Ha License Synchronization Overview - SonicWALL TZ 210 Series Getting Started Manual

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HA License Synchronization Overview

You can configure HA license synchronization by associating
two SonicWALL security appliances as HA Primary and HA
Secondary on MySonicWALL. Note that the Backup appliance
of your HA pair is referred to as the HA Secondary unit on
MySonicWALL.
You need only purchase a single license for SonicOS
Enhanced, a single Support subscription, and a single set of
security services licenses for the HA Primary appliance. These
licenses are shared with the HA Secondary appliance. Only
consulting services such as the SonicWALL GMS Preventive
Maintenance Service license are not shared. See
and Licensing Your Appliance on MySonicWALL -
page 10
.
License synchronization is used during HA so that the Backup
appliance can maintain the same level of network protection
provided before the failover. To enable HA, you can use the
SonicOS UI to configure your two appliances as a HA pair in
Active/Idle mode.
MySonicWALL provides several methods of associating the two
appliances. You can start by registering a new appliance, and
then choosing an already-registered unit to associate it with.
You can associate two units that are both already registered. Or
you can select a registered unit and then add a new appliance
with which to associate it.
Note:
After registering new SonicWALL appliances on
MySonicWALL, you must also register each appliance
from the SonicOS management interface by clicking the
registration link on the System > Status page. This
allows each unit to synchronize with the SonicWALL
license server and share licenses with the associated
appliance.
Registering
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