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Chapter63 Configuring Active/Active Failover
Configuring Active/Active Failover
interface GigabitEthernet0/5
no shutdown
failover
failover lan unit primary
failover lan interface folink GigabitEthernet0/1
failover link folink
failover interface ip folink 10.0.4.1 255.255.255.0 standby 10.0.4.11
failover group 1
primary
failover group 2
secondary
admin-context admin
context admin
description admin
allocate-interface GigabitEthernet0/2
allocate-interface GigabitEthernet0/3
config-url flash:/admin.cfg
join-failover-group 1
context ctx1
description context 1
allocate-interface GigabitEthernet0/4
allocate-interface GigabitEthernet0/5
config-url flash:/ctx1.cfg
join-failover-group 2

Example63-2 admin Context Configuration

hostname SecAppA
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
nameif outsideISP-A
security-level 0
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 standby 192.168.1.2
asr-group 1
interface GigabitEthernet0/3
nameif inside
security-level 100
ip address 10.1.0.1 255.255.255.0 standby 10.1.0.11
monitor-interface outside

Example6 3-3 ctx1 Context Configuration

hostname SecAppB
interface GigabitEthernet0/4
nameif outsideISP-B
security-level 0
ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 standby 192.168.2.1
asr-group 1
interface GigabitEthernet0/5
nameif inside
security-level 100
ip address 10.2.20.1 255.255.255.0 standby 10.2.20.11
Figure 63-1 shows the ASR support working as follows:

1. An outbound session passes through ASA SecAppA. It exits interface outsideISP-A (192.168.1.1).

2. Because of asymmetric routing configured somewhere upstream, the return traffic comes back

through the interface outsideISP-B (192.168.2.2) on ASA SecAppB.