https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/nexus-firewall-failover-use-cases/m-p/3941711#M132425 <P>With reference to attached deployment scenario , need to understand on the following Failover use cases:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Case 1 : Link Failure&nbsp; - If the link to the Primary Nexus Switch Fails then will the secondary Nexus switch become active ? and how will the traffic be diverted through the Firewalls ? What will be the traffic path</P><P>Case 2 : Switch Failure - If the Primary Nexus Switch Fails and the Firewall is monitoring Po2 for failures , then will there be a failover at Firewall Level also ?</P><P>Case 3 : Firewall Failure - If the Primary Firewall Fails and the secondary become active, then what will be the traffic path considering that the Secondary Member is connected to only Switch 2 , will this be the traffic flow in this case : Secondary Firewall (Active) - HSRP Standby Swtich - Peer Link - HSRP Active Switch - AWS</P> Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:31:38 GMT NeWGuy1109 2019-10-16T14:31:38Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/nexus-firewall-failover-use-cases/m-p/3941711#M132425 <P>With reference to attached deployment scenario , need to understand on the following Failover use cases:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Case 1 : Link Failure&nbsp; - If the link to the Primary Nexus Switch Fails then will the secondary Nexus switch become active ? and how will the traffic be diverted through the Firewalls ? What will be the traffic path</P><P>Case 2 : Switch Failure - If the Primary Nexus Switch Fails and the Firewall is monitoring Po2 for failures , then will there be a failover at Firewall Level also ?</P><P>Case 3 : Firewall Failure - If the Primary Firewall Fails and the secondary become active, then what will be the traffic path considering that the Secondary Member is connected to only Switch 2 , will this be the traffic flow in this case : Secondary Firewall (Active) - HSRP Standby Swtich - Peer Link - HSRP Active Switch - AWS</P> Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:31:38 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/nexus-firewall-failover-use-cases/m-p/3941711#M132425 NeWGuy1109 2019-10-16T14:31:38Z