350-701 Network Security Practice Question
A security engineer is configuring a Cisco FTD high availability pair in active/standby mode. Which statement is true about the failover configuration?
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Why each option matters
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The standby unit must have the same hardware and software version
In active/standby failover for FTD, the standby unit monitors the active unit's health via failover link and takes over if the active fails. Configuration synchronization is automatic from active to standby.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Failover is triggered only by manual intervention
Why it's wrong here
Failover is automatic upon failure detection.
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Configuration changes are made independently on each unit
Why it's wrong here
Configuration is synchronized from active to standby.
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Both units process traffic simultaneously
Why it's wrong here
That describes active/active, not active/standby.
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The standby unit must have the same hardware and software version
Why this is correct
Correct. For failover to work, both units must be identical in hardware and software.
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