> Source: [sk183087](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183087)

# sk183087 - Maestro Security Group Members stay in the "INIT" state after a restart of Check Point processes

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk183087 |
| Date Created | 2025-01-30 |
| Last Modified | 2026-08-27 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Maestro Security Group Members remain in the "`INIT`" state after you restart Check Point processes (`cpstop;cpstart`) or reboot them.

  The Critical Device "`FULLSYNC`" reports its status as "`problem`".
* Forcing the manual sync does not resolve the issue.

* The `$FWDIR/log/cxld.elg` log file on the affected Security Group Member contains these messages:

  ```
  sic_client_connection_failed: Failed to connect to peer (conn =(nil))
   fwsyncn_connect: fwclient_connect
  ```

* Management Data Plane Separation (MDPS, [sk138672](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk138672)) is enabled on the Security Group.

## Solution

This problem was fixed. The fix is included in:

* [Check Point R82.10](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183506)
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R82](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82/Default.htm) starting from Take 14
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.20](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.20/Default.htm) starting from Take 101
* [Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator for R81.10](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R81.10/Default.htm) starting from Take 177

**Hotfix installation instructions:**

Refer to [sk168597 - How to install a Hotfix](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk168597).

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