topic FWSM Module Active/Standby configuration in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fwsm-module-active-standby-configuration/m-p/723822#M989668 <P>Hi all,</P><P></P><P>I have 3 FWSM modules that I am going to install on 3 different 6509, I am configuring the 3 FW modules in transparent mode with two context in each FWMS module.</P><P></P><P>Do you know if it is possible to configure the following:</P><P></P><P>- FWSM A has context 1 active and context 2 active</P><P>- FWSM B has context 1 in standby (backup of context 1 in FWSM A)</P><P>- FWSM c has context 2 in standby (Backup of context 2 in FWSM A)</P><P></P><P>The 3 FWSM modules are installed on different switches.</P><P></P><P>Regards</P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:14:45 GMT vicente.madrigal 2019-03-11T10:14:45Z FWSM Module Active/Standby configuration https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fwsm-module-active-standby-configuration/m-p/723822#M989668 <P>Hi all,</P><P></P><P>I have 3 FWSM modules that I am going to install on 3 different 6509, I am configuring the 3 FW modules in transparent mode with two context in each FWMS module.</P><P></P><P>Do you know if it is possible to configure the following:</P><P></P><P>- FWSM A has context 1 active and context 2 active</P><P>- FWSM B has context 1 in standby (backup of context 1 in FWSM A)</P><P>- FWSM c has context 2 in standby (Backup of context 2 in FWSM A)</P><P></P><P>The 3 FWSM modules are installed on different switches.</P><P></P><P>Regards</P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:14:45 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fwsm-module-active-standby-configuration/m-p/723822#M989668 vicente.madrigal 2019-03-11T10:14:45Z Re: FWSM Module Active/Standby configuration https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fwsm-module-active-standby-configuration/m-p/723823#M989672 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Vicente</P><P></P><P>To my knowledge you cannot have more than 2 FWSM's in an active/standby scenario.</P><P></P><P>I believe the problems would come when you come to configure failover on the active unit and try to specify 2 different standy units.</P><P></P><P>HTH</P><P></P><P>Jon</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 May 2007 18:39:49 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/fwsm-module-active-standby-configuration/m-p/723823#M989672 Jon Marshall 2007-05-15T18:39:49Z