Web: Example for Configuring Hot Standby in Load Balancing Mode Where Firewalls Are Deployed in In-path Mode and Connect to Routers in Upstream and Downstream Directions

This section provides a web example of configuring hot standby in load balancing mode in which the service interfaces of the firewalls work at Layer 3 and connect to routers in upstream and downstream directions.

Networking Requirements

On the network shown in Figure 1, the service interfaces of two FWs work at Layer 3 and are directly connected to routers. The FWs and directly connected routers run OSPF.

The FWs are expected to work in load balancing mode. Normally, both FW_A and FW_B forward traffic. When one FW goes faulty, the other FW takes over all the traffic load.

Figure 1 Load balancing networking in which the service interfaces of each FW work at Layer 3 and are directly connected to routers

Procedure

Configure interfaces and basic network configurations.
1. Configure interfaces on FW_A.
  1. Choose Network > Interface.
  2. Click GE0/0/1, set the parameters as follows, and click OK.
    
    Zone
    
    untrust
    
    IPv4
    
    IP Address
    
    10.2.0.1/24
  3. Repeat the preceding steps to set the parameters of GE0/0/3.
    
    Zone
    
    trust
    
    IPv4
    
    IP Address
    
    10.3.0.1/24
  4. Repeat the preceding steps to set the parameters of GE0/0/7.
    
    Zone
    
    dmz
    
    IPv4
    
    IP Address
    
    10.10.0.1/24
2. Configure interfaces on FW_B.
  1. Choose Network > Interface.
  2. Click GE0/0/1, set the parameters as follows, and click OK.
    
    Zone
    
    untrust
    
    IPv4
    
    IP Address
    
    10.2.1.1/24
  3. Repeat the preceding steps to set the parameters of GE0/0/3.
    
    Zone
    
    trust
    
    IPv4
    
    IP Address
    
    10.3.1.1/24
  4. Repeat the preceding steps to set the parameters of GE0/0/7.
    
    Zone
    
    dmz
    
    IPv4
    
    IP Address
    
    10.10.0.2/24
Configure OSPF to ensure IP connectivity.
1. Configure OSPF on FW_A.
  1. Choose Network > Route > OSPF and click Add.
  2. Create an OSPF process, set the parameters as follows, and click OK.
    
    Type
    
    OSPFv2
    
    Process ID
    
    10
  3. Click , click Add, create an OSPF area and set the parameters as follows, and then click OK.
    Area
    
    0.0.0.0
    
    IP Network
    
    10.2.0.0
    
    Mask/Wildcard Mask
    
    255.255.255.0
  4. Choose Basic Configuration > Network Settings, click Add, create a network and set the parameters as follows, and then click OK.
    Area
    
    0.0.0.0
    
    IP Network
    
    10.3.0.0
    
    Mask/Wildcard Mask
    
    255.255.255.0
2. Configure OSPF on FW_B.
  1. Choose Network > Route > OSPF and click Add.
  2. Create an OSPF process, set the parameters as follows, and click OK.
    
    Type
    
    OSPFv2
    
    Process ID
    
    10
  3. Click , click Add, create an OSPF area and set the parameters as follows, and then click OK.
    Area
    
    0.0.0.0
    
    IP Network
    
    10.2.1.0
    
    Mask/Wildcard Mask
    
    255.255.255.0
  4. Choose Basic Configuration > Network Settings, click Add, create a network and set the parameters as follows, and then click OK.
    
    Area
    
    0.0.0.0
    
    IP Network
    
    10.3.1.0
    
    Mask/Wildcard Mask
    
    255.255.255.0
Configure hot standby.
1. Configure hot standby on FW_A.
  1. Choose System > High Availability > Dual-System Hot Standby and click Edit.
  2. Enable Dual-System Hot Standby, set the parameters as follows, and click OK.
2. Configure hot standby on FW_B.
  1. Choose System > High Availability > Dual-System Hot Standby and click Edit.
  2. Enable Dual-System Hot Standby, set the parameters as follows, and click OK.
Configure the security policies.
Security policies configured on FW_A are automatically backed up to FW_B.
1. Choose Policy > Security Policy > Security Policy.
2. Click Add Security Policy, configure security policy policy_sec and set the parameters as follows, and then click OK.
  # Configure security policies to allow FWs and the upstream/downstream routers to exchange OSPF packets.
  
  Controlling function of security policies for OSPF packets are configured by the firewall packet-filter basic-protocol enable command. By default, the function of the firewall packet-filter basic-protocol enable command is enabled. That is, OSPF packets are controlled by security policies. In this case, a security policy must be configured between the security zones where the upstream/downstream service interfaces reside and the local zone to allow OSPF packets to pass. In this example, enabling the firewall packet-filter basic-protocol enable command is used as an example.
  
  Name
  
  policy_ospf_1
  
  Source Zone
  
  local
  
  Destination Zone
  
  trust,untrust
  
  Service
  
  ospf
  
  Action
  
  Permit
  
  Name
  
  policy_ospf_2
  
  Source Zone
  
  trust,untrust
  
  Destination Zone
  
  local
  
  Service
  
  ospf
  
  Action
  
  Permit
  
  # Configure a security policy to allow intranet users to access the Internet.
  
  Name
  
  policy_sec
  
  Source Zone
  
  trust
  
  Destination Zone
  
  untrust
  
  Source Address/Region
  
  10.3.2.0/24,10.3.3.0/24
  
  Action
  
  Permit

Zone	untrust
IPv4
IP Address	10.2.0.1/24

Zone	trust
IPv4
IP Address	10.3.0.1/24

Zone	dmz
IPv4
IP Address	10.10.0.1/24

Zone	untrust
IPv4
IP Address	10.2.1.1/24

Zone	trust
IPv4
IP Address	10.3.1.1/24

Zone	dmz
IPv4
IP Address	10.10.0.2/24

Type	OSPFv2
Process ID	10

Area	0.0.0.0
IP Network	10.2.0.0
Mask/Wildcard Mask	255.255.255.0

Area	0.0.0.0
IP Network	10.3.0.0
Mask/Wildcard Mask	255.255.255.0

Type	OSPFv2
Process ID	10

Area	0.0.0.0
IP Network	10.2.1.0
Mask/Wildcard Mask	255.255.255.0

Area	0.0.0.0
IP Network	10.3.1.0
Mask/Wildcard Mask	255.255.255.0

Name	policy_ospf_1
Source Zone	local
Destination Zone	trust,untrust
Service	ospf
Action	Permit

Name	policy_ospf_2
Source Zone	trust,untrust
Destination Zone	local
Service	ospf
Action	Permit

Name	policy_sec
Source Zone	trust
Destination Zone	untrust
Source Address/Region	10.3.2.0/24,10.3.3.0/24
Action	Permit

Configuration Verification

Choose System > High Availability > Dual-System Hot Standby to view the operating status of hot standby.

Normally, the Current Running Mode of FW_A is Load Balancing and the Current Status is Active. The Current Running Mode of FW_B is Load Balancing and the Current Status is Active. This shows that traffic is forwarded by FW_A.
When FW_A goes faulty, the Current Running Mode of FW_A is Active/Standby Backup and the Current Status is Standby. The Current Running Mode of FW_B is Active/Standby Backup and the Current Status is Active. This shows that traffic is forwarded by FW_B.

Configuration Scripts

FW_A	FW_B
# hrp enable hrp interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/7 remote 10.10.0.2 hrp mirror session enable hrp track interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 hrp track interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3 # interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 ip address 10.2.0.1 255.255.255.0 # interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3 ip address 10.3.0.1 255.255.255.0 # interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/7 ip address 10.10.0.1 255.255.255.0 # firewall zone trust set priority 85 add interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3 # firewall zone untrust set priority 5 add interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 # firewall zone dmz set priority 50 add interface GigabitEthernet0/0/7 # ospf 10 area 0.0.0.0 network 10.2.0.0 0.0.0.255 network 10.3.0.0 0.0.0.255 # security-policy rule name policy_ospf_1 source-zone local destination-zone trust destination-zone untrust service ospf action permit rule name policy_ospf_2 source-zone trust source-zone untrust destination-zone local service ospf action permit rule name policy_sec source-zone trust destination-zone untrust source-address 10.3.2.0 24 source-address 10.3.3.0 24 action permit	# hrp enable hrp interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/7 remote 10.10.0.1 hrp mirror session enable hrp track interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 hrp track interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3 # interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 ip address 10.2.1.1 255.255.255.0 # interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3 ip address 10.3.1.1 255.255.255.0 # interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/7 ip address 10.10.0.2 255.255.255.0 # firewall zone trust set priority 85 add interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3 # firewall zone untrust set priority 5 add interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 # firewall zone dmz set priority 50 add interface GigabitEthernet0/0/7 # ospf 10 area 0.0.0.0 network 10.2.1.0 0.0.0.255 network 10.3.1.0 0.0.0.255 # security-policy rule name policy_ospf_1 source-zone local destination-zone trust destination-zone untrust service ospf action permit rule name policy_ospf_2 source-zone trust source-zone untrust destination-zone local service ospf action permit rule name policy_sec source-zone trust destination-zone untrust source-address 10.3.2.0 24 source-address 10.3.3.0 24 action permit

FW_A

FW_B

#
 hrp enable
 hrp interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/7 remote 10.10.0.2
 hrp mirror session enable
 hrp track interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 hrp track interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3
#
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 ip address 10.2.0.1 255.255.255.0
#
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3
 ip address 10.3.0.1 255.255.255.0
#
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/7
 ip address 10.10.0.1 255.255.255.0
#  
firewall zone trust
 set priority 85
 add interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3
#  
firewall zone untrust
 set priority 5
 add interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
#  
firewall zone dmz
 set priority 50
 add interface GigabitEthernet0/0/7
#  
ospf 10 
 area 0.0.0.0
  network 10.2.0.0 0.0.0.255
  network 10.3.0.0 0.0.0.255
#
security-policy
 rule name policy_ospf_1
  source-zone local
  destination-zone trust
  destination-zone untrust
  service ospf
  action permit
 rule name policy_ospf_2
  source-zone trust
  source-zone untrust
  destination-zone local
  service ospf
  action permit
 rule name policy_sec
  source-zone trust
  destination-zone untrust
  source-address 10.3.2.0 24
  source-address 10.3.3.0 24
  action permit

#
 hrp enable
 hrp interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/7 remote 10.10.0.1
 hrp mirror session enable
 hrp track interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 hrp track interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3
#
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 ip address 10.2.1.1 255.255.255.0
#
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3
 ip address 10.3.1.1 255.255.255.0
#
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/7
 ip address 10.10.0.2 255.255.255.0
#  
firewall zone trust
 set priority 85
 add interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/3
#  
firewall zone untrust
 set priority 5
 add interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
#  
firewall zone dmz
 set priority 50
 add interface GigabitEthernet0/0/7
#  
ospf 10
 area 0.0.0.0
  network 10.2.1.0 0.0.0.255
  network 10.3.1.0 0.0.0.255
#
security-policy
 rule name policy_ospf_1
  source-zone local
  destination-zone trust
  destination-zone untrust
  service ospf
  action permit
 rule name policy_ospf_2
  source-zone trust
  source-zone untrust
  destination-zone local
  service ospf
  action permit
 rule name policy_sec
  source-zone trust
  destination-zone untrust
  source-address 10.3.2.0 24
  source-address 10.3.3.0 24
  action permit