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Chapter 1 Configuring Active/Active Failover
Information About Active/Active Failover
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Commands entered in the admin context are replicated from the unit on which failover group 1 is in
the active state to the unit on which failover group 1 is in the standby state.
Failure to enter the commands on the appropriate unit for command replication to occur causes the
configurations to be out of synchronization. Those changes may be lost the next time the initial
configuration synchronization occurs.
lists the commands that are and are not replicated to the standby unit.
You can use the
write standby
command to resynchronize configurations that have become out of sync.
For Active/Active failover, the
write standby
command behaves as follows:
•
If you enter the
write standby
command in the system execution space, the system configuration
and the configurations for all security contexts on the ASA are written to the peer unit. This includes
configuration information for security contexts that are in the standby state. You must enter the
command in the system execution space on the unit that has failover group 1 in the active state.
Note
If there are security contexts in the active state on the peer unit, the
write standby
command
causes active connections through those contexts to be terminated. Use the
failover active
command on the unit providing the configuration to make sure all contexts are active on that
unit before entering the
write standby
command.
•
If you enter the
write standby
command in a security context, only the configuration for the security
context is written to the peer unit. You must enter the command in the security context on the unit
where the security context appears in the active state.
Replicated commands are not saved to the flash memory when replicated to the peer unit. They are added
to the running configuration. To save replicated commands to flash memory on both units, use the
write
memory
or
copy running-config startup-config
command on the unit that you made the changes on.
The command is replicated to the peer unit and cause the configuration to be saved to flash memory on
the peer unit.
Failover Triggers
In Active/Active failover, failover can be triggered at the unit level if one of the following events occurs:
•
The unit has a hardware failure.
Table 1-1
Command Replication
Commands Replicated to the Standby Unit
Commands Not Replicated to the Standby Unit
All configuration commands except for
mode
,
firewall
, and
failover lan unit
All forms of the
copy
command except for
copy
running-config startup-config
copy running-config startup-config
All forms of the
write
command except for
write
memory
delete
debug
mkdir
failover lan unit
rename
firewall
rmdir
mode
write memory
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Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
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Page 403: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Interfaces ...
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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 1965: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Logging SNMP and Smart Call Home ...
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