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Configuring HA<br />

8. Click Next. The State Change Summary window displays a list <strong>of</strong> the<br />

actions that will be performed when you click Execute.<br />

Important: The <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> will be rebooted after the transition process is<br />

complete. Carefully review the changes before you click Execute, as changes you<br />

make after initially executing the state change will require an additional reboot.<br />

If you want to make changes to your configuration before executing,<br />

click Back to navigate to the appropriate window(s) and make the<br />

necessary changes.<br />

When you are satisfied with the summary <strong>of</strong> changes, click Execute. A<br />

progress bar will appear while the configuration changes are made. If<br />

the transition is successful the Success window appears, displaying the<br />

new state.<br />

When the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> is successfully joined to the HA cluster, it will<br />

reboot automatically. When the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> reboots, it will be<br />

synchronized with the primary, and the HA cluster will appear in the<br />

Admin Console tree as a single <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> icon. See “Managing an<br />

HA cluster” on page 16-17 for information on managing your HA cluster.<br />

Enabling and disabling load sharing for an HA cluster<br />

If you have an HA cluster configured and want to enable or disable<br />

load sharing, follow the steps below.<br />

Note: For more information on load sharing HA, see “Load sharing HA” on page 16-3.<br />

1. In the Admin Console, connect to the HA cluster and select<br />

High Availability.<br />

2. Click on the plus sign (+)in front <strong>of</strong> the High Availability branch to<br />

display the individual icons for each <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> that is part <strong>of</strong> the HA<br />

cluster.<br />

3. Select the primary icon. The Local Parameters tab appears.<br />

To determine which <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> is the primary, select High<br />

Availability, and then select the Common Parameters tab and click<br />

Cluster Status.<br />

High Availability 16-15

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