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Chapter 11 Configuring High Availability
Configuring High Availability Peers
Step 3 Do the following:
• Click Deploy Now to save your entries and to continue with configuring high availability groups.
The ACE HA Management screen appears at the top of the content area and the ACE HA Groups
table appears at the bottom. See Configuring ACE High Availability Groups, page 11-11 to
configure a high availability group.
• Click Cancel to exit this procedure without saving your entries and to view the ACE HA
Management screen.
Related Topics
• Understanding ACE Redundancy, page 11-2
• Configuring ACE High Availability Groups, page 11-11
• Tracking VLAN Interfaces for High Availability, page 11-19
Heartbeat Count Enter the number of heartbeat intervals
that must occur when no heartbeat packet
is received by the standby appliance
before the standby appliance determines
that the active member is not available.
Valid entries are integers from 10 to 50.
Not applicable.
Heartbeat Interval Enter the number of milliseconds that the
active appliance is to wait between each
heartbeat it sends to the standby
appliance. Valid entries are integers from
100 to 1000.
Not applicable.
Interface Enabled Check the Interface Enabled check box to
enable the high availability interface.
Clear the check box to disable the high
availability interface.
Not applicable.
Shared VLAN Host
ID
Enter a specific bank of MAC addresses
that the ACE uses. Valid entries are
integers from 1 to 16. Be sure to
configure different bank numbers for
multiple ACEs.
Not applicable.
Peer Shared VLAN
Host ID
Enter a specific bank of MAC addresses
for the same ACE in a redundant
configuration. Valid entries are integers
from 1 to 16. Be sure to configure
different bank numbers for multiple
ACEs.
Not applicable.
HA State This is a read-only field with the current
state of high availability on the ACE
appliance.
Not applicable.
Table 11-2 ACE High Availability Management Configuration Attributes (continued)
Field This Appliance Peer Appliance
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