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Can you please describe your current setup including model numbers and bandwidth information? Also which security packages on the sonicwall you use and any other firewall/Ids/gav/etc devices.
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Can you please describe your current setup including model numbers and bandwidth information? Also which security packages on the sonicwall you use and any other firewall/Ids/gav/etc devices.

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We have a pair of NSA 3500's with the HA license.<br />
Its for a 1gb/s sync internet connection, expecting 2500 simultaneous connections.<br />
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This is a temporary project, and throughput is essential. We have disabled IPS and all scanning functionality. Security wise we are happy with a basic firewall/NAT.
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We have a pair of NSA 3500's with the HA license.
Its for a 1gb/s sync internet connection, expecting 2500 simultaneous connections.

This is a temporary project, and throughput is essential. We have disabled IPS and all scanning functionality. Security wise we are happy with a basic firewall/NAT.

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Does anyone have any experience with running a pair of SonicWall's in an Active/Active Configuration?<br />
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We are thinking of adding another unit to make a pair to add extra performance with our new internet connection while adding some redundancy.<br />
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Does it work well?<br />
How is the failover/failback?<br />
Do you get close to the combined throughput of both units?<br />
Any gotchas?
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Does anyone have any experience with running a pair of SonicWall's in an Active/Active Configuration?

We are thinking of adding another unit to make a pair to add extra performance with our new internet connection while adding some redundancy.

Does it work well?
How is the failover/failback?
Do you get close to the combined throughput of both units?
Any gotchas?

Experience with Active/Active Clustering on Sonicwall NSA Firewalls

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