> Source: [sk147914](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk147914)

# sk147914 - Fail to promote a CMA/Domain from "Standby" to "Active" in SmartConsole

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk147914 |
| Date Created | 2019-02-26 |
| Last Modified | 2019-02-28 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | Open Server |

## Symptoms

- While promoting a CMA/Domain from "Standby" to "Active" from SmartConsole, the action fails with error:

```

 Failed to Change Over to Active. Reason : "No Peers"
Promoting a standby CMA/Domain normally requires standby CMA/Domain is up/running and accessible from Standby. 
This error message implies that either Active CMA/Domain server has connectivity issue with Standby, or Active is no longer available.
If Active CMA is no longer available, following procedure is necessary to promote Standby to Active
```

## Cause

Secondary CMA/Domain server is no longer available.

## Solution

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