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Chapter 15 High Availability
Field Information for the Failover Panes
For More Information
For more information about failover in general, see Understanding Failover.
Edit Failover Interface Configuration (Routed Firewall Mode)
Use the Edit Failover Interface Configuration dialog box to define the standby IP address for an interface
and to specify whether the status of the interface should be monitored.
Fields
• Interface Name—Identifies the interface name.
• Active IP Address—Identifies the IP address for this interface. This field does not appear if an IP
address has not been assigned to the interface.
• Subnet Mask—Identifies the mask for this interface. This field does not appear if an IP address has
not been assigned to the interface.
• Standby IP Address—Specifies the IP address of the corresponding interface on the standby failover
unit. This field does not appear if an IP address has not been assigned to the interface.
• Monitor interface for failure—Specifies whether this interface is monitored for failure. The number
of interfaces that can be monitored for the security appliance is 250. Monitored failover interfaces
can have the following status:
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Unknown—Initial status. This status can also mean the status cannot be determined.
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Normal—The interface is receiving traffic.
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Testing—Hello messages are not heard on the interface for five poll times.
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Link Down—The interface is administratively down.
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No Link—The physical link for the interface is down.
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Failed—No traffic is received on the interface, yet traffic is heard on the peer interface.
Modes
The following table shows the modes in which this feature is available:
For More Information
For more information about failover in general, see Understanding Failover.
Firewall Mode Security Context
Routed Transparent Single
Multiple
Context System
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Firewall Mode Security Context
Routed Transparent Single
Multiple
Context System
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