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Cisco ASDM User Guide
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Chapter 15 High Availability
Configuring Failover with the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
Field Information for the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
The following dialogs are available in the High Availability and Scalability Wizard. You will not see
every dialog box when you run through the wizard; each dialog box appears depending on the type of
failover you are configuring and the hardware platform you are configuring it on.
• Choose the Type of Failover Configuration, page 15-7
• Check Failover Peer Connectivity and Compatibility, page 15-8
• Change Device to Multiple Mode, page 15-8
• Security Context Configuration, page 15-9
• Failover Link Configuration, page 15-10
• State Link Configuration, page 15-11
• Standby Address Configuration, page 15-11
• VPN Cluster Load Balancing Configuration, page 15-12
• Summary, page 15-14
Choose the Type of Failover Configuration
The Choose the Type of Failover Configuration screen lets you select the type of failover to configure.
Fields
The Choose the Type of Failover Configuration displays the following informational fields. These are
useful for determining the failover capabilities of the security appliance.
• Hardware Model—(Display only) Displays the security appliance model number.
• No. of Interfaces—(Display only) Displays the number of interfaces available on the security
appliance.
• No. of Modules—(Display only) Displays the number of modules installed on the security
appliance.
• Software Version—(Display only) Displays the version of the platform software on the security
appliance.
• Failover License—(Display only) Displays the type of failover license installed on the device. You
may need to purchase an upgraded license to configure failover.
• Firewall Mode—(Display only) Displays the firewall mode (routed or transparent) and the context
mode (single or multiple).
Choose the type of failover configuration you are configuring:
• Configure Active/Active Failover—Configures the security appliance for Active/Active failover.
• Configure Active/Standby Failover—Configures the security appliance for Active/Standby failover.
• Configure VPN Cluster Load Balancing—Configures the security appliance to participate in VPN
load balancing as part of a cluster.
Modes
The following table shows the modes in which this feature is available: