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title: "failover command"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NetMRI753/42077080/failover%20command"
format: markdown
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## failover command

Use the `failover` command to enable, disable, or configure failover settings on appliances.

The following is the command syntax:

`failover [enable|disable|show|edit|status|role <primary|secondary>|resync]`

The following table describes the subcommands of the `failover` command.

| **Subcommand** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| `enable` | Enables failover on the appliance. |
| `disable` | Disables failover on the appliance. |
| `show` | Displays the current failover configuration on the appliance. |
| `edit` | Allows you to edit the failover settings on the appliance. |
| `status` | Displays the current failover status of the appliance. |
| `role <primary|secondary>` | Allows you to change the role of the appliance. |
| `resync` | Syncs the appliances to verify their assigned roles are correct. |

# Example

`netmrivm193> failover show`

`Date: Tue Jun 7 10:33:57 2022`  
`Status: Off`  
`Virtual IP address:`  
`Virtual Hostname:`  
`Connection Mode: Direct`

`[Node 1] Role: PRIMARY`  
`Hostname: netmrivm193-DEV`  
`Serial Number: netmrivm193`  
`Management IP: 172.19.4.111`

`[Node 2] Role: SECONDARY`  
`Hostname:`  
`Serial Number:`  
`Management IP:`

`netmrivm193>`