Installation guide

C HAPTER 3

Sensor Failover Implementation

A typical McAfee

Network Security Platform failover implementation includes the following

steps:

• Understanding the current network topology

• Determining optimal Sensor location

• Configuring the ports on each Sensor

• Physically installing the Sensors

• Defining McAfee Network Security Platform failover Pair

• Cabling the heartbeat connection

• Verifying the failover configuration

In the sections that follow, we will consider each of these points in detail.