Cisco ASA Active/Active failover provides high availability while allowing both firewalls to actively process traffic. Unlike Active/Standby mode, where only one unit handles traffic at a time, Active/Active mode enables load sharing between two ASAs by utilizing multiple failover groups.
This deployment is ideal for multi-context mode, ensuring redundancy and improved performance in high-traffic environments. Each firewall actively handles different sets of connections, enhancing fault tolerance while maintaining security policies and stateful failover capabilities.
Active/Active failover is commonly used in dynamic enterprise networks requiring scalability, minimal downtime, and optimized resource utilization.
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