- Perform a single target failover from primary to secondary server

# Perform a single target failover from primary to secondary server

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To force a manual failover of a storage target from its primary server to its secondary server, perform these steps:

1. | At the menu bar, click the Configuration drop-down menu and click File Systems.

2. | Select the file system to be modified.

3. | In the entry for the target to be failed over, click the Actions drop-down menu and select Failover.

Note: The Failover button will be displayed only for targets that are configured for failover.

To initiate failover of a target from its primary server to its secondary server using the command line interface (CLI), enter:

$ chroma target-failover <target name, e.g. lustre-OST0000>