Forcing the primary node to stay primary

In a high availability configuration, you can force the primary NetScaler Gateway to stay primary even after appliance failover. You can only configure this setting on standalone NetScaler Gateway appliances and on the NetScaler Gateway that is the primary appliance in a high availability pair.

To force the primary node to stay primary

  1. In the configuration utility, on the Configuration tab, in the navigation pane, expand System and then click High Availability.
  2. In the details pane, on the Nodes tab, select a node and then click Edit.
  3. Under High Availability Status, click Stay Primary and then click OK.

You can clear this configuration only by using the following command:

clear configuration full

The following commands do not change the NetScaler Gateway high availability configuration:

clear configuration basic

clear configuration extended

Forcing the primary node to stay primary