Scenario B: Stateful HA Pair
For network installations with two SonicWall SuperMassive
appliances configured as a stateful synchronized pair for
redundant High Availability (HA) networking.
In this scenario, one SuperMassive operates as the Primary
gateway device and the other SuperMassive is in Standby
mode. All network connection information is synchronized
between the two devices so that the Secondary appliance can
seamlessly switch to Active mode without dropping
connections if the Primary device loses connectivity.
To set up this scenario, follow the steps covered in:
•
Configuring a Stateful HA Pair on page 41
38
SonicWall SuperMassive 9200/9400/9600 Getting Started Guide
B
SonicWall
HA/Failover Pair
SonicWALL SuperMassive 9600
10GE
1GE
1GE
X18
X16
X14
X12
X10
X8
X6
X4
X2
SDHC
M0
ALARM
TEST
SonicWALL SuperMassive 9600
PWR 1
PWR 2
CONSOLE
MGMT
X19
X17
X15
X13
X11
X9
X7
X5
X3
SonicWall SuperMassive 1
Local Network
SonicWall SuperMassive 2
10GE
1GE
1GE
X14
X12
X10
X8
X6
X4
X2
X0
X18
X16
SDHC
M0
BYPASS
ALARM
STATUS
TEST
PWR 1
PWR 2
CONSOLE
MGMT
X19
X17
X15
X13
X11
X9
X7
X5
X3
X1
HA Control Link
HA Data Link
X0
BYPASS
Internet
STATUS
X1