[c-nsp] Mixing different ASA models in HA pair

[Michael K. Smith - Adhost]

Hello Tim:
On Dec 15, 2010, at 1:12 AM, Tim Vollebregt wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Just having a small question.
> For a customer solution we want to mix an ASA5550 with an ASA5520.
> 
> Is it possible to have the devices in a HA/failover pair where the 5550 will be forced to be primary? I can't find information about it on the Cisco website.
> 
> Thanks in advance 
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
I'm almost positive the answer is "no".  There is a lot of licensing that's tied to the devices and, since the feature keys are platform specific, they won't match and so won't be able to sync up.

Mike