What Settings Don’t Sync in Active/Active HA?
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- HA Overview
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- Prerequisites for Active/Active HA
- Configure Active/Active HA
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- Use Case: Configure Active/Active HA with Route-Based Redundancy
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- Decryption Overview
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- DNS Overview
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- NAT Rule Capacities
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- Translate Internal Client IP Addresses to Your Public IP Address (Source DIPP NAT)
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- Policy Types
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- Network Segmentation Using Zones
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PAN-OS 11.1 & Later
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- DNS Overview
- DNS Proxy Object
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- Multi-Tenant DNS Deployments
- Configure a DNS Proxy Object
- Configure a DNS Server Profile
- Use Case 1: Firewall Requires DNS Resolution
- Use Case 2: ISP Tenant Uses DNS Proxy to Handle DNS Resolution for Security Policies, Reporting, and Services within its Virtual System
- Use Case 3: Firewall Acts as DNS Proxy Between Client and Server
- DNS Proxy Rule and FQDN Matching
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- NAT Rule Capacities
- Dynamic IP and Port NAT Oversubscription
- Dataplane NAT Memory Statistics
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- Translate Internal Client IP Addresses to Your Public IP Address (Source DIPP NAT)
- Create a Source NAT Rule with Persistent DIPP
- PAN-OS
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- Enable Clients on the Internal Network to Access your Public Servers (Destination U-Turn NAT)
- Enable Bi-Directional Address Translation for Your Public-Facing Servers (Static Source NAT)
- Configure Destination NAT with DNS Rewrite
- Configure Destination NAT Using Dynamic IP Addresses
- Modify the Oversubscription Rate for DIPP NAT
- Reserve Dynamic IP NAT Addresses
- Disable NAT for a Specific Host or Interface
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What Settings Don’t Sync in Active/Active HA?
You must configure the following settings on each firewall
in an HA pair in an active/active deployment. These settings do
not sync from one peer to another.
Configuration Item | What Doesn’t Sync
in Active/Active? |
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Management Interface Settings | You must configure all management settings
individually on each firewall, including:
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Multi-vsys Capability | You must activate the Virtual Systems license
on each firewall in the pair to increase the number of virtual systems
beyond the base number provided by default on PA-3200 Series, PA-5200
Series, and PA-7000 Series firewalls. You must also enable Multi
Virtual System Capability on each firewall (DeviceSetupManagementGeneral Settings). |
Panorama Settings | Set the following Panorama settings on each
firewall (DeviceSetupManagementPanorama Settings).
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SNMP | DeviceSetupOperationsSNMP Setup |
Services | DeviceSetupServices |
Global Service Routes | DeviceSetupServicesService
Route Configuration |
Telemetry and Threat Intelligence Settings | DeviceSetupTelemetry and Threat Intelligence |
Data Protection | DeviceSetupContent-IDManage Data Protection |
Jumbo Frames | DeviceSetupSessionSession
SettingsEnable Jumbo Frame |
Packet Buffer Protection | DeviceSetupSessionSession
SettingsPacket Buffer Protection NetworkZonesEnable
Packet Buffer Protection |
Forward Proxy Server Certificate Settings | DeviceSetupSessionDecryption
SettingsSSL Forward Proxy Settings |
HSM Configuration | DeviceSetupHSM |
Log Export Settings | DeviceScheduled Log Export |
Software Updates | With software updates, you can either download
and install them separately on each firewall, or download them on
one peer and sync the update to the other peer. You must install
the update on each peer (DeviceSoftware). |
GlobalProtect Agent Package | With GlobalProtect app updates, you can
either download and install them separately on each firewall, or
download them to one peer and sync the update to the other peer.
You must activate separately on each peer (DeviceGlobalProtect Client). |
Content Updates | With content updates, you can either download
and install them separately on each firewall, or download them on
one peer and sync the update to the other peer. You must install
the update on each peer (DeviceDynamic Updates). |
Licenses/Subscriptions | DeviceLicenses |
Support Subscription | DeviceSupport |
Ethernet Interface IP Addresses | All Ethernet interface configuration settings
sync except for the IP address (NetworkInterfaceEthernet). |
Loopback Interface IP Addresses | All Loopback interface configuration settings
sync except for the IP address (NetworkInterfaceLoopback). |
Tunnel Interface IP Addresses | All Tunnel interface configuration settings
sync except for the IP address (NetworkInterfaceTunnel). |
LACP System Priority | Each peer must have a unique LACP System
ID in an active/active deployment (NetworkInterfaceEthernetAdd Aggregate GroupSystem Priority). |
VLAN Interface IP Address | All VLAN interface configuration settings
sync except for the IP address (NetworkInterfaceVLAN). |
Virtual Routers | Virtual router configuration synchronizes
only if you have enabled VR Sync (DeviceHigh AvailabilityActive/Active ConfigPacket Forwarding). Whether
or not to do this depends on your network design, including whether
you have asymmetric routing. |
IPSec Tunnels | IPSec tunnel configuration synchronization
is dependent on whether you have configured the Virtual Addresses
to use Floating IP addresses (DeviceHigh AvailabilityActive/Active ConfigVirtual Address). If you have
configured a floating IP address, these settings sync automatically.
Otherwise, you must configure these settings independently on each
peer. |
GlobalProtect Portal Configuration | GlobalProtect portal configuration synchronization
is dependent on whether you have configured the Virtual Addresses
to use Floating IP addresses (NetworkGlobalProtectPortals).
If you have configured a floating IP address, the GlobalProtect
portal configuration settings sync automatically. Otherwise, you
must configure the portal settings independently on each peer. |
GlobalProtect Gateway Configuration | GlobalProtect gateway configuration synchronization
is dependent on whether you have configured the Virtual Addresses
to use Floating IP addresses (NetworkGlobalProtectGateways).
If you have configured a floating IP address, the GlobalProtect
gateway configuration settings sync automatically. Otherwise, you
must configure the gateway settings independently on each peer. |
QoS | QoS configuration synchronizes only if you
have enabled QoS Sync (DeviceHigh AvailabilityActive/Active ConfigPacket Forwarding). You might
choose not to sync QoS setting if, for example, you have different
bandwidth on each link or different latency through your service
providers. |
LLDP | No LLDP state or individual firewall data
is synchronized in an active/active configuration (NetworkNetwork ProfilesLLDP). |
BFD | No BFD configuration or BFD session data
is synchronized in an active/active configuration (NetworkNetwork ProfilesBFD Profile). |
IKE Gateways | IKE gateway configuration synchronization
is dependent on whether you have configured the Virtual Addresses
to use floating IP addresses (NetworkIKE Gateways). If you have
configured a floating IP address, the IKE gateway configuration
settings sync automatically. Otherwise, you must configure the IKE
gateway settings independently on each peer. |
Master Key | The master key must be identical on each
firewall in the HA pair, but you must manually enter it on each
firewall (DeviceMaster
Key and Diagnostics). Before changing
the master key, you must disable config sync on both peers (DeviceHigh AvailabilityGeneralSetup and
clear the Enable Config Sync check box) and
then re-enable it after you change the keys. |
Reports, logs, and Dashboard Settings | Log data, reports, and dashboard data and
settings (column display, widgets) are not synced between peers.
Report configuration settings, however, are synced. |
HA settings |
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Rule Usage Data | Rule usage data, such as hit count, Created,
and Modified Dates, are not synced between peers. You need to log
in to the each firewall to view the policy rule hit count data for
each firewall or use Panorama to view information on the HA firewall
peers. |
Certificates for Device Management and Syslog Communication
over SSL only | DeviceCertificate ManagementCertificates Certificates
used for device management or for syslog communication over SSL
don’t synchronize with an HA peer. |
Certificates in a Certificate Profile | DeviceCertificate ManagementCertificate Profile |
SSL/TLS Service Profile for Device Management only | DeviceCertificate ManagementSSL/TLS
Service Profile SSL/TLS Service
Profile for Device Management doesn’t synchronize with an HA peer. |
Device-ID and IoT Security | IP address-to-device mappings and policy
rule recommendations don’t synchronize with an HA peer. |