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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter7 Using the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
Configuring VPN Cluster Load Balancing with the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
Step1 (For Active/Standby failover) Click the plus sign (+) by a device name to display the interfaces on that
device. Click the minus sign (-) by a device name to hide the interfaces on that device.
Step2 (For Active/Active failover) Click the plus sign (+) by a device, failover group, or context name to
expand the list. Click the minus sign (-) by a device, failover group, or context name to collapse the list.
Step3 Double-click the Active IP field to edit or add an active IP address. Changes to this field also appear in
the Standby IP field for the corresponding interface on the failover peer unit. This field accepts IPv4 or
IPv6 addresses.
Step4 Double-click the Standby IP field to edit or add a standby IP address. Changes to this field also appear
in the Active IP field for the corresponding interface on the failover peer unit. This field accepts IPv4 or
IPv6 addresses.
Step5 Check the Is Monitored check box to enable health monitoring for that interface. Uncheck the check
box to disable health monitoring. By default, health monitoring of physical interfaces is enabled, and
health monitoring of virtual interfaces is disabled.
Step6 Choose the asynchronous group ID from the drop-down list. This setting is only available for physical
interface. For virtual interfaces, this field displays “None.”

Summary

The Summary screen displays the results of the configuration steps that you performed in the previous
wizard screens.
Verify your settings and click Finish to send your configuration to the device. If you are configuring
failover, the configuration is also sent to the failover peer. If you need to change a setting, click Back to
return to the screen that you want to change. Make the change, and click Next until you return to the
Summary screen.
Configuring VPN Cluster Load Balancing with the High Availability and Scalability Wizard
The following procedure provides a high-level overview for configuring VPN cluster load balancing
using the High Availability and Scalability Wizard. See Accessing the High Availability and Scalability
Wizard, page7-3, for informat ion about accessing the 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 VPN Cluster Load Balancing.
See Configuration Type, page7-6 for more information about this screen.
Step2 Configure the VPN load balancing settings in the VPN Cluster Load Balancing Configuration screen.
See VPN Cluster Load Balancing Configuration, page 7-10 for more information about this screen.
Step3 Review your configuration in the Summary screen. If necessary, click Back to return to a previous screen
and make changes.
See Summary, page7-9 for more information about this screen.