300-710 SNCF Deployment Practice Question
You are deploying an FTD in a cloud environment and need to ensure high availability. Which technology is typically used to manage the virtual IP failover?
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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Cloud API calls to update route tables.
Cloud providers (like AWS) do not support gratuitous ARP in the same way as physical switches. FTDv uses API calls to update the routing table or elastic IP to point to the new active instance.
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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VRRP.
Why it's wrong here
VRRP is generally not supported or efficient in cloud VPCs.
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Cloud API calls to update route tables.
Why this is correct
Updating route tables is the standard cloud method for failover.
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EtherChannel hashing.
Why it's wrong here
This is an on-prem hardware switch feature.
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Gratuitous ARP.
Why it's wrong here
Not reliable in cloud environments.
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