Customizing Ha System Parameters - Watchguard V10 User Manual

CHAPTER 19: Setting Up a High Availability System
active, make sure that the standby appliance has been turned on
and that all HA interface connections are secure.
A status dialog box appears. When the synchronization is
complete, a confirmation dialog box appears. Both appliances
are now ready for standby protection.
The first time you perform an HA Sync, the standby
appliance must be in factory default configuration.
Remember to perform HA Sync every time you make any
changes to configurations or to the policy database, to assure
total operational consistency between primary and standby
appliances.

Customizing HA System Parameters

You can customize a number of HA parameters using the
Advanced HA Parameters dialog box. At this level, you
can configure the following:
• Send the HA heartbeat to the secondary appliance's
HA2 management interface.
• Change the HA group ID.
In addition, you can manually trigger a Failover or Restart
event on the primary or standby appliance.
To change any of these settings:
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Click Advanced.
The Advanced HA Parameters dialog box appears.
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