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# sk183237 - New added Security Group Member goes into boot loop in Security Group with R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 89 or later

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk183237 |
| Date Created | 2025-03-13 |
| Last Modified | 2025-09-22 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * New added Security Group Member goes into boot loop in this scenario:

  1. The Security Group runs with the R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 89 or higher
  2. The SMO Image Cloning feature is disabled in the Security Group
* When connected to the console port on the new added Security Group Member, these messages appear before each reboot:

  `[DATE | SYNC_IP] setting pol_time to XXX`  
  `
  [DATE | SYNC_IP] Applying fwaccel synatk configuration from file`  
  `
  Fetching Security Policy from local failed`  
  `
  [DATE | SYNC_IP] Trying to refetch policy`  
  `
  [DATE | SYNC_IP] Waiting for cluster to start (220)...`  
  `
  [DATE | SYNC_IP] Waiting for cluster to start (230)...`  
  `
  [DATE | SYNC_IP] Cluster is not started`
* The boot loop stops after 5 reboot attempts and the new added Security Group Member boots with the Security Policy called "`defaultfilter`".

* The `/var/log/reboot.log` file on the new added Security Group Member contains this message:

  `Reason: reboot_with_log : Cluster is not started Type: configuration`
* Other Security Group Members show the cluster state for new added Security Group Member as "`LOST`".

## Cause

This is a limitation introduced by the added support for SD-WAN in the R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take 89.

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