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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI
License Requirements 61-2
Failover and Stateful Failover Links 61-3
Failover Link 61-3
Stateful Failover Link 61-4
Failover Interface Speed for Stateful Links 61-5
Avoiding Interrupted Failover Links 61-5
Active/Active and Active/Standby Failover 61-8
Determining Which Type of Failover to Use 61-8
Stateless (Regular) and Stateful Failover 61-9
Stateless (Regular) Failover 61-9
Stateful Failover 61-10
Transparent Firewall Mode Requirements 61-11
Auto Update Server Support in Failover Configurations 61-12
Auto Update Process Overview 61-12
Monitoring the Auto Update Process 61-13
Failover Health Monitoring 61-14
Unit Health Monitoring 61-14
Interface Monitoring 61-15
Failover Times 61-16
Failover Messages 61-16
Failover System Messages 61-16
Debug Messages 61-16
SNMP 61-17
CHAPTER
62 Configuring Active/Standby Failover 62-1
Information About Active/Standby Failover 62-1
Active/Standby Failover Overview 62-1
Primary/Secondary Status and Active/Standby Status 62-2
Device Initialization and Configuration Synchronization 62-2
Command Replication 62-3
Failover Triggers 62-4
Failover Actions 62-4
Optional Active/Standby Failover Settings 62-6
Licensing Requirements for Active/Standby Failover 62-6
Prerequisites for Active/Standby Failover 62-6
Guidelines and Limitations 62-6
Configuring Active/Standby Failover 62-7
Task Flow for Configuring Active/Standby Failover 62-8