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Chapter 7 Configuring Redundant ACE Appliances
Configuring Redundancy
Configuring an FT Group
On each ACE, you can create multiple FT groups, up to a maximum of 21 groups
(20 user contexts and 1 Admin context). Each group consists of a maximum of two
members (contexts): one active context on one appliance and one standby context
on the peer appliance.
To create an FT group, use the
ft group
command in configuration mode. You
must configure the same group ID on both peer appliances. The syntax of this
command is:
ft group
group_id
The
group_id
argument specifies a unique identifier of the group. Enter an integer
from 1 to 20.
For example, enter:
host1/Admin(config)#
ft group 1
host1/Admin(config-ft-group)#
To remove the group from the configuration, enter:
host1/Admin(config)#
no ft group 1
After you create an FT group, configure the FT group attributes as described in
the following topics:
•
Associating a Context with an FT Group
•
Associating a Peer with an FT Group
•
Assigning a Priority to the Active FT Group Member
•
Configuring Preemption
•
Placing an FT Group in Service
Associating a Context with an FT Group
An FT group consists of two members (contexts) with the same name, each
residing on a different ACE. To associate a context with an FT group, use the
associate-context
command in FT group configuration mode. You need to make
this association for both redundant contexts in an FT group. The syntax of this
command is:
associate-context
name