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# sk165698 - API calls to a Security Management that is configured as Management HA  fail

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk165698 |
| Date Created | 2020-03-10 |
| Last Modified | 2020-03-12 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.20 |

## Symptoms

- * API calls fail to a Smart Center that is configured as Management HA server if "logging and status" is disabled on the secondary management station.
* `"CME errors- CME_SERVICE ERROR The add-simple-gateway API failed: : Validation failed with 2 blocking-errors"`

## Cause

Logging is disabled on the Secondary Management station in Management HA and is failing the capability checks.

## Solution

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