Replacing the Secondary HA Firewall
If the primary firewall is running, and the secondary firewall was replaced by a new model, restore the configuration from the primary one.
Step 1. Select the Hardware Model
Log into the primary CloudGen Firewall.
Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree > HA Box.
Double-click Box Properties.
- Click Lock.
- In the Product and Model section, choose the correct Hardware Model for the replaced firewall (secondary), and edit the remaining entries according to the appliance model.
- Click Send Changes and Activate.
Step 2. Configure the Secondary Firewall
- Log into the primary CloudGen Firewall.
- Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree > HA Box.
- Double-click HA Network.
- Click Lock.
- In the Management IP and Network section, set the Management IP of the new HA partner (secondary).
- Click Send Changes and Activate.
Step 3. Create a PAR File
- Log into the primary CloudGen Firewall.
- Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree.
- Right-click Box and select Create PAR file for HA box.
Step 4. Restore the Secondary Firewall
- Log into the secondary CloudGen Firewall.
- Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree.
- Right-click Box and select Restore from PAR file.
- Go to CONTROL > Box.
- In the left menu, expand Network and click Activate new network configuration.
- Select Failsafe as the activation mode.
- In the left menu, expand Operating System and click Reboot Box.
Replacing the Primary HA Firewall
If the secondary firewall is running, and the primary one was replaced by a new model, restore the configuration from the secondary firewall.
Step 1: Select the Hardware Model
- Log into the secondary firewall.
- Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree > HA Box.
- Double-click Box Properties.
- Click Lock.
- In the Product and Model section, choose the correct Hardware Model for the replaced firewall (primary), and edit the remaining entries according to the appliance model.
- Click Send Changes and Activate.
Step 2. Configure the Primary Firewall
- Log into the secondary firewall.
- Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree > HA Box > HA Network.
- Click Lock.
- In the Management IP and Network section, set the Management IP of the new HA partner (primary).
- Click Send Changes and Activate.
Step 3. Create a PAR File
- Log into the secondary firewall.
- Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree.
- Right-click Box and select Create PAR file for HA box.
Step 4. Restore the Primary Firewall
- Log into the primary firewall.
- Go to CONFIGURATION > Configuration Tree.
- Right-click Box and select Restore from PAR file.
- Go to CONTROL > Box.
- In the left menu, expand Network and click Activate new network configuration.
- Select Failsafe as the activation mode.
- In the left menu, expand Operating System and click Reboot Box.