Viewing Active/Standby High Availability Status

The High Availability Status table on the High Availability > Status page displays the current status of the HA Pair. If the Primary SonicWall is Active, the first line in the table indicates that the Primary SonicWall is currently Active.

It is also possible to check the status of the Secondary SonicWall by logging into the unique LAN IP address of the Secondary SonicWall. If the Primary SonicWall is operating normally, the status indicates that the Secondary SonicWall is currently Standby. If the Secondary has taken over for the Primary, the status table indicates that the Secondary is currently Active.

If the Primary SonicWall fails, you can access the management interface of the Secondary SonicWall at the Primary SonicWall virtual LAN IP address or at the Secondary SonicWall LAN IP address. When the Primary SonicWall restarts after a failure, it is accessible using the unique IP address created on the High Availability > Monitoring page. If preempt mode is enabled, the Primary SonicWall becomes the Active firewall and the Secondary firewall returns to Standby status.

There are three tables on the High Availability > Status page: