FTD interface showing "admin down"

[NetworkMonkey101]

Hi all,

I am attempting to bring up a failover link between two FTDs on e1/16 and it is showing as admin down. The cables are connected. Where can I admin up these interfaces as there appear to be enabled in FMC..

it is already enabled on the FMC..

[MHM Cisco World]

You can not use data interface to connect ftd to fmc in HA 

You need to use mgmt interface 

MHM

[Marvin Rhoads · Accepted solution]

Assuming both devices are managed by FMC, then you need to add the High Availability (HA) pair from device management screen and select the Ethernet 1/16 interface on each device as the failover link with associated IP address etc. Completing that dialog will create the HA pair and bring the interfaces up.

[Marius Gunnerud]

what model FTD and which version are you running?

I assume you have deployed the configuration ? 

Have you configured the HA setup for the FTDs and defined Eth1/6 as the interface to use yet?