rdvarghese
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Cisco Router Redundancy
i have a cisco 2801 router, this is the only router we got.
if i have another router - exact same model, is there a way to setup redundancy on the router for failovers, so that if the primary router fails , the backup kicks in automatically !!
if i have another router - exact same model, is there a way to setup redundancy on the router for failovers, so that if the primary router fails , the backup kicks in automatically !!
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Yes, you can have redundant everything, but it can get sticky in getting everything configured just right.
ASA can be either active/standby or active/active
If you have redundant switches, are all of your hosts/servers dual homed to different switches? You have to determine where redundancy makes sense and where it is just a hinderance.
ASA can be either active/standby or active/active
If you have redundant switches, are all of your hosts/servers dual homed to different switches? You have to determine where redundancy makes sense and where it is just a hinderance.
I agree with lrmoore on this - providing high availability across your network can get very messy if it isn't planned meticulously. I would recommend you bring in an external consultancy to assess you network and needs. You'll usually get a decent price for this sort of consultancy since they're banking on the knock on consultancy and hardware sales out of it.
You should get a report of your network with regards to redundancy and then have a meeting to discuss what you feel your requirements are and where this fits in with your budget.Some elements are trivial to provide redundancy for but others will require a considerable amount of time and effort.
You should get a report of your network with regards to redundancy and then have a meeting to discuss what you feel your requirements are and where this fits in with your budget.Some elements are trivial to provide redundancy for but others will require a considerable amount of time and effort.
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there is a cisco ASA 5510 firewall
and 3 cisco catalyst switches.
can the firewall and switches be setup for redundancy? meaning if i purchased an additional ASA and 3 more switches?