HA: each active firewall is licensed; the passive unit shares the active licence
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- Each active firewall requires its own licences. In active-active mode both units must run the same subscriptions (expiry dates may differ); a mismatch over three days disables HA. In active-passive mode only the active unit carries subscriptions; for virtual pairs only the active licence is bought. If the initial primary cannot synchronise with the licensing server at least once in 90 days, licence protection is deactivated.
- Applies when
- Deploying active-active or active-passive HA.
- Applies to
- Sophos Firewall high availability pairs.
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