Chapter 23 Device HA
NXC5200 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 130
Configuration > Device HA > Active-Passive Mode
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Show / Hide
Advanced
Settings
Click this button to display a greater or lesser number of configuration
fields.
Device Role
Select the device HA role that the NXC plays in the virtual router.
Choices are:
Master - This NXC is the master NXC in the virtual router. This NXC
uses the virtual IP address for each monitored interface.
Note: Do not set this field to
Master
for two or more NXCs in the
same virtual router (same cluster ID).
Backup - This NXC is a backup NXC in the virtual router. This NXC does
not use any of the virtual IP addresses.
Priority
This field is available for a backup NXC. Type the priority of the backup
NXC. The backup NXC with the highest value takes over the role of the
master NXC if the master NXC becomes unavailable. The priority must
be between 1 and 254. (The master interface has priority 255.)
Enable
Preemption
This field is available for a backup NXC. Select this if this NXC should
become the master NXC if a lower-priority NXC is the master when this
one is enabled. (If the role is master, the NXC preempts by default.)
Cluster Settings
Cluster ID
Type the cluster ID number. A virtual router consists of a master NXC
and all of its backup NXCs. If you have multiple NXC virtual routers on
your network, use a different cluster ID for each virtual router.
Authentication
Select the authentication method the virtual router uses. Every
interface in a virtual router must use the same authentication method
and password. Choices are:
None - this virtual router does not use any authentication method.
Text - this virtual router uses a plain text password for authentication.
Type the password in the field next to the radio button. The password
can consist of alphanumeric characters, the underscore, and some
punctuation marks (+-/*= :; .! @$&%#~ ‘ \ () ), and it can be up to
eight characters long.
IP AH (MD5) - this virtual router uses an encrypted MD5 password for
authentication. Type the password in the field next to the radio button.
The password can consist of alphanumeric characters, the underscore,
and some punctuation marks (+-/*= :; .! @$&%#~ ‘ \ () ), and it can
be up to eight characters long.
Monitored
Interface
Summary
This table shows the status of the device HA settings and status of the
NXC’s interfaces.
Edit
Select an entry and click this to be able to modify it.
Activate
To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate.
Inactivate
To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate.
#
This is the entry’s index number in the list.