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# sk104005 - Status of Multi-Domain Log Server is 'Disconnected' after upgrade

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk104005 |
| Date Created | 2014-12-31 |
| Last Modified | 2014-12-31 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |
| OS | Linux, Gaia |
| Platform | Smart-1 |

## Symptoms

- Status of Multi-Domain Log Server in SmartDomain Manager is 'Disconnected' after performing in-place upgrade.

## Cause

During the upgrade, the contents of the *$MDSDIR/conf/mdsdb/mdss.C* file prior to the upgrade was removed and was replaced with "()".

## Solution

Follow these steps:

1. Connect to command line on Multi-Domain Log Server.   

2. Log in to Expert mode.   

3. Stop Check Point services in the MDS context:

   **`[Expert@HostName]# mdsstop -m`**   

4. Copy the **`$MDSDIR/conf/mdsdb/mdss.C`** file from the Multi-Domain Security Management Server and place on the Multi-Domain Log Server in **`$MDSDIR/conf/mdsdb/`** directory.   

5. Start Check Point services in the MDS context:

   **`[Expert@HostName]# mdsstart -m`**   

6. The status in the SmartDomain Manager should show '`Started`' within a couple minutes.

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