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Chapter 5 PIX 520
Figure 5-10 LAN- Based Failover Connections
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Step 5 If you are using Stateful Failover, use one of the following types of connections, that is appropriate for
your system, between the dedicated interfaces on the PIX Firewall units:
• Cat 5 crossover cable directly connecting the primary unit to the secondary unit.
• 100BaseTX full duplex on a dedicated switch or dedicated VLAN of a switch.
• 1000BaseTX full duplex on a dedicated switch or dedicated VLAN of a switch.
Note
Do not turn the power on until the units are connected and the primary unit is configured completely.
Caution
Power the primary unit on first, then power on the secondary unit. Within a few seconds, the active unit
Step 6
automatically downloads its configuration to the standby unit.
If the primary unit fails, the secondary unit automatically becomes active.
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PIX Fire wall
SERIES
Dedicated Ethernet
interface
Hub/switch
For Stateful Failover on the PIX 520, if you have Gigabit Ethernet (GE) interfaces,
then the failover link must be GE.
PIX Fire wall
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SERIES
Dedicated Ethernet
interface
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