• SonicOS 7.1
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• About Switch Network
  • Before Adding a Switch
  • Enabling the Switch
  • Setting Up Ports
  • Checking Switch Details
• Managing from a Firewall
  • Adding a Switch to a Firewall with Zero-Touch
  • Adding a Switch to a Firewall Manually
  • Changing the Switch Configuration
  • Upgrading Firmware
  • Shutting Down the Switch
  • Restarting the Switch
  • Setting Up PoE
  • Adding a VLAN
  • Adding Static Routes
  • Editing DNS
  • Setting Up QoS
  • Setting Up Users
  • Setting Up 802.1X Authentication
  • Daisy-Chaining Switches
  • Connecting Access Points
  • Modifying the MAC Address Table
  • Checking Port Statistics
• Configuring Switch Topologies
  • Configuring Basic Topologies
  • Connecting the Switch Management Port to a Firewall
  • Configuring a Common Uplink
  • Configuring a Dedicated Uplink
  • Configuring a Hybrid System with Common and Dedicated Uplinks
  • Configuring Isolated Links for Management and Data Uplinks
  • Configuring High Availability
    • Configuring HA and PortShields With Dedicated Uplinks
    • Configuring HA and PortShield With a Common Uplink
    • Configuring HA Using One Switch Management Port
    • Configuring HA Using Two Switch Management Ports
  • Configuring VLANs With Dedicated Uplinks
  • Configuring a Link to SonicWall Access Points
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

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.

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.

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.