topic Re: monitor ASA Link / State Interface in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/monitor-asa-link-state-interface/m-p/1139257#M878079 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The security appliance sends hello packets over the failover interface to monitor unit health. If the standby unit does not receive a hello packet from the active unit for two consecutive polling periods, it sends additional testing packets through the remaining device interfaces. If a hello packet or a response to the interface test packets is not received within the specified hold time, the standby unit becomes active.</P><P></P><P><A class="jive-link-custom" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa80/configuration/guide/failover.html#wp1142481" target="_blank">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa80/configuration/guide/failover.html#wp1142481</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:09:30 GMT 2009-01-12T22:09:30Z monitor ASA Link / State Interface https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/monitor-asa-link-state-interface/m-p/1139256#M878077 <P>Is it recommended to monitor the link and state failover interfaces in the case they are independent physical links.</P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:33:00 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/monitor-asa-link-state-interface/m-p/1139256#M878077 cisco_lite 2019-03-11T14:33:00Z Re: monitor ASA Link / State Interface https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/monitor-asa-link-state-interface/m-p/1139257#M878079 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The security appliance sends hello packets over the failover interface to monitor unit health. If the standby unit does not receive a hello packet from the active unit for two consecutive polling periods, it sends additional testing packets through the remaining device interfaces. If a hello packet or a response to the interface test packets is not received within the specified hold time, the standby unit becomes active.</P><P></P><P><A class="jive-link-custom" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa80/configuration/guide/failover.html#wp1142481" target="_blank">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa80/configuration/guide/failover.html#wp1142481</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:09:30 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/monitor-asa-link-state-interface/m-p/1139257#M878079 2009-01-12T22:09:30Z