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The following workflow defines the procedures to deploy for deploying HA on an SBC SWe Edge.

Workflow

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1. Log in to your SBC SWe Edge instance. 

2. Click the Settings tab at the top of the WebUI.

3. In the left navigation pane, go to System > Node-level Settings.

4. Click Enable HA.
   
   Enable HA on SBC SWe Edge Instance
   
   

    

5. Enter the Local IP Address, Local IP Netmask, and Remote IP Address in the In the Create HA Interface pop-up window, enter the local IP address, local IP netmask, and remote IP address. 
   
   

   Info
   title Note
   The Local IP is the HA IP address of the instance you are currently in. The Remote IP is the other HA IP address of the other instance, as mentioned in the Prerequisites section.

   
   Create an HA Interface on the Instance
   
   
   
   

6. You will be prompted with the below confirmation. Click on OK to continue.
   
   
   

7. Click OK. The instance will reboot for about 2 minutes until it displays the HA interface. 

   HA Interface on the Active Instance

   

8. Confirm that HA is enabled on this instance. The HA role of the instance is seen in the right-hand corner of the WebUI.

   The HA Role is Shown at the Right Hand Corner of the Instance WebUI 

   

9. Repeat steps 1 to 7 in the second instance, becoming the Standby. 

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1. Log in to the Active instance.
2. Click the Settings tab at the top of the WebUI.
3. In the left navigation pane, go to System > Node-Level Settings. The Node-Level Settings window opens on the right.

4. In the Ribbon Application Management Platform (RAMP) section, select Yesfor to Connect to RAMP.
   
   

5. Complete the following fields:
   • Management Address
   • Management ID
   • HA Pair Name
   

   
   

   Note
   title Caution
   The HA pair name must be unique within a management domain and remain the same. You cannot modify the HA pair name once you successfully pair the Active and Standby SWe Edge instances.

   
   

   RAMP Parameter
   

   Parameter	Description
   HA Pair Name	Enter the name of the Active and Standby instance instances to be paired.  The HA pair name allows RAMP to identify the Active and Standby SWe Edge HA instances as a single network entity.

   

   
   

6. Click Apply. The following message opens. 
   
   
   

7. Click OK. The following message opens.
   

   Info
   title Note
   It takes about 2 minutes for RAMP to detect the SBC SWe Edge HA pair.

   Once the configuration is successful, the RAMP section displays as follows: 
   
   
   

   Info
   title Note
   RAMP Connection displays as Up if If the SWe Edge instance is successfully connected to the RAMP server successfully, RAMP Connection displays as Up. If you use NLL licensing, RAMP Online Licensing displays as None.

    

8. Repeat steps 1 to 7 in the Standby instance.

   Info
   title Note
   You must use the same HA pair name as the one you used for configuring the Active instance.

   
   

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Verify the Registration of the HA NLL SWe Edge on RAMP 

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Verify the Registration of the HA NLL SWe Edge on RAMP Verify the Registration of the HA NLL SWe Edge on RAMP

Verifying the Registration registration of the HA NLL SWe Edge on RAMP ensures that you can manage the HA NLL SWe Edge it through RAMP. The SBC SWe Edge automatically registers with RAMP after you complete Connect an HA NLL SWe Edge to RAMP.

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