Need cli command to find the Active LTM device in F5 HA via cli

Question

kindly suggest me  cli command to find the Active LTM  device in F5 HA via cli &nbsp;

m_2 · Answer

Try this and tweak the command.&nbsp;
tmsh show /cm device | grep -e "Device"  -e "Failover"&nbsp;
-SAM&nbsp;

jaikumar_f5 · Answer

There are multiple ways to get this,
ltm:Active:In Sync] ~  tmsh show sys failover
Failover active for 50d 19:09:28
ltm:Active:In Sync] ~  tmsh show sys failover | awk '{print $2}'
active
ltm:Active:In Sync] ~  cat /var/prompt/ps1
Active

raghavendrasy · Answer

I agree. tmsh show /sys failover is the best option to verify which device is in active status bu&nbsp;

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