FORTINET-NSE56 Nse5 Fortimanager Operations Practice Question
When using the FortiManager 'Install Wizard' to push configuration changes, what happens if the policy package being pushed contains objects that do not exist on the target FortiGate?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The installation fails during the validation phase.
FortiManager validates the configuration before pushing and will fail the installation if referenced objects are missing.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The installation proceeds and ignores the missing objects.
Why it's wrong here
The installation will not proceed if the configuration integrity is compromised.
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The FortiGate automatically creates the missing objects using default settings.
Why it's wrong here
FortiManager does not automatically infer object creation settings.
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The objects are pushed as CLI commands only.
Why it's wrong here
This is not how the Policy Package installation process works.
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The installation fails during the validation phase.
Why this is correct
FortiManager performs a validation check; if it detects an inconsistency, it will stop the install process.
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