Configuring a Standby Appliance
Firebox Vclass User Guide 431
- The appliance you are currently logged into will
be configured as the primary.
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Make sure that the connection links both HA1 ports on the
primary and secondary appliances, and that you are using a
crossover cable. If the appliance cannot detect the secondary
appliance, check the connection and restart the secondary
appliance. When this is done, click the Refresh button to
redetect the secondary appliance.
5 In the System Name field, type the name of the
primary appliance.
6 If desired, click Encrypt all HA Communication, and
type and confirm a shared secret.
This feature is optional, and can be left blank if you do not need
to encrypt information sent between these appliances during
normal operation. Encryption is not necessary if the HA1
interfaces are connected directly with a crossover cable.
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For better performance, leave the HA secret blank. This
shared secret is used to encrypt HA state-sync information.
VPN tunnel information is always encrypted, even if this
encryption is disabled.
7 From the far right of the Interface list, select the
Monitoring checkboxes to active monitoring on
specific interfaces. You may have to scroll the Interfaces
list to see this column.
8 To apply the default HA configuration to the primary
appliance, click Apply.
9 If you need to perform Advanced configuration tasks,
such as setting up HA2 as an HA port, or changing the
default primary and standby appliance HA port IP
addresses, click Advanced. See “Customizing HA
System Parameters” on page 432 for more information.
10 Click HA Sync to copy the entire configuration and
policy database from the primary appliance to the
standby appliance.
This button is active only if the status indicator in the High
Availability tab displays an “OK” message. If this button is not
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