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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter7 Using the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
Configuring Failover with the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
Configuring Active/Standby Failover with the High Availability and Scalability
Wizard
The following procedure provides a high-level overview for configuring Active/Standby failover using
the High Availability and Scalability Wizard. Each step in the procedure corresponds to a wizard screen.
Click Next after completing each step, except for the last one, before proceeding to the next step. Each
step also includes a reference to additional information that you may need to complete the step.
Step1 In the Configuration Type screen, click Configure Active/Standby failover.
See Configuration Type, page7-6 for more information about this screen.
Step2 Enter the IP address of the failover peer on the Failover Peer Connectivity and Compatibility Check
screen. Click Test Compatibility. You cannot move to the next screen until all compatibility tests have
been passed.
See Failover Peer Connectivity and Compatibility Check, page7-6 for more information about this
screen.
Step3 Define the Failover Link in the Failover Link Configuration screen.
See Failover Link Configuration, page7-7 for more information about this screen.
Step4 (Not available on the ASA 5505 ASA) Define the Stateful Failover link in the State Link Configuration
screen.
See State Link Configuration, page 7-8 for more information about this screen.
Step5 Add standby addresses to the ASA interfaces in the Standby Address Configuration screen.
See Standby Address Configuration, page7-8 for more information about this screen.
Step6 Review your configuration in the Summary screen. If necessary, click Back to go to a previous screen
and make changes.
See Summary, page7-9 for more information about this screen.
Step7 Click Finish.
The failover configuration is sent to the ASA and to the failover peer.
High Availability and Scalability Wizard Screens
The High Availability and Scalability Wizard guides you through a step-by-step process of creating
either an Active/Active failover configuration, an Active/Standby failover configuration, or a VPN
Cluster Load Balancing configuration.
As you go through the wizard, screens appear according to the type of failover that you are configuring
and the hardware platform that you are using.
This section includes the following topics:
•Configuration Type, page7-6
•Failover Peer Connectivity and Compatibility Check, page7-6
•Change a Device to Multiple Mode, page7-7
•Security Context Configuration, page 7-7