38
| Configuring a Stateful HA Pair
Initial High Availability Setup
Before you begin the configuration of HA on the Primary
Dell SonicWALL security appliance, perform the following tasks:
• Determine which interfaces should be used as the HA Control
Link and the HA Data Link. Remember, they must be the
same ports on each appliance.
• On the bottom panel of the appliance that will run as the
Secondary device, locate the serial number and write the
number down. You need to enter this number in the
High
Availability
>
Settings
>
HA Devices
page.
• Verify that the Primary and Secondary appliances are
registered on MySonicWALL, running the same SonicOS
versions.
• Ensure the Primary and Secondary security appliances’ LAN,
WAN, and other interfaces are properly connected for failover.
• Connect the HA Control and Data Links on the Primary and
Secondary appliances with appropriate cables.
• Turn on the Primary Dell SonicWALL security appliance first.
Then, turn on the Secondary Dell SonicWALL security
appliance.
Configuring High Availability Settings
The first task in setting up HA after completing
"Initial Setup"
on
page 14 is configuring the
High Availability
>
Settings
page
on the Primary Dell SonicWALL security appliance. Once you
configure HA on the Primary appliance, it communicates the
settings to the Secondary appliance.
To configure HA on the Primary Dell SonicWALL, log in to your
Primary appliance and perform the following steps:
1.
Navigate to the
High Availability
>
Settings
page.
2.
On the
General
tab, select
Active / Idle
from the Mode
dropdown menu.
3.
Select the
Enable Stateful Synchronization
checkbox.
4.
Next, navigate to the
HA Devices
tab and type in the serial
number for the Secondary appliance.
5.
Navigate to the
HA Interfaces
tab and specify an
HA
Control Interface
and an
HA Data Interface
.
6.
Click
Apply
to save these settings. All settings will be
synchronized to the Secondary appliance, and the
Secondary appliance will reboot.
SonicWALL NSA 2600
CONSOLE
SDHC
MGMT
X6
X4
1GE
X2
X0
M0
X1
X3
X5
X7
ALARM
M0
TEST
PWR
Expansion Module
SonicWALL NSA 2600
CONSOLE
SDHC
MGMT
X6
X4
1GE
X2
X0
M0
X1
X3
X5
X7
ALARM
M0
TEST
PWR
Expansion Module
Dell SonicWALL
HA/Failover Pair
Local Network
Dell SonicWALL NSA Appliance 2
Dell SonicWALL NSA Appliance 1
Internet
Summary of Contents for SonicWall NSA 2600
Page 5: ...4 In this Guide ...
Page 11: ...10 Using this Getting Started Guide ...
Page 21: ...20 Troubleshooting Your Connections ...
Page 31: ...30 Upgrading Firmware ...
Page 57: ...56 Copyright Notice ...
Page 58: ......