Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 4000
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 6 Managing Devices
Clustering Devices
Step 5
Configure interfaces as you would on an individual device. See
for more information.
Switching the Active Peer in a Cluster
License:
Control
Supported Devices:
Series 3
After you establish a device cluster, you can manually switch the active and backup peer devices or
stacks.
stacks.
To switch the active peer in a cluster:
Access:
Admin/Network Admin
Step 1
Select
Devices > Device Management
.
The Device Management page appears.
Step 2
Next to the device cluster where you want to change the active peer, click the switch active peer icon
(
(
).
The Switch Active Peer pop-up window appears.
Step 3
Click
Yes
to immediately make the backup device the active device in the cluster. Click
No
to cancel and
return to the Device Management page.
Placing a Clustered Device into Maintenance Mode
License:
Control
Supported Devices:
Series 3
After you establish a cluster, you can manually trigger failover by placing one of the clustered devices
or stacks into maintenance mode to perform maintenance on the devices. In maintenance mode, the
system administratively takes down all interfaces except for the management interface. After
maintenance is completed, you can re-enable the device to resume normal operation.
or stacks into maintenance mode to perform maintenance on the devices. In maintenance mode, the
system administratively takes down all interfaces except for the management interface. After
maintenance is completed, you can re-enable the device to resume normal operation.
Note
You cannot place both members of a cluster into maintenance mode at the same time.
To place a clustered device into maintenance mode:
Access:
Admin/Network Admin
Step 1
Select
Devices > Device Management
.
The Device Management page appears.
Step 2
Next to the clustered device you want to place in maintenance mode, click the toggle maintenance mode
icon (
icon (
).
The Confirm Maintenance Mode pop-up window appears.