HW assist keep alive messages are missed intermittently from the partner node, the error is rectified within two minutes: Keep-Alive Status: Error: did not receive hwassist keep alive alerts from part...HW assist keep alive messages are missed intermittently from the partner node, the error is rectified within two minutes: Keep-Alive Status: Error: did not receive hwassist keep alive alerts from partner. The issue persists even after following this KB article: cf.hwassist.missedKeepAlive: HW-assisted takeover missing keep-alive messages from HA partner The Service Processor (SP) firmware is already upgraded to the latest compatible version as mentioned in the Service Processor upgrade link.