Cisco 5510 - ASA SSL / IPsec VPN Edition Configuration Guide

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Chapter 58 Using the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
Prerequisites for the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
Prerequisites for the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
To complete the High Availability and Scalability Wizard, make sure that you have the following
information available:
• LAN failover settings and stateful failover settings, including the following:
– Interface name
– Active IP address of the primary unit and secondary unit
– Subnet mask of the primary unit and secondary unit
– Logical name
– Role (either primary or secondary)
• A 32-character shared key in hexadecimal format (optional) for encrypted communicatoin on the
failover link
Guidelines and Limitations
This section includes the guidelines and limitations for this feature.
Context Mode Guidelines
Supported in single and multiple context modes.
Firewall Mode Guidelines
Supported in routed and transparent firewall modes.
IPv6 Guidelines
IPv6 addresses are supported for data and failover interfaces.
Model Guidelines
• Supports the ASA 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550, and 5580.
Configuring Failover with the High Availability and Scalability
Wizard
You can configure either Active/Active or Active/Standby failover with the High Availability and
Scalability Wizard. This section explains how to use the wizard and contains the following topics:
• Accessing the High Availability and Scalability Wizard, page 58-3
• Configuring Active/Active Failover with the High Availability and Scalability Wizard, page 58-3
• Configuring Active/Standby Failover with the High Availability and Scalability Wizard, page 58-4
• High Availability and Scalability Wizard Screens, page 58-5

Cisco 5510 - ASA SSL / IPsec VPN Edition Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	5510 - ASA SSL / IPsec VPN Edition
Category	Firewall
Language	English