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Registering and Licensing Your Appliance on mysonicwall.com
Registering a Second Appliance as a Backup
To ensure that your network stays protected if your SonicWALL
appliance has an unexpected failure, you can associate a
second SonicWALL with the first in a high availability (HA) pair.
You can associate the two appliances as part of the registration
process on mysonicwall.com. The second SonicWALL will
automatically share the Security Services licenses of the
primary appliance.
Note:
In order so setup an HA pair, you must use two NSA
applicances of the same model.
To register a second appliance and associate it with the
primary, perform the following steps:
1.
Login to your mysonicwall.com account.
2.
On the main page, in the Register A Product field, type the
appliance serial number and then click Next.
3.
On the My Products page, under Add New Product, type
the friendly name for the appliance, select the Product
Group if any, type the authentication code into the
appropriate text boxes, and then click Register.
4.
On the Product Survey page, fill in the requested
information and then click Continue. The Create
Association Page is displayed.
5.
On the Create Association Page, click the radio button to
select the primary unit for this association, and then click
Continue. The screen only displays units that are not
already associated with other appliances.
6.
On the Service Management - Associated Products page,
scroll down to the Associated Products section to verify
that your product registered successfully. You should see
the HA Primary unit listed in the Parent Product section, as
well as a Status value of 0 in the Associated Products /
Child Product Type section.
7.
Although the Stateful High Availability Upgrade and all the
Security Services licenses can be shared with the HA
Primary unit, you must purchase a separate ViewPoint
license for the backup unit. This will ensure that you do not
miss any reporting data in the event of a failover. You must
also purchase a separate support license for the backup
unit. Under DESKTOP & SERVER SOFTWARE, click Buy
Now for ViewPoint. Follow the instructions to complete the
purchase.
To return to the Service Management - Associated Products
page, click the serial number link for this appliance.
Registration Next Steps
Your SonicWALL NSA E6500 or E6500 HA Pair is now
registered and licensed on mysonicwall.com. To complete the
registration process in SonicOS and for more information, see:
•
Accessing the Management Interface
•
Activating Licenses in SonicOS
•
Upgrading Firmware on Your SonicWALL
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