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# sk165001 - SMB cluster fails over to standby member every few minutes

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk165001 |
| Date Created | 2020-02-03 |
| Last Modified | 2022-07-20 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Spark Firewall (Locally Managed) |
| Versions | R81.10.X |
| Platform | 1500, 1600, 1800 |

## Symptoms

- * SMB cluster fails over to standby member every few minutes.
* ClusterXL Status is `ACTIVE-->DOWN`.
* After a few failed attempts, the cluster fails over.
* *sfwd.elg* shows multiple such lines:

  ```
  
     sfwd_notify_internet_connection_problems_to_cluster: WAN.4 - connection problem
     sfwd_notify_internet_connection_problems_to_cluster: WAN.3 - connection problem
     sfwd_notify_internet_connection_problems_to_cluster: Notifying a ConnMonitor problem.
  ```

## Cause

The Internet connection is down, resulting in fail over.

## Solution

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