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Chapter 14 Configuring Failover
Understanding Failover
Command Replication
As commands are entered on the active unit, they are sent across the failover link to the standby unit.
Command replication always flows from the active unit to the standby unit. Replicated commands are
stored in the running configuration of the standby unit. Saving the running configuration to the startup
configuration on the active unit causes the running configuration to be saved to the startup configuration
on the standby unit; however, you do not have to save the active configuration to Flash memory to
replicate the commands.
Note
The RSA keys are not synchronized from the primary to the secondary unit in FWSM.
The following commands are replicated to the standby unit:
•
all configuration commands except for the
mode
and
failover lan unit
commands
•
copy running-config startup-config
•
delete
•
mkdir
•
rename
•
rmdir
•
write memory
The following commands are not replicated to the standby unit:
•
all forms of the
copy
command except for
copy running-config startup config
•
all forms of the
write
command except for
write memory
•
asdm disconnect
•
debug
•
failover lan unit
•
failover suspend-config-sync
•
mode
•
show
•
ssh disconnect
Changes made on the standby unit are not replicated to the active unit. If you enter a command on the
standby unit, FWSM displays the message
**** WARNING **** Configuration Replication is NOT
performed from Standby unit to Active unit. Configurations are no longer synchronized.
This message displays even when you enter many commands that do not affect the configuration.
Failover Triggers
The unit can fail if one of the following events occurs:
•
The unit has a hardware failure or a power failure.
•
The unit has a software failure.
•
Too many monitored interfaces fail.
•
The
no failover active
command is entered on the active unit or the
failover active
command is
entered on the standby unit.
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