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Remote Command Execution
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Failover System Messages
The security appliance issues a number of system messages related to failover at priority level 2, which
indicates a critical condition. To view these messages, see the
Cisco Security Appliance Logging
Configuration and System Log Messages
to enable logging and to see descriptions of the system
messages.
Note
During switchover, failover logically shuts down and then bring up interfaces, generating syslog 411001
and 411002 messages. This is normal activity.
Debug Messages
To see debug messages, enter the
debug fover
command. See the
Cisco Security Appliance Command
Reference
for more information.
Note
Because debugging output is assigned high priority in the CPU process, it can drastically affect system
performance. For this reason, use the
debug fover
commands only to troubleshoot specific problems or
during troubleshooting sessions with Cisco TAC.
SNMP
To receive SNMP syslog traps for failover, configure the SNMP agent to send SNMP traps to SNMP
management stations, define a syslog host, and compile the Cisco syslog MIB into your SNMP
management station. See the
snmp-server
and
logging
commands in the
Cisco Security Appliance
Command Reference
for more information.
Remote Command Execution
Remote command execution lets you send commands entered at the command line to a specific failover
peer.
Because configuration commands are replicated from the active unit or context to the standby unit or
context, you can use the
failover exec
command to enter configuration commands on the correct unit,
no matter which unit you are logged-in to. For example, if you are logged-in to the standby unit, you can
use the
failover exec active
command to send configuration changes to the active unit. Those changes
are then replicated to the standby unit. Do not use the
failover exec
command to send configuration
commands to the standby unit or context; those configuration changes are not replicated to the active
unit and the two configurations will no longer be synchronized.
Output from configuration, exec, and
show
commands is displayed in the current terminal session, so
you can use the
failover exec
command to issue
show
commands on a peer unit and view the results in
the current terminal.
You must have sufficient privileges to execute a command on the local unit to execute the command on
the peer unit.
Summary of Contents for 500 Series
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