SonicOS 8 High Availability
- SonicOS 8
- 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
Working with SonicOS
SonicOS provides a web management interface for configuring, managing, and monitoring the features, policies, security services, connected devices, and outside threats to your network. SonicOS functions in conjunction with SonicCore, SonicWall's secure underlying operating system.
The SonicOS management interface facilitates:
- Setting up and configuring your firewall
- Configuring external devices such as access points or switches
- Configuring networks and external system options that connect to your firewall
- Defining objects and policies for protection
- Monitoring the health and status of the security appliance, network, users, and connections
- Monitoring traffic, users, and threats
- Investigating events
SonicWall offers different modes of operation in SonicOS; the modes differ mainly in the areas of policy, object configuration, and diagnostics.
This following table identifies which of these modes can be used on various SonicWall firewalls:
| Firewall Type | Comments |
|---|---|
| TZ Series | The entry level TZ Series, also known as desktop firewalls, delivers revamped features such as 5G readiness, better connectivity options, improved threat protection, SSL and decryption performance that addresses HTPPS bandwidth issues; built-in SD-WAN, and lawful TLS 1.3 decryption support. It provides advanced networking and security features, like the multi-engine Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) cloud-based sandbox service with patent-pending Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection (RTDMI™). |
| NSa Series |
NSa firewalls provide your mid-sized network with enhanced security. These firewalls are designed specifically for businesses with more than 250 workstations. The NSa provides cloud-based and on-box capabilities such as TLS/SSL decryption and inspection, application intelligence and control, SD-WAN, real-time visualization, and WLAN management. |
| NSsp 10700, NSsp 11700, NSsp 13700 | The NSsp Series includes high-end firewalls that delivers both advanced threat protection and the fast speeds that large enterprises, data centers, and service providers require. |
| NSsp 15700 | The NSsp 15700 is designed for large distributed enterprises, data centers, government agencies and services providers. It provides unified policy creation and modification with scalability and availability. |
| NSv Series | The NSv series firewalls offers all the security advantages of a physical firewall with the operational and economic benefits of virtualization. The NSv firewalls can operate in either Policy Mode or Classic Mode. You can switch between modes, but some configuration information from extra interfaces is removed. |
In addition to the management interface, SonicOS also has a full-featured API and a command-line interface (CLI) to manage the firewalls.
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