Configuring High Availability on VMWare ESXi

For instructions on how to set up HA sites and configure HA properties, see "Configuring High Availability."

  1. After deploying a VM, create a standard vSwitch.
  2. Remove the Uplink1 by clicking on the X button.
  3. Create a new port group and add the vSwitch you created in Step 1.
  4. Attach Network Adapter 5 of the Active appliance to the vSwitch.
  5. Attach Network Adapter 5 of the Standby appliance to the vSwitch.

    Note:

    Make sure the Network Adapter attached to the Standby appliance matches the one attached to the Active appliance.
  6. From the editor tool, enable the Oracle SD-WAN Edge service.
  7. Create an HA interface group with the following configuration
    • Ethernet Interfaces: 4
    • Bypass mode: Fail-to-Block
  8. Assign the virtual IP to the HA interface.