300-710 SNCF Deployment Practice Question
An administrator needs to deploy an FTD in inline mode for IPS functionality but must ensure that the traffic remains uninterrupted if the software process fails. Which feature should be enabled?
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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Configure the interfaces as a hardware bypass pair.
The fail-open feature (hardware bypass) on supported FTD interfaces ensures that traffic continues to flow even if the FTD software fails or reboots.
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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Set the FTD to passive mode.
Why it's wrong here
Passive mode cannot block traffic and is for monitoring only.
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Enable high availability failover.
Why it's wrong here
High availability provides redundancy but does not prevent traffic drops during the failover transition itself.
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Implement ECMP routing.
Why it's wrong here
ECMP is for load balancing, not traffic fail-open.
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Configure the interfaces as a hardware bypass pair.
Why this is correct
Hardware bypass allows traffic to pass through the interface pair physically if the system is down.
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