System Properties>Failover
The Failover dialog box allows you to configure two PIX Firewall units so that one will take over operation
should the other fail.
The following sections are included in this Help topic:
Field Descriptions
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Enabling Failover
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Editing Failover IP Addresses
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Setting the Failover Poll Time
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Enabling Stateful Failover
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Failover configures two PIX Firewall units so that a secondary or secondary unit can take over processing
network connections in the event the primary or active unit fails. Stateful Failover allows the standby unit to
maintain the state of all connections, except those started by web connections, by maintaining a network
connection to a fast interface on the active PIX Firewall unit dedicated for this purpose.
The Failover panel allows you to enable, disable, and/or configure failover and stateful failover.
Field Descriptions
The Failover panel provides the following information fields:
Failover:
Enable Failover—Selecting this check box allows the Failover Interface and IP Addresses displayed
in the table to be selected and then edited by clicking on the Edit button. This lets you assign IP
addresses for the standby unit. To change the IP address for the primary unit, change speed or other
interface settings use the
System Properties>Interfaces
dialog box.
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Interface—Displays the name of the interface on the active PIX Firewall unit which it will use for
communication with the standby unit for failover. When configured for Stateful Failover, this
interface is directly connected to the standby unit.
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IP Address—Displays the IP address of the interface on the standby unit which it will use to
communicate the active unit. Use Edit to change. Note: Use this IP address with the
Ping tool
to
check the status of the standby unit.
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Failover Poll Time—Specifies how long failover waits before determining if other units are still
available between the primary and standby units over all network interfaces and the failover cable.
The default is 15 seconds. The minimum value is 3 seconds and the maximum is 15 seconds.
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Edit—Edit—Opens the Edit dialog box. The Failover IP Addresses > Edit dialog box allows you
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