After you have determined the cause of the error and you have taken any necessary actions, that is, replaced a failed server, freed farm resources, resolved networking issues, and so forth, you can re-run the farm operation. Use the -f option to clear the error. For example, if a farm activation failed, you can run the farm –af farmid command.
Inadequate Resources
If you have determined that the cause of the error is inadequate resources, and you cannot free resources to fix this problem, you can do the following steps:
Run the farm -pf farm_ID command to clear the error state. This command clears the internal state. However, this change is not reflected in the Control Center.
Open the farm in the Control Center Editor, and select the last “good” farm configuration from Farm Details on the left-hand side of the screen.
Make any changes necessary to this version of the farm in the Editor and click Commit.
Abandon Request and Start Over
You might decide to abandon the farm and deactivate it by using the farm –df farm_ID command. This command clears the farm resources and brings the farm to the deactivated state. You can then delete the farm using the farm –D farmid command. You may then save the farm under a different name, by using the Save As option in the File menu. The saved farm may then be activated.
The Control Center reflects the current farm status because it is automatically synchronized with the control plane.