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Scheduled reboot?

BrianRobison
Hi all.  I have several HA clusters (active/passive) of UTM 425's, and I've noticed that they really benefit from a daily reboot, or switchover from master to slave unit, more precisely.  Is there a way to schedule this?  They run Linux, so I automatically thought of a cron job, but is that possible?
TIA,
Brian


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    To cause a failover every morning at 4:30AM, add the following to /etc/crontab-static (should survive everything but a factory reset or re-install from ISO):

    30 4 * * * root /usr/local/bin/ha_daemon -c takeover


    To reboot instead, use:

    30 4 * * * root /usr/local/bin/reboot


    Next, make the same changes as root on the Slave.  To gain access to the command  line on the Slave:

    ha_utils ssh


    Finally, to force the config daemon to rewrite /etc/crontab including the new line, change one of the settings on the 'Configuration' tab in 'Management >> Up2Date', [Apply], change it back and [Apply].

    Cheers - Bob
    PS I share teched's curiosity.
     
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    To cause a failover every morning at 4:30AM, add the following to /etc/crontab-static (should survive everything but a factory reset or re-install from ISO):

    30 4 * * * root /usr/local/bin/ha_daemon -c takeover


    To reboot instead, use:

    30 4 * * * root /usr/local/bin/reboot


    Next, make the same changes as root on the Slave.  To gain access to the command  line on the Slave:

    ha_utils ssh


    Finally, to force the config daemon to rewrite /etc/crontab including the new line, change one of the settings on the 'Configuration' tab in 'Management >> Up2Date', [Apply], change it back and [Apply].

    Cheers - Bob
    PS I share teched's curiosity.
     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
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