: Configure a Main Interface for HA Connectivity
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Configure a Main Interface for HA Connectivity

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Configure a Main Interface for HA Connectivity

Learn to configure a main interface for heartbeat exchange in HA deployments.
Configure a main interface for heartbeat exchange in HA deployments with L3 ports. To configure an HA interface for HA deployments, first, create an HA group at the site level, then create an interface on both the devices in the same subnet. Configure the
Use this interface for
as
HA
for the main interface, and finally configure the control interface as the main interface created above.
You will need ION device software version 6.3.1 or higher to configure a main interface as a
used-for-HA
interface.
  1. Navigate to
    Workflows
    Devices
    Claimed Device
    .
  2. Select a device and then select a port on the device to configure for HA.
  3. On the
    Interfaces
    tab, select
    Main Interfaces
    .
  4. For
    Admin Up
    , select Yes.
  5. (
    Optional
    ) Enter
    Description
    and
    Tags
    .
  6. Select the
    Interface Type
    as Port.
  7. From
    Use this Port for
    , select HA.
  8. Select
    Scope
    as Global to advertise the prefix.
  9. Select Static
    IPv4 Configuration
    for the interface.
    Provide IP Address, Default Gateway, and DNS Server. The IP address should be same as the peer IP address. Example of the IP address on the active and backup devices is shown below:
    Active device:
    • IP Address/Mask—100.1.10.1/24
    • Default Gateway—100.1.10.2
    • Use this interface for—HA
    Backup device:
    • IP Address/Mask—100.1.10.2/24
    • Default Gateway—100.1.10.1
    • Use this interface for—HA
  10. Save
    the configuration.
  11. To make the device level configuration, on the
    Basic Info
    tab, on
    Redundancy
    , create a HA group, and then assign and configure HA.
    The
    Redundancy
    section displays the details of the devices in the HA group, including the status of the devices and the priorities set for the devices.
  12. Add
    HA Configuration
    .
  13. Select the port configured for the
    HA Control Interface
    .
  14. Save
    the changes.
  15. On the other HA device, configure the similar HA set up.

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