Configuring Stealth Firewall Load Balancing; Stealth Firewall Configuration - Cisco catalyst 6500 series Configuration Note

Chapter 11 Configuring Firewall Load Balancing
Figure 11-5 Fault-Tolerant, Regular Firewall Configuration–(Dual CSMs)
Internet
Catalyst 6500
CSM-A
primary
IP address
25.0.11.21
IP address
25.0.11.21
VLAN 9
VLAN 11
25.0.11.20 CSM to CSM
Catalyst 6000
CSM-A
secondary
IP address
25.0.11.22
IP address
25.0.11.22

Configuring Stealth Firewall Load Balancing

This section describes how to configure firewall load balancing for stealth firewalls and covers the
following information:
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Stealth Firewall Configuration

In a stealth firewall configuration, firewalls connect to two different VLANs and are configured with IP
addresses on the VLANs to which they connect. (See
OL-4612-01
Regular Firewalls
IP address
25.0.11.50
VLAN 111
IP address
25.0.11.20
25.0.11.51
IP address
25.0.11.52
Stealth Firewall Configuration, page 11-7
Stealth Firewall Configuration Example, page 11-8
Catalyst 6500
CSM-B
IP address
IP address
25.0.12.21
25.0.12.50
VLAN 112
IP address
25.0.12.20 CSM to CSM
25.0.12.51
Catalyst 6000
IP address
25.0.12.52 CSM-A
secondary
IP address
25.0.12.22
Figure 11-6.)
Catalyst 6500 Series Content Switching Module Configuration Note
Configuring Stealth Firewall Load Balancing
Intranet
IP address
25.0.13.1
Router
IP address
25.0.12.1
IP address
20.0.12.21
VLAN 12
VLAN 9
25.0.12.20
IP address
25.0.12.22
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