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ASA VDC - is standby address needed?

dukenuk96
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I have two ASAs 5545-x in Multiple Context, Active/Active failover mode and I do not understand - whether I need to configure standby IP addresses on interfaces inside VDCs which will act as Inside/Outside.

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Philip D'Ath
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You don't have to - but I always try to.

If you have a standby IP address the ASA can also use it to verify the health of the other ASA.  Otherwise it limits its check to layer 2 checks only.

It is particularly good on management interfaces, as then you can connect to either ASA, active or standby.

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Philip D'Ath
VIP Alumni
VIP Alumni

You don't have to - but I always try to.

If you have a standby IP address the ASA can also use it to verify the health of the other ASA.  Otherwise it limits its check to layer 2 checks only.

It is particularly good on management interfaces, as then you can connect to either ASA, active or standby.

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