: Configure the Network Interfaces
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Configure the Network Interfaces

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Configure the Network Interfaces

Configure an aggregate Ethernet interface, member interfaces, and subinterface that your firewall uses to connect to the ACI leaf switches. If you are using a VM-Series firewall, use discreet interfaces instead of aggregate interfaces.
The VM-Series firewall does not support aggregate Ethernet groups.
  1. Select
    Network
    Interfaces
    Ethernet
    and click
    Add Aggregate Group
    .
  2. Enter a number for the aggregate group in the second
    Interface Name
    field.
  3. Select Layer 3 from the
    Interface Type
    drop-down.
  4. Select the
    LACP
    tab and click
    Enable LACP
    .
  5. Select
    Fast
    as the
    Transmission Rate
    .
  6. Under High Availability Options, select
    Enable in HA Passive State
    .
    Do not select
    Same System MAC Address for Active-Passive HA
    . This option makes the firewall pair appear as a single device to the switch, so traffic will flow to both firewalls instead of just the active firewall.
  7. Click
    OK
    .
  8. Click on the name of an Ethernet interface to configure it and add it to the aggregate group.
    1. Select
      Aggregate Ethernet
      from the Interface Type drop-down.
    2. Select the interface you defined in the aggregate Ethernet group configuration.
    3. Click
      OK
      .
    4. Repeat this step for each other member interface of the aggregate Ethernet group.
  9. Add a subinterface on the aggregate Ethernet interface for the tenant and VRF.
    1. Select the row of your aggregate Ethernet group and click
      Add Subinterface
      .
    2. In the second
      Interface Name
      field, enter a numerical suffix to identify the subinterface.
    3. In the
      Tag
      field, enter the VLAN tag of the subinterface.
    4. Select the virtual router you configured previously from the
      Virtual Router
      drop-down.
    5. Select the zone you configured previously from the
      Zone
      drop-down.
    6. Select the
      IPv4
      tab.
    7. Select the
      Static
      Type.
    8. Click
      Add
      and enter the subinterface IP address and network mask in CIDR notation.
    9. Click
      OK
      .

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