• SonicOS 8
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• High Availability
  • About High Availability
    • High Availability Terminology
    • High Availability Modes
    • High Availability Encryption
    • Crash Detection
    • Virtual MAC Address
    • Dynamic WAN Interfaces with PPPoE HA
    • Stateful Synchronization with DHCP
    • Stateful Synchronization with DNS Proxy
    • About HA Monitoring
  • About Active/Standby HA
    • Benefits of Active/Standby HA
    • Working of Active/Standby HA
  • About Stateful Synchronization
    • Benefits of Stateful Synchronization
    • How Does Stateful Synchronization Work?
    • Example of Stateful Synchronization
  • Active/Standby Prerequisites
    • Supported Platforms and Licensing for HA
    • Physically Connecting Your Security Appliances
  • Maintenance
    • Removing an HA Association
    • Replacing a SonicWall Security Appliance
      • Replacing an HA Primary Unit
      • Replacing an HA Secondary Unit
• High Availability Status
  • Active/Standby High Availability Status
    • High Availability Status
    • High Availability Config
    • High Availability Licenses
• Configuring High Availability
  • Configuring Active/Standby High Availability Settings
  • Configuring HA with Dynamic WAN Interfaces
• 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
• Fine Tuning High Availability
  • Advanced Settings
  • Configuring Advanced High Availability Settings
• Monitoring High Availability
  • Configuring Active/Standby High Availability Monitoring
  • IPv6 High Availability Monitoring
  • IPv6 HA Monitoring Considerations
• Azure Use Cases
  • Use Case 1: Manage Azure HA Firewall
  • Use Case 2: Forward LAN traffic to the External Network through the Gateway after HA Failover
  • Use Case 3: Configure DNAT on Azure HA Firewall
  • Use Case 4: Configure DNAT on Azure HA Firewall (Need to move multiple floating IPs support)
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

SonicOS 8

High Availability Administration Guide

November 2024

These Administration Guide provide information about the SonicWall SonicOS 8 release.

• About SonicOS
• High Availability
• High Availability Status
• Configuring High Availability
• Configuring High Availability in the Cloud Platform
• Fine Tuning High Availability
• Monitoring High Availability
• Azure Use Cases
• SonicWall Support