Chapter 7 Configuring Redundant ACE Appliances
Configuring Redundancy
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Configuring an FT Peer
On both peer ACEs, configure an FT peer definition in the Admin context only.
You can configure a maximum of two ACEs as redundancy peers.
To create an FT peer, use the
ft peer
command in configuration mode. The syntax
of this command is:
ft peer
peer_id
The
peer_id
argument specifies a unique identifier for the peer. You can only
enter 1.
For example, enter:
host1/Admin(config)#
ft peer 1
Note
Before you can remove an FT peer from the configuration, remove the peer from
the FT group. See the
“Associating a Peer with an FT Group”
section.
To remove the FT peer from the configuration, enter:
host1/Admin(config)#
no ft peer 1
After you create an FT peer, configure the peer attributes as described in the
following topics:
•
Associating the FT VLAN with the Local Peer
•
Configuring the Heartbeat Interval and Count
•
Configuring a Query Interface
Associating the FT VLAN with the Local Peer
After you create an FT peer, associate the existing FT VLAN with that local peer
so that it can communicate with the remote peer. The redundancy peers use this
dedicated FT VLAN to exchange heartbeat packets and flow-state information.
For information about configuring an FT VLAN, see the
“Configuring an FT
VLAN”
section.
To associate an FT VLAN with a peer, use the
ft-interface
command in FT peer
configuration mode. The syntax of this command is:
ft-interface vlan
vlan_id