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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
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Guidelines and Limitations 59-5
Configuring Active/Standby Failover 59-6
Configuring Failover 59-6
Configuring Interface Standby Addresses 59-8
Configuring Interface Standby Addresses in Routed Firewall Mode 59-8
Configuring the Management Interface Standby Address in Transparent Firewall Mode 59-9
Configuring Optional Active/Standby Failover Settings 59-9
Disabling and Enabling Interface Monitoring 59-9
Configuring Failover Criteria 59-10
Configuring the Unit and Interface Health Poll Times 59-11
Configuring Virtual MAC Addresses 59-11
Controlling Failover 59-12
Forcing Failover 59-12
Disabling Failover 59-12
Restoring a Failed Unit 59-13
Monitoring Active/Standby Failover 59-14
Feature History for Active/Standby Failover 59-17
CHAPTER
60 Configuring Active/Active Failover 60-1
Information About Active/Active Failover 60-1
Active/Active Failover Overview 60-1
Primary/Secondary Status and Active/Standby Status 60-2
Device Initialization and Configuration Synchronization 60-3
Command Replication 60-3
Replicated commands are not saved to the flash memory when replicated to the peer unit. They are
added to the running configuration. Failover Triggers
60-4
Failover Actions 60-5
Optional Active/Active Failover Settings 60-6
Licensing Requirements for Active/Active Failover 60-6
Prerequisites for Active/Active Failover 60-6
Guidelines and Limitations 60-7
Configuring Active/Active Failover 60-8
Failover-Multiple Mode, Security Context 60-8
Failover - Routed 60-8
Failover - Transparent 60-9
Failover-Multiple Mode, System 60-9
Failover > Setup Tab 60-10
Failover > Criteria Tab 60-12
Failover > Active/Active Tab 60-12