API status test failed on Secondary Checkpoint Managment server

[yeruel]

I encountered a challenge during the installation of the secondary Check Point management server. The primary server installation was successful. However, after completing the first-time wizard on the secondary server, I checked the API status from the CLISH CLI. The API status test failed, even though the CPM has started and is ready. The issue is that the API is stopped.
I am currently troubleshooting the API status failure on the second management server.
Your suggestions and advice are awaited.

Server Smart-1 600M.

OS GAIA R81.20

[_Val_]

Did you sync both management servers yet? Did you manually enable API on the secondary?

[PhoneBoy]

You cannot make changes via the secondary node unless its primary.
Therefore it makes sense the API server might not be running on the secondary until it is made active.
However, I’m not sure what the expected behavior is here.