# VLAN Failsafe failover settings change on STANDBY device - affect ACTIVE device?

**URL:** <https://community.f5.com/t/vlan-failsafe-failover-settings-change-on-standby-device-affect-active-device/73409>\
**Category:** Technical Forums\
**Tags:** cloud, devops, failover, vlan\
**Created:** [November 3, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/vlan-failsafe-failover-settings-change-on-standby-device-affect-active-device/73409 "2023-11-03T12:18:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![alayne786](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@alayne786](https://community.f5.com/u/alayne786)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/vlan-failsafe-failover-settings-change-on-standby-device-affect-active-device/73409/1 "2023-11-03T12:18:32Z")

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we have two devices in an HA group but the failsave is VLAN and set to fail over on both devices. If I turn off VLAN failsafe on the standby device, does that affect the HA group or ACTIVE device?

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**Author:** ![Paulius](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/paulius/32/21698_2.png) [@Paulius](https://community.f5.com/u/Paulius)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/vlan-failsafe-failover-settings-change-on-standby-device-affect-active-device/73409/2 "2023-11-04T04:33:59Z")

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@alayne786 If you have auto-sync turned on it will sync between both devices. Disabling VLAN failsafe should not cause a failover event but it’s best to be cautious and make the change in off hours or when notice has been given to everyone and they know of the possible blip in connectivity.