Design FWSM in transparent or routed mode in the DC !!!

[Omid Almasieh]

Hi guys ,i was wondering with so many security zones in the server farm or DC and according to FWSM's capability of supporting only two interfaces in transparent mode which design is really the best one? i mean using multiple context in transparent mode or just using the whole system in routed mode ???

Thanks in advance ,...

[prasad.gsmc]

As per my experiance, there should be real justice and need to go for Transperent mode. To fully utilize the box capability and to play around with your network, always prefer Routed mode. Transperent mode is also difficult to trouble shoot.

Choose transperent mode to insert a firewall in a previously unprotected network, and to put firewall without out disturbing the network..

regards

Prasad