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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
State Link Configuration
The State Link Configuration screen does not appear in the wizard for ASDM running on the ASA 5505
platform.
The State Link Configuration lets you enable Stateful Failover and configure the Stateful Failover link
properties.
Fields
• Use the LAN link as the State Link—Choose this option to pass state information across the
LAN-based failover link. This option is not available on PIX 500 series security appliances
configured for cable-based failover.
• Disable Stateful Failover—Choose this option to disable Stateful Failover.
• Configure another interface for Stateful failover—Choose this option to configure an unused
interface as the Stateful Failover interface.
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State Interface—Choose the interface you want to use for Stateful Failover communication from
the drop-down list.
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Logical Name—Type the name for the Stateful Failover interface.
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Active IP—Type the IP address for the Stateful Failover link on the unit that has failover group
1 in the active state.
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Standby IP—Type the IP address for the Stateful Failover link on the unit that has failover group
1 in the standby state.
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Subnet Mask—Type or select a subnet mask for the Active IP and Standby IP addresses.
Modes
The following table shows the modes in which this feature is available:
Standby Address Configuration
Use the Standby Address Configuration screen to assign standby addresses to the interface on the
security appliance.
Fields
• Device/Interface—(Active/Standby failover) Displays the interfaces configured on the failover
units. Click the plus sign (+) by a device name to displays the interfaces on that device. Click the
minus sign (-) by a device name to hides the interfaces on that device.
• Device/Group/Context/Interface—(Active/Active failover) Displays the interfaces configured on
the failover unit. The interfaces are grouped by context and the contexts are grouped by failover
group. Click the plus sign (+) by a device, failover group, or context name to expand the list. Click
the minus sign (-) by a device, failover group, or context name to collapse the list.
Firewall Mode Security Context
Routed Transparent Single
Multiple
Context System
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