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Using PIX Firewall Failover
This chapter describes the PIX Firewall failover feature, which allows a secondary PIX Firewall to take
over the functionality of a failed primary PIX
Firewall. This chapter includes the following topics:
• Failover System Requirements, page 10-2
• Understanding Failover, page 10-3
• Failover Configuration Prerequisites, page 10-8
• Configuring Cable-Based Failover, page 10-9
• Configuring LAN-Based Failover, page 10-11
• Verifying the Failover Configuration, page 10-16
• Forcing Failover, page 10-20
• Disabling Failover, page 10-20
• Monitoring Failover, page 10-21
• Frequently Asked Failover Questions, page 10-22
• Failover Configuration Examples, page 10-26
Note For instructions about upgrading the failover feature from a previous version, see the “Upgrading
Failover Systems from a Previous Version” section in Chapter 11, “Changing Feature Licenses and
System Software.”
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