Purpose: You can create an HA group from Cloud Edge Cloud Console. An HA group consists of two Cloud Edge gateways. A gateway can belong to only one HA Group.
Location: Gateways
For the Cloud Edge 50G2 gateway, you can use only LAN2 or LAN3 for the heartbeat L3 interface. Moreover, you must use the same interface on each gateway (LAN2-to-LAN2 or LAN3-to-LAN3).
Option | Description |
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HA group name |
Name must be between 1 to 32 characters long and can contain letters, numbers, or the underline symbol. |
Operation mode |
Preset to Active-Passive, which is the only available mode. |
Authentication method |
Select one of the following:
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Enable |
Select one of the following:
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Option | Description |
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Primary HA gateway |
Select the gateway from the drop-down list that you want to designate as the HA primary gateway. Only gateways that support an HA group configuration are listed. |
Role |
A read-only field set to Primary, which is the role that will be assigned to this gateway. |
Priority |
Enter a priority number for this gateway (1-253). Default is 253. The gateway with the higher the priority is active. |
Heartbeat interface |
Select the L3 interface from the drop-down that Cloud Edge uses for communicating with the peer HA gateway. For the Cloud Edge 50G2 gateway, only LAN2 or LAN3 can be selected as the heartbeat interface. |
Heartbeat interface IP / Netmask |
If not already configured, you must enter an IPv4 address and netmask for the heartbeat interface. The heartbeat interface's IPv4 address for the primary and secondary gateways must be on the same subnet. After adding an interface to an HA pair, you cannot change the primary or secondary gateways for that interface. |
Option | Description |
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Secondary HA gateway |
Select the gateway from the drop down list that you want to designate as the HA secondary gateway. Only gateways that support an HA group configuration are listed. |
Role |
A read-only field set to Secondary, which is the role that will be assigned to this gateway. |
Priority |
Enter a priority number for this gateway (1-253). Default is 100. The gateway with the higher the priority is active. |
Heartbeat interface |
The L3 interface is preselected from the drop-down and is the same interface selected for the primary HA gateway. Cloud Edge uses the interface for communicating with the peer HA gateway. |
Heartbeat interface IP / Netmask |
If not already configured, you must enter an IPv4 address and netmask for the heartbeat interface. It must be on the same subnet as the heartbeat IP address configured for the primary. |
Option | Description |
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Preemption |
Select one of the following:
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Monitor interface |
Select one or more interfaces to monitor. Cloud Edge monitors only physical interfaces. It is recommended to monitor all physical interfaces with traffic. |
Monitor IP/FQDN |
For each monitor interface, enter up to two IP addresses or FQDNs to use as monitor hosts. |
Takeover triggers |
You must enter values for the following:
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You can select either an L3 physical interface or a static L3 VLAN interface, depending on the configuration.
See HA Group – VRRP Groups configuration requirements.
You must add and save at least one VRRP group before clicking Next.
You can delete a VRRP group by clicking on the "X" to the right of the VRRP group that you want to delete.
The primary HA gateway is active and the secondary HA gateway is passive when you first create an HA group.