify the URL of the failover web console: http://[computername.domainname]:9010 or https://[computername.domainname]:9453.

   The [computername.domainname] is the FQDN of the primary or the secondary computer

   On the primary and the secondary computer, double-click the icon of the XProtect Management Server Failover web console on your desktop.

2. Select the arrow next to the node in PRIM state and select Swap. A window appears. Select Confirm to swap the states of the nodes.

   The Management Server service, Log Server service, Event Server service, and the SQL Server stop, and there is no data replication. The roles are swapped, and Management Server service, Log Server service, Event Server service, and the SQL Server start on the other node. The data replication between the nodes is restored.