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sundogbrew
Altocumulus
AltocumulusFailover pair over distance
I am running 5000 series hardware and am wondering if you can run the RJ45 failover cable through a switch? I have separated my hardware by about 5 miles and wondering if you can just setup a VLAN o...
Ed_Summers
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusAre you talking about the hardware failover port, or network failover using one of the TMM switchports?
The hardware failover port is just a voltage, and would not be something you can simply plug into a switch. It is limited to a 50-foot distance.
Network failover is a heartbeat sent via IP and can be treated as any other network traffic. Depending on network conditions you may need to tune the timeout value (default = 3 seconds)...but 3 seconds is, relatively speaking, a long time. Just consider your overall HA strategy.
More information is available in K2397.
