NSE7 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Practice Question
A FortiGate admin notices that sessions to a particular server are not being logged in FortiAnalyzer. The firewall policy has logging enabled. What is the MOST likely reason?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates assume enabling logging on a firewall policy automatically sends logs to FortiAnalyzer, but FortiGate requires an explicit log forwarding configuration to direct logs to an external analyzer.
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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The FortiGate is not configured to send logs to FortiAnalyzer
The most likely reason is that the FortiGate is not configured to send logs to FortiAnalyzer. Even if the firewall policy has logging enabled, logs are only generated locally on the FortiGate; they must be explicitly forwarded to FortiAnalyzer via the 'config log fortianalyzer setting' CLI or GUI configuration. Without this configuration, no logs reach FortiAnalyzer regardless of policy settings.
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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The FortiAnalyzer's device registration is incorrect
Why it's wrong here
This would prevent log reception entirely, but the admin would typically see connection errors.
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The log queue on FortiGate is full
Why it's wrong here
Full queue would drop logs, but the admin would see a warning.
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The FortiGate is not configured to send logs to FortiAnalyzer
Why this is correct
If the log forwarding is not set up, logs are stored locally but not sent to FortiAnalyzer.
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The FortiAnalyzer is out of disk space
Why it's wrong here
Out of space would cause old logs to be rolled, but new logs might still be received and stored temporarily.
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