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350-701 Practice Question: Which TWO of the following are valid methods for…
Which TWO of the following are valid methods for deploying Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) in high availability?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the misconception that FTD supports Active/Active failover like ASA, but FTD only supports Active/Standby failover and clustering for high availability.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Clustering
Cisco FTD supports high availability through Active/Standby failover (option D) and clustering (option B). Active/Standby failover provides stateful redundancy with one unit handling traffic while the other monitors and takes over upon failure. Clustering groups multiple FTD devices into a single logical unit for both high availability and scalability, distributing traffic across members.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Active/Active failover
Why it's wrong here
FTD does not support Active/Active failover; it supports Active/Standby.
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Clustering
Why this is correct
FTD supports clustering for high availability and scalability.
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Load balancing with external load balancer
Why it's wrong here
External load balancing is not a native FTD HA method.
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Active/Standby failover
Why this is correct
FTD supports Active/Standby high availability.
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StackWise
Why it's wrong here
StackWise is specific to Cisco switches, not FTD.
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