# Initiating manual cluster failover
This command lets you initiate a manual cluster failover (see [sk55081](https://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk55081)).
### Syntax
Shell
Command
Gaia Clish
`set cluster member admin {down | up}`
Expert mode
`clusterXL_admin {down | up}`
### Example
```Procedure_Heading
[Expert@Member1:0]# cphaprob state
Cluster Mode: High Availability (Active Up) with IGMP Membership
ID Unique Address Assigned Load State Name
1 (local) 11.22.33.245 100% ACTIVE Member1
2 11.22.33.246 0% STANDBY Member2
Active PNOTEs: None
... ...
[Expert@Member1:0]#
[Expert@Member1:0]# clusterXL_admin down
This command does not survive reboot. To make the change permanent, please run 'set cluster member admin down/up permanent' in clish or add '-p' at the end of the command in expert mode
Setting member to administratively down state ...
Member current state is DOWN
[Expert@Member1:0]#
[Expert@Member1:0]# cphaprob state
Cluster Mode: High Availability (Active Up) with IGMP Membership
ID Unique Address Assigned Load State Name
1 (local) 11.22.33.245 0% DOWN Member1
2 11.22.33.246 100% ACTIVE Member2
Active PNOTEs: ADMIN
Last member state change event:
Event Code: CLUS-111400
State change: ACTIVE -> DOWN
Reason for state change: ADMIN_DOWN PNOTE
Event time: Sun Sep 8 19:35:06 2019
Last cluster failover event:
Transition to new ACTIVE: Member 1 -> Member 2
Reason: ADMIN_DOWN PNOTE
Event time: Sun Sep 8 19:35:06 2019
Cluster failover count:
Failover counter: 2
Time of counter reset: Sun Sep 8 16:08:34 2019 (reboot)
[Expert@Member1:0]#
[Expert@Member1:0]# clusterXL_admin up
This command does not survive reboot. To make the change permanent, please run 'set cluster member admin down/up permanent' in clish or add '-p' at the end of the command in expert mode
Setting member to normal operation ...
Member current state is STANDBY
[Expert@Member1:0]#
[Expert@Member1:0]# cphaprob state
Cluster Mode: High Availability (Active Up) with IGMP Membership
ID Unique Address Assigned Load State Name
1 (local) 11.22.33.245 0% STANDBY Member1
2 11.22.33.246 100% ACTIVE Member2
Active PNOTEs: None
Last member state change event:
Event Code: CLUS-114802
State change: DOWN -> STANDBY
Reason for state change: There is already an ACTIVE member in the cluster (member 2)
Event time: Sun Sep 8 19:37:03 2019
Last cluster failover event:
Transition to new ACTIVE: Member 1 -> Member 2
Reason: ADMIN_DOWN PNOTE
Event time: Sun Sep 8 19:35:06 2019
Cluster failover count:
Failover counter: 2
Time of counter reset: Sun Sep 8 16:08:34 2019 (reboot)
[Expert@Member1:0]#
```