Understanding Failover
endlessly replicated by both FWSMs (see
if there is a timely exchange of BPDUs. To break the loop, BPDUs sent between VLAN 200 and VLAN
201 need to be bridged.
Figure 14-5
Active
FWSM
Active/Standby and Active/Active Failover
This section describes each failover configuration in detail. This section includes the following topics:
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Active/Standby Failover
This section describes Active/Standby failover and includes the following topics:
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide using ASDM
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Potential Loops in Transparent Mode
Internet
VLAN 200
Failover VLAN 10
State VLAN 11
Inside
VLAN 201
Active/Standby Failover, page 14-8
Active/Active Failover, page 14-12
Determining Which Type of Failover to Use, page 14-17
Active/Standby Failover Overview, page 14-9
Primary/Secondary Status and Active/Standby Status, page 14-9
Device Initialization and Configuration Synchronization, page 14-9
Command Replication, page 14-11
Failover Triggers, page 14-11
Failover Actions, page 14-12
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14-5). The spanning tree protocol can break such loops
MSFC
Active
FWSM
Chapter 14
Configuring Failover
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