04-04-2014 04:52 PM - edited 02-21-2020 05:09 AM
Hello,
We have two ASA firewalls located in different locations.
Firewalls are in Active/Standby modes.
Failover links of firewalls are connected to two different switches.
These switches are connected to each other with two dark fibers aggregated to Etherchannel (source-mac address mode)
When one of fiber links fails and then immediately is connected again, secondary ASA is going to Active state and then to Standy state again.
Please see the output bellow.
The holddown timer is set to 15 seconds.
What could be the cause of this state change?
ciscoasa# sh failover history
==========================================================================
From State To State Reason
==========================================================================
22:54:20 GET Apr 4 2014
Standby Ready Just Active HELLO not heard from mate
22:54:20 GET Apr 4 2014
Just Active Active Drain HELLO not heard from mate
22:54:20 GET Apr 4 2014
Active Drain Active Applying Config HELLO not heard from mate
22:54:20 GET Apr 4 2014
Active Applying Config Active Config Applied HELLO not heard from mate
22:54:20 GET Apr 4 2014
Active Config Applied Active HELLO not heard from mate
22:54:42 GET Apr 4 2014
Active Cold Standby Failover state check
22:54:43 GET Apr 4 2014
Cold Standby Sync Config Failover state check
22:55:36 GET Apr 4 2014
Sync Config Sync File System Failover state check
22:55:36 GET Apr 4 2014
Sync File System Bulk Sync Failover state check
22:55:51 GET Apr 4 2014
Bulk Sync Standby Ready Failover state check
04-05-2014 06:48 AM
Maybe spanning tree recalculation. I know you said there was an etherchannel but I would make sure it is built properly. Also run "Show spanning-tree detail" on the switches after you unplug/replug and check when the last topology change was.
04-06-2014 11:24 PM
Hi,
The Ethercannel is configured properly.
The topology change event takes place when standby ASA goes to Active state, Line protocol on switch interfaces connected to ASA go to down and then to up state again.
Discover and save your favorite ideas. Come back to expert answers, step-by-step guides, recent topics, and more.
New here? Get started with these tips. How to use Community New member guide