Transition an Active Server to Standby Mode - Administrator Guide - 6.9 - Cortex XSOAR - Cortex - Security Operations

Cortex XSOAR Administrator Guide
Product
Cortex XSOAR
Version
6.9
Creation date
2022-09-29
Last date published
2024-10-07
End_of_Life
EoL
Category
Administrator Guide
Abstract

Change an active server to standby mode in Cortex XSOAR.

If you are performing a manual failover in a DR simulation (when both hosts are operational), remember to always first put your active server into Standby mode before failing over.

  1. On the active server, navigate to Settings → Advanced → Backups.

  2. Click Switch Hosts.

  3. In the Switch Hosts dialog box, in the text box, type Switch Hosts.

  4. To commit the change, click Yes, switch hosts.

    You are immediately taken back to the login page, where if you try to login again, you will be presented with the This is currently the backup server page.