- Description
- Specifications
SonicWall TZ680 High Availability Unit with 5 Gbps Failover Capacity, 8 Gigabit Ethernet Ports, 2 SFP Expansion Slots, 500 VPN Tunnels, and Active/Passive Deployment for Gen 8 Network Continuity
The SonicWall TZ680 High Availability unit (03-SSC-7014) is the passive failover companion for TZ680 primary firewalls, providing automatic network protection continuity when the primary appliance experiences a hardware failure, connectivity loss, or software fault. The HA unit shares identical hardware specifications with the primary TZ680 including 5 Gbps firewall throughput, 320 MB/s VPN throughput, 384 MB/s IPS throughput, and 26,000 new connections per second across 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2 SFP expansion slots in a 2.14 lb Gen 8 desktop chassis running SonicOS 8, with full support for all 500 VPN tunnels during failover.
In an active/passive HA pair, the secondary unit continuously synchronizes configuration, session state, and security policies from the primary TZ680 through a dedicated HA link, assuming the primary role within seconds of detecting a failure with no manual intervention required. The HA unit inherits security service licensing from the primary appliance, so no separate subscription is needed. The 5 Gigabit Ethernet and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet support, SD-WAN, SD-Branch integration, and zero-touch deployment from the primary carry over to the failover configuration, and the 16.99W power consumption per unit keeps the total power budget for a redundant network security deployment under 34 watts.
Where the SonicWall TZ680 HA Unit Fits
- Mid-sized organizations requiring uninterrupted firewall protection where the active/passive HA pair provides sub-second failover from primary to secondary TZ680 with full session and VPN tunnel continuity across all 500 tunnels, the identical 5 Gbps throughput on the secondary unit means zero performance degradation during failover, and the automatic configuration synchronization eliminates manual reconfiguration after a primary unit failure or planned maintenance window
- Compliance-driven environments with uptime SLAs where regulatory frameworks or service level agreements mandate redundant network security infrastructure, the HA pair provides documented failover capability for audit and compliance reporting, and the Gen 8 SonicOS 8 platform supports stateful HA synchronization across all security services and VPN connections running on the primary unit
- Distributed enterprises standardizing on TZ680 with site-level redundancy where each location pairs a primary TZ680 with an HA unit for consistent failover coverage across all sites, the zero-touch deployment provisions both primary and secondary units remotely without on-site technicians, and the HA unit shares licensing with the primary to keep per-site redundancy costs to a single hardware purchase
What the SonicWall TZ680 HA Unit Delivers
- Automatic Failover Protection: Active/passive HA deployment with sub-second failover. Continuous configuration, session state, and VPN tunnel synchronization. No manual intervention required during primary unit failure. Inherits security service licensing from the primary TZ680.
- Full TZ680 Hardware Specifications: 5 Gbps firewall throughput with 320 MB/s VPN and 384 MB/s IPS throughput. 26,000 new connections per second. 500 VPN tunnels. 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports plus 2 SFP expansion slots. 5 Gigabit and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet support.
- Gen 8 Platform Compatibility: SonicOS 8 with stateful HA synchronization. SD-WAN and SD-Branch integration maintained through failover. Zero-touch deployment for remote HA provisioning.
- Compact Redundancy Hardware: 2.14 lb desktop chassis at 5.1 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches. 16.99W power consumption. Requires a separately purchased primary TZ680 unit with active security subscription.
