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Start High Availability and Diagnostics PracticeA network engineer is configuring an SD-WAN rule to steer voice traffic to the MPLS link with the lowest latency. The SLA target is set to latency < 50 ms and jitter < 10 ms. However, the MPLS link occasionally exceeds the latency threshold. What should the engineer do to ensure voice traffic uses the best available link without manual intervention?
Explanation: Configuring a secondary strategy (e.g., fallback to broadband) allows the SD-WAN rule to automatically steer voice traffic to the best available link when the primary MPLS link fails the SLA (latency > 50 ms). This ensures continuous SLA compliance without manual intervention, leveraging Fortinet's SD-WAN dynamic path selection based on real-time performance metrics.
An administrator has two FortiGate units in an active-passive HA cluster. The cluster is configured to use the heartbeat interface port3. During a failover test, the primary unit fails but the secondary does not take over. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: In an active-passive HA cluster, the secondary unit monitors the primary's health via the heartbeat interface. If the heartbeat interface (port3) is down on the secondary, it cannot receive or send heartbeat packets, so it will not detect the primary's failure and will not initiate a failover. This is the most direct cause of the secondary not taking over.
In an active-active HA cluster, which of the following must be identical on both FortiGate units?
Explanation: In an active-active HA cluster, the virtual cluster ID must be identical on both FortiGate units because it defines the cluster group and ensures that only units with the same ID can form an HA cluster. This ID is used in heartbeat packets to verify cluster membership and prevent accidental merging of separate clusters. Without a matching virtual cluster ID, the units will not recognize each other as part of the same HA group.
Which TWO statements about FortiGate HA heartbeat interfaces are correct?
Explanation: FortiGate HA heartbeat interfaces must be on the same subnet to allow the heartbeat packets (typically UDP port 496) to be exchanged directly between the primary and secondary units. This ensures Layer 2 adjacency is maintained for reliable failure detection and synchronization.
Which THREE statements about SD-WAN rules are correct?
Explanation: SD-WAN rules are evaluated in order of priority, meaning the rule with the highest priority (lowest number) is matched first. This sequential evaluation ensures deterministic traffic steering based on the most specific match criteria defined by the administrator.
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