
Tips, Tricks, Traps, and Tuning
Failover Function Test
The status of the HF unit is shown in the upper right corner of the management
Graphical User Interface (GUI). When an initial failover occurs, the primary unit
transitions to “Status: Idle.” The primary unit will transition back to “Status: Active”
and the backup unit will transition back to Idle when the primary comes back
online if preempt is enabled.
1. Start a continuous ping from a host on one subnet through the firewall to a
host on another network (or Internet)
2. Pull the network cable from one of your primary’s interfaces.
3. Under Log > View, watch for the messages “Link is Down” and