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Chapter 60 Configuring Active/Active Failover
Information About Active/Active Failover
Failover Actions
In an Active/Active failover configuration, failover occurs on a failover group basis, not a system basis.
For example, if you designate both failover groups as active on the primary unit, and failover group 1
fails, then failover group 2 remains active on the primary unit while failover group 1 becomes active on
the secondary unit.
Note When configuring Active/Active failover, make sure that the combined traffic for both units is within the
capacity of each unit.
Table 60-2 shows the failover action for each failure event. For each failure event, the policy (whether
or not failover occurs), actions for the active failover group, and actions for the standby failover group
are given.
Table 60-2 Failover Behavior for Active/Active Failover
Failure Event Policy
Active Group
Action
Standby Group
Action Notes
A unit experiences a power or
software failure
Failover Become standby
Mark as failed
Become active
Mark active as
failed
When a unit in a failover pair fails,
any active failover groups on that
unit are marked as failed and
become active on the peer unit.
Interface failure on active failover
group above threshold
Failover Mark active
group as failed
Become active None.
Interface failure on standby failover
group above threshold
No failover No action Mark standby
group as failed
When the standby failover group is
marked as failed, the active failover
group does not attempt to fail over,
even if the interface failure
threshold is surpassed.
Formerly active failover group
recovers
No failover No action No action Unless failover group preemption is
configured, the failover groups
remain active on their current unit.
Failover link failed at startup No failover Become active Become active If the failover link is down at
startup, both failover groups on
both units become active.
Stateful Failover link failed No failover No action No action State information becomes out of
date, and sessions are terminated if
a failover occurs.
Failover link failed during operation No failover n/a n/a Each unit marks the failover
interface as failed. You should
restore the failover link as soon as
possible because the unit cannot fail
over to the standby unit while the
failover link is down.
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