Micro Focus Enterprise Developer 3.0 for Visual Studio 2017 > Deployment > Mainframe Support for Deployed Applications > MSS Configuration and Administration > Using Fileshare with Enterprise Server > iFileshare > iFileshare Configuration > Configuring iFileshare for High Availability > The Failover and Recovery Processes > Run the Failover Process Manually

Run the Failover Process Manually

On the Enterprise Server Administration home page, click Details in the Status column of the server to become primary server.
Note: Typically, this will be the only server left in the group, as automatic failover would usually occur with three or more servers.
Click ES Monitor & Control.
The Server Information page appears.
In the Resources group, ensure iFileshare is selected, then click Control.
The iFS Control page appears.

Select Force Takeover, then click Apply.

The following message appears:

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*** Confirm active request and press enter again ***
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Select Confirm, then click Apply.

The following message appears:

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*** Takeover as Primary requested  ***
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To verify the process has completed successfully, click iFSView, then click server get.
In Current Server Status, (Primary) should be displayed after the current server name.
Click Home, then click Details in the Communications Processes column for the new primary server
The fileshare listener should be in a Started state.

The new primary server is ready to accept requests.