300-710 SNCF Deployment Practice Question
An administrator is planning an Active/Standby High Availability deployment for two Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense devices managed by FMC. Which THREE prerequisites must be satisfied before configuring the HA pair? (Choose three)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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A dedicated link must be available to serve as the stateful failover control and health monitoring link.
HA deployment requires identical hardware models, matching major/minor FTD software versions, and dedicated physical or logical links for stateful failover control.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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A dedicated link must be available to serve as the stateful failover control and health monitoring link.
Why this is correct
A dedicated failover/control link is required between the peers.
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The secondary unit must have a higher management IP address than the primary unit.
Why it's wrong here
Management IP relative values have no impact on HA formation.
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Both FTD devices must be running the exact same software version and maintenance patch level.
Why this is correct
Software version parity is strictly required for HA formation.
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Both FTD devices must be identical hardware models with matching interface counts and module types.
Why this is correct
Hardware model and interface symmetry are mandatory for HA.
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Both firewalls must be configured in transparent mode; routed mode is unsupported in HA.
Why it's wrong here
HA is fully supported in both routed and transparent modes.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Cisco exam blueprint
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