SonicOS 7 Switch Network

Configuring Switch Topologies > Configuring High Availability > Configuring HA Using Two Switch Management Ports
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Configuring HA Using Two Switch Management Ports

You can connect X0 of the primary and secondary firewalls directly to the ports on the Switch. In this case, two Switch ports are used on the Switch for management traffic.

HA Pair Using 2 Switch Management Ports Topology shows a firewall HA pair with a Switch and two dedicated links:

  • X0 of the primary unit is connected to port 1.
  • X0 of the secondary unit is connected to port 7

When the primary firewall is active, the link between X0 of the primary and port 1 of the Switch carry the management traffic. When the secondary firewall is active, the link between X0 of the secondary and port 7 of the Switch is used by the firewall to manage the Switch.

HA Pair Using 2 Switch Management Ports Topology

To set up HA with two Switch management ports

Add Switches manually after creating the HA pair. Activating HA mode after Switches are added will not work.

  1. Add the Switch and set up the data uplink.

  2. Configure the options:

    1. Select the Add Switch option from the DEVICE | Switch Network > Overview pages for the two Switch management port configuration.
    2. Set Firewall and Switch Uplink options to None.

    Define one as Primary and the other as Secondary.The Firewall Uplink and Switch Uplink options are not relevant for a firewall operating in HA mode. The primary Firewall Uplink option and both the primary and secondary Switch Uplink options are set to None.

  3. Click ADD.