Example 11: Lan-Based Active/Standby Failover (Transparent Mode); Example 11: Primary Unit Configuration - Cisco PIX 500 Series Configuration Manual

Example 11: LAN-Based Active/Standby Failover (Transparent Mode)

Example 11: LAN-Based Active/Standby Failover (Transparent
Mode)
Figure B-7
failover link. The units are configured to detect unit failures and to fail over in under a second (see the
failover polltime unit command in the primary unit configuration).
Figure B-10
Primary Unit
209.165.201.1
See the following sections for the configurations for this scenario:
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Example 11: Primary Unit Configuration

firewall transparent
hostname pixfirewall
enable password myenablepassword
password mypassword
interface Ethernet0
nameif outside
no shutdown
interface Ethernet1
nameif inside
no shutdown
interface Ethernet2
description LAN Failover Interface
no shutdown
interface ethernet3
Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide
B-28
shows the network diagram for a transparent mode failover configuration using an Ethernet
Transparent Mode LAN-Based Failover Configuration
Outside
192.168.254.1
192.168.253.1
Inside
Example 8: Primary Unit Configuration, page B-21
Example 8: Secondary Unit Configuration, page B-22
Internet
209.164.201.4
Switch
Switch
failover
192.168.254.2
192.168.253.2
state
Switch
Web Server
209.164.201.5
Appendix B Sample Configurations
Secondary Unit
209.165.201.2
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