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Hello,

We have two of PIXes (515E) The first is working as primary, the second
one is working as Failover and has a Failover license.
Because we want to change our whole IP plan, I want to use the second
one temporary near the first one but with a complete other config.
So it will be more easy for me to migrate.

First question? Is this possible with an Failover license?
Second question? What is the license agreement saying about this?

Grts

Tom

In article <>,
Tom Pouce <> wrote:
:We have two of PIXes (515E) The first is working as primary, the second
ne is working as Failover and has a Failover license.
:Because we want to change our whole IP plan, I want to use the second
ne temporary near the first one but with a complete other config.
:So it will be more easy for me to migrate.

:First question? Is this possible with an Failover license?
:Second question? What is the license agreement saying about this?

If I recall correctly, you can do this, with the consequence that the
failover unit will reboot itself once a day.
--
"Who Leads?" / "The men who must... driven men, compelled men."
"Freak men."
"You're all freaks, sir. But you always have been freaks.
Life is a freak. That's its hope and glory." -- Alfred Bester, TSMD

Why should the failover unit reboot itself once a day?
And when is he doiing it?

Kind Regards?

Walter Roberson wrote:
> In article <>,
> Tom Pouce <> wrote:
> :We have two of PIXes (515E) The first is working as primary, the second
> ne is working as Failover and has a Failover license.
> :Because we want to change our whole IP plan, I want to use the second
> ne temporary near the first one but with a complete other config.
> :So it will be more easy for me to migrate.
>
> :First question? Is this possible with an Failover license?
> :Second question? What is the license agreement saying about this?
>
> If I recall correctly, you can do this, with the consequence that the
> failover unit will reboot itself once a day.

Yes, you're right.
It will reboot every 24 hours if it is on FO-only license.
This is to prevent from the cheaper license to be used standalone. The
FO-only license is intended to be used with another PIX in an active-active
or active-standby pair.


"Walter Roberson" <> wrote in message
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> In article <>,
> Tom Pouce <> wrote:
> :We have two of PIXes (515E) The first is working as primary, the second
> ne is working as Failover and has a Failover license.
> :Because we want to change our whole IP plan, I want to use the second
> ne temporary near the first one but with a complete other config.
> :So it will be more easy for me to migrate.
>
> :First question? Is this possible with an Failover license?
> :Second question? What is the license agreement saying about this?
>
> If I recall correctly, you can do this, with the consequence that the
> failover unit will reboot itself once a day.
> --
> "Who Leads?" / "The men who must... driven men, compelled men."
> "Freak men."
> "You're all freaks, sir. But you always have been freaks.
> Life is a freak. That's its hope and glory." -- Alfred Bester, TSMD

So, if the primary PIX is broken and not repaired yet. It will boot
every day? Very strange.
And whem it is booting. Could you manage the boot time?

Kind Regards

tom#dot%lauwereins§add$ardatis£dot$com

Cen wrote:
> Yes, you're right.
> It will reboot every 24 hours if it is on FO-only license.
> This is to prevent from the cheaper license to be used standalone. The
> FO-only license is intended to be used with another PIX in an active-active
> or active-standby pair.
>
>
> "Walter Roberson" <> wrote in message
> news:dgmv1a$svu$...
>
>>In article <>,
>>Tom Pouce <> wrote:
>>:We have two of PIXes (515E) The first is working as primary, the second
>>ne is working as Failover and has a Failover license.
>>:Because we want to change our whole IP plan, I want to use the second
>>ne temporary near the first one but with a complete other config.
>>:So it will be more easy for me to migrate.
>>
>>:First question? Is this possible with an Failover license?
>>:Second question? What is the license agreement saying about this?
>>
>>If I recall correctly, you can do this, with the consequence that the
>>failover unit will reboot itself once a day.
>>--
>> "Who Leads?" / "The men who must... driven men, compelled men."
>> "Freak men."
>> "You're all freaks, sir. But you always have been freaks.
>> Life is a freak. That's its hope and glory." -- Alfred Bester, TSMD
>
>
>

In article <>,
Tom Pouce <> wrote:
:So, if the primary PIX is broken and not repaired yet. It will boot
:every day? Very strange.
:And whem it is booting. Could you manage the boot time?

It reboots 24 hours after the last boot, so if you want the daily
reboot to occur at 3am, then manually trigger a boot at 3am and
thereafter the 24-hour cycle will run from then. [Though it wouldn't
surprise me if in practice the boot time gradually crept later, due to
the time taken to boot before it registers that it is up far enough to
start the 24 hour countdown.]
--
"It is important to remember that when it comes to law, computers
never make copies, only human beings make copies. Computers are given
commands, not permission. Only people can be given permission."
-- Brad Templeton

No, the FO-only license PIX would not reboot when it formed a failover pair
with the active PIX when it first came up.

"Tom Pouce" <> wrote in message
news. ..
> So, if the primary PIX is broken and not repaired yet. It will boot every
> day? Very strange.
> And whem it is booting. Could you manage the boot time?
>
> Kind Regards
>
> tom#dot%lauwereins§add$ardatis£dot$com
>
> Cen wrote:
>> Yes, you're right.
>> It will reboot every 24 hours if it is on FO-only license.
>> This is to prevent from the cheaper license to be used standalone. The
>> FO-only license is intended to be used with another PIX in an
>> active-active or active-standby pair.
>>
>>
>> "Walter Roberson" <> wrote in message
>> news:dgmv1a$svu$...
>>
>>>In article <>,
>>>Tom Pouce <> wrote:
>>>:We have two of PIXes (515E) The first is working as primary, the second
>>>ne is working as Failover and has a Failover license.
>>>:Because we want to change our whole IP plan, I want to use the second
>>>ne temporary near the first one but with a complete other config.
>>>:So it will be more easy for me to migrate.
>>>
>>>:First question? Is this possible with an Failover license?
>>>:Second question? What is the license agreement saying about this?
>>>
>>>If I recall correctly, you can do this, with the consequence that the
>>>failover unit will reboot itself once a day.
>>>--
>>> "Who Leads?" / "The men who must... driven men, compelled men."
>>> "Freak men."
>>> "You're all freaks, sir. But you always have been freaks.
>>> Life is a freak. That's its hope and glory." -- Alfred Bester, TSMD
>>
>>