[c-nsp] FWSM failover issue

[Josh Duffek]

Why not just upgrade to 2.3(1)?  I had problems with failover and
crashes in the 1.1versions...but 2.3(1) has been pretty solid for me.

josh duffek    network engineer
consultantjd16 at ridemetro.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Mike Carter
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:21 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] FWSM failover issue
> 
> The issue we are having with the FWSM's is the following:
> The primary FWSM blocks all established and new connections when it is
> "active". If I failover to the secondary FWSM, it will handle all
> established and new connections.
> We are running FWSM version 1.1.4.
> The event that triggered this problem is the following bug:
> SCef46506 - FWSM NP3 may stuck unexpectedly
> Description:
> After some days of normal operation a FWSM running 1.1(4) may get
stuck.
> If this FWSM is in failover, then both FWSM become active and no
network
> traffic can pass through this failover pair.
> Cisco has an interim release of 1.1.4(3) for the fix to this issue. I
will
> be upgrading to this version when I can get the failover to be
> successful...CURRENT FAILOVER PROCESS IS BLOCKING ALL TRAFFIC THRU THE
TH
> FWSM.
> ANYONE HAVE IDEAS HOW TO RESOLVE THIS????????
> TIA!
> 
> Michael Carter
> 763-475-5327
> 
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