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Failover in PIX

Hi,

Can you please help me to configure Failover between Cisco PIX 525 firewall. Thought of doing Cable based failover... I am going to have PIX OS version 7.0

Please clarrify my below doubts ..!!!

1. Do i need to assign ips in all interface of Primary firewall and Standby firewall ?

2. What are the configuration which we need to do it in Standby firewall ?

3. How do i upgrade OS on a failover mode PIX ?

Please get back to me

Les Moore

>1. Do i need to assign ips in all interface of Primary firewall and Standby firewall ?
Yes. With 7.x you cannot use 127.0.0.x or un-assigned

>2. What are the configuration which we need to do it in Standby firewall ?
Nothing. All configuration is done on Primary only

>3. How do i upgrade OS on a failover mode PIX ?
Use this procedure:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_tech_note09186a0080094a5d.shtml#failover

ssshibu

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Thanks for your quick reply

2. What are the configuration which we need to do it in Standby firewall ?
Nothing. All configuration is done on Primary only

When do i need to connect this failover and stateful failover cable between Primary and Standby firewall? this is to be done after all configuration done in Primary pix ? initially how do i replicate the current configuration to Standby firewall? by any command? what is the host name i need to give it in Standby mode?

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