Cisco PIX Series User And Installation Manual page 53

Chapter 4 PIX 515/515E
Figure 4-11
the motherboard used for network traffic.
Figure 4-11 Failover Connections
Stateful Failover
dedicated interface
cable
Outside switch
Internet
Note All enabled interfaces must be connected between the active and standby units. Only configure the active
unit. On the PIX 515/515E, the active unit is indicated by the ACT LED on the front panel. (See
Figure
Do not turn the power on until the units are connected and the primary unit is configured completely.
Caution
Use the power switch at the back of the units to power on the primary unit and then power on the standby
Step 7
unit.
Within a few seconds, the active unit automatically downloads its configuration to the standby unit.
If the primary unit fails, the secondary unit automatically becomes active.
78-15170-03
shows an example of a minimally configured PIX 515/515E with only the two interfaces on
PIX 515
Primary unit
100 Mbps Link
FDX 100 Mbps Link FAILOVER
FDX
10/100 ETHERNET 1
10/100 ETHERNET 0
CONSOLE
serial cable
Inside switch
Inside
network
4-3.)
Standby unit
100 Mbps Link
FDX 100 Mbps Link
10/100 ETHERNET 1
10/100 ETHERNET 0
Failover
Cisco PIX Security Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
Installing Failover
PIX 515
FAILOVER
FDX
CONSOLE
UPS
(not supplied)
Power
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