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Chapter 16 Configuring High Availability (HA)
Adding High Availability Cisco NAC Appliance To Your Network
Adding High Availability Cisco NAC Appliance To Your Network
The following diagrams illustrate how HA-CAMs and HA-CASs can be added to an example
core-distribution-access network (with Catalyst 6500s in the distribution and access layers).
core-distribution-access network (with Catalyst 6500s in the distribution and access layers).
shows a network topology without Cisco NAC Appliance, where the core and distribution
layers are running HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol), and the access switches are dual-homed to the
distribution switches.
distribution switches.
Figure 16-8
Example Core-Distribution-Access Network Before Cisco NAC Appliance
shows how HA-CAMs can be added to the core-distribution-access network. In this
example, the HA heartbeat connection is configured over both serial and eth1 interfaces.
Figure 16-9
Adding HA CAMs to Network
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