What is the value of a Backup Peer HA1 IP Address?

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What is the value of a Backup Peer HA1 IP Address?

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In some of our firewalls I note a secondary IP address is assigned to a single HA group ID. 

What is the value of having this second IP? The problem it's introducing is that SNMP Traps

are getting gerated once or twice a day noting that the secondary IP address couldn't be 

reached. But there is never a problem with HA failing over - the primary is always reachable.

 

So what is the value of this secondary IP address (to me it just seems like noise potential.)

Anyone run into this situation? 

 

 

 

 

Enable HA
 x
Group ID
1
Description
 
Mode
active-passive
Enable Config Sync
 
Peer HA1 IP Address
172.19.6.1
Backup Peer HA1 IP Address
172.19.7.1

 

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Cyber Elite
Cyber Elite

If for some reason HA1 link goes down and firewalls can't see each other over it any more then they both come active assumihg that peer is dead. Really bad situation.

For that reason HA1 bacup is used.

Usually it is best practice to use management interface as HA1 backup.

Enterprise Architect, Security @ Cloud Carib Ltd
Palo Alto Networks certified from 2011

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Cyber Elite
Cyber Elite

If for some reason HA1 link goes down and firewalls can't see each other over it any more then they both come active assumihg that peer is dead. Really bad situation.

For that reason HA1 bacup is used.

Usually it is best practice to use management interface as HA1 backup.

Enterprise Architect, Security @ Cloud Carib Ltd
Palo Alto Networks certified from 2011
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