Primary Administration node has no secondary
At a glance
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Reads the export, not the device
ConfigProof reads a configuration export. This control is evaluated against the objects in that file, and it reports what the file says. It does not connect to the device and sees no traffic, so a finding here describes the configuration, not what the firewall is doing right now.
Why it matters
If the Primary Administration node fails, no configuration change, certificate renewal or new guest account can be made until it is restored.
How to fix it
Web interface
The steps below are written for the web interface. A finding raised on your own export carries the same steps with your object names filled in.
- In ISE: Administration > System > Deployment > register a second node and give it the Administration persona; then Administration > System > Deployment > PAN Failover > enable automatic failover with health check nodes.
Command line
This analyzer version writes no command text for this control. The steps above are the remediation it offers.
How to confirm the fix
- In ISE: Administration > System > Deployment: the node list shows a Secondary Administration node.
Limits
- No limitation is recorded for this control beyond the one that applies to all of them: it reads a configuration export.
Compliance references
No benchmark recommendation is mapped to this control in this version.
More in High Availability
- PAN-SEC-060Configured HA group has no path monitoring
- PAN-SEC-061Configured HA group monitors no links
- PAN-SEC-062Configured HA control link has no backup
- PAN-SEC-063Configured HA group does not synchronize configuration
- PAN-SEC-113Configured HA group is preemptive or shuts the passive link down
- ISE-MGT-006Only one Policy Service node
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