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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Configuring Active/Standby Failover
Configuring Active/Standby Failover
Detailed Steps
Command
Purpose
Step 1
failover lan unit primary
Designates the unit as the primary unit.
Step 2
failover lan interface
if_name
interface_id
Example:
hostname(config)# failover lan interface
folink GigabitEthernet0/3
Specifies the interface to be used as the failover interface. This
interface should not be used for any other purpose (except,
optionally, the Stateful Failover link).
The
if_name
argument assigns a name to the interface specified by
the
interface_id
argument.
The interface ID can be a physical interface or a redundant
interface. On the ASA 5505 or ASASM, the
interface_id
specifies
a VLAN.
Note
Although you can use an EtherChannel as a failover or
state link, to prevent out-of-order packets, only one
interface in the EtherChannel is used. If that interface
fails, then the next interface in the EtherChannel is used.
You cannot alter the EtherChannel configuration while it
is in use as a failover link. To alter the configuration, you
need to either shut down the EtherChannel while you
make changes, or temporarily disable failover; either
action prevents failover from occurring for the duration.
Step 3
failover interface ip
if_name
[
ip_address
mask
standby
ip_address
|
ipv6_address
/
prefix
standby
ipv6_address
]
Example:
hostname(config)# failover interface ip
folink 172.27.48.1 255.255.255.0 standby
172.27.48.2
hostname(config)#
failover interface ip
folink
2001:a0a:b00::a0a:b70/64 standby
2001:a0a:b00::a0a:b71
Assigns the active and standby IP addresses to the failover link.
You can assign either an IPv4 or an IPv6 address to the interface.
You cannot assign both types of addresses to the failover link.
The standby IP address must be in the same subnet as the active
IP address. You do not need to identify the standby address
subnet mask.
The failover link IP address and MAC address do not change at
failover. The active IP address for the failover link always stays
with the primary unit, while the standby IP address stays with the
secondary unit.
Step 4
interface
interface_id
no shutdown
Example:
hostname(config)# interface vlan100
hostname(config-if)# no shutdown
Enables the interface.
Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
Page 28: ...Glossary GL 24 Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide ...
Page 61: ...P A R T 1 Getting Started with the ASA ...
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Page 219: ...P A R T 2 Configuring High Availability and Scalability ...
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Page 403: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Interfaces ...
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Page 499: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Basic Settings ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Objects and Access Lists ...
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Page 601: ...P A R T 2 Configuring IP Routing ...
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Page 745: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Network Address Translation ...
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Page 845: ...P A R T 2 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database ...
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Page 981: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Access Control ...
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Page 1061: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Service Policies Using the Modular Policy Framework ...
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Page 1093: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Application Inspection ...
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Page 1191: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Unified Communications ...
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Page 1333: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Connection Settings and QoS ...
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Page 1379: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Advanced Network Protection ...
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Page 1475: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Modules ...
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Page 1549: ...P A R T 2 Configuring VPN ...
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Page 1965: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Logging SNMP and Smart Call Home ...
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Page 2059: ...P A R T 2 System Administration ...
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