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Hi,
If your ASA version is above 8.3.1 then you should not face any issue.
Failover units do not require the same license on each unit.
Older versions of ASA software required that the licenses match on each unit. Starting with Version 8.3(1), you no longer need to install identical licenses. Typically, you buy a license only for the primary unit; for Active/Standby failover, the secondary unit inherits the primary license when it becomes active. If you have licenses on both units, they combine into a single running failover cluster license.
The exceptions to this rule include:
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Security Plus license for the ASA 5505, 5510, and 5512-X—The Base license does not support failover, so you cannot enable failover on a standby unit that only has the Base license.
•Encryption license—Both units must have the same encryption license.
For more information you can refer "Failover Licenses (8.3(1) and Later)" section of the below document
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa84/configuration/guide/asa_84_cli_config/intro_license.html#wp2153381
Thanks,
Shivapramod M
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Hi,
If your ASA version is above 8.3.1 then you should not face any issue.
Failover units do not require the same license on each unit.
Older versions of ASA software required that the licenses match on each unit. Starting with Version 8.3(1), you no longer need to install identical licenses. Typically, you buy a license only for the primary unit; for Active/Standby failover, the secondary unit inherits the primary license when it becomes active. If you have licenses on both units, they combine into a single running failover cluster license.
The exceptions to this rule include:
•Security Plus license for the ASA 5505, 5510, and 5512-X—The Base license does not support failover, so you cannot enable failover on a standby unit that only has the Base license.
•Encryption license—Both units must have the same encryption license.
For more information you can refer "Failover Licenses (8.3(1) and Later)" section of the below document
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa84/configuration/guide/asa_84_cli_config/intro_license.html#wp2153381
Thanks,
Shivapramod M
Please remember to select a correct answer and rate helpful posts
