SonicOS 7.1 High Availability Administration Guide
- SonicOS 7.1
- About SonicOS
- High Availability
- High Availability Status
- Configuring High Availability
- Configuring High Availability in the Cloud Platform
- Set up an Active/Standby High Availability Configuration Using Azure
- Install the Custom Template
- Enable Identity of Both Virtual Machines (HA1 and HA2)
- Role Assignment
- Check the Networking Tab
- Configuring Active NSv Firewall Using the Associated Public IP
- Configuring Standby NSv Firewall Using the Associated Public IP
- Enable the L3 Mode
- Configuring Active NSv Firewall Using the Floating Public IP
- Configuring HA to Active/Standby with L3 HA link
- Adding Additional Floating Public IP
- Set up an Active/Standby High Availability Configuration Using Azure
- Fine Tuning High Availability
- Monitoring High Availability
- Azure Use Cases
- SonicWall Support
Install the Custom Template
SonicWall provides a custom template with default values that have already set up according to best practices. To install the custom Template, please access the SonicWall GitHub Repository through the link below, following the steps:
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In your browser, navigate to https://github.com/sonicwall-NSv/azure-template/tree/feature/HA, scroll down, and click Deploy to Azure.
- Log in to the Azure Portal using valid credentials.
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The following custom Template will appear. Proceed through the tabs and fill in the blank spaces, such as Resource Group (SonicWall recommends creating a NEW one), Storage Account, etc.
Please store the "SSH Password" and "Key pair" safely. They will be required when Console or SSH access to the firewall is needed.
Please leave the Image Version tab as the default value “latest” to install the Gen 7 NSv Firewall.
The custom template brings up two Virtual Machines (HA1 and HA2) with LAN, WAN, and HA Interfaces, which are all necessary to complete the deployment successfully.
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