NSE7 Enterprise Firewall and VDOMs Practice Question
A FortiGate administrator is troubleshooting why a new firewall policy is not being applied to traffic. The policy has been created and installed via FortiManager. What is the quickest way to verify the current state of the policy on the FortiGate?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse the management plane (FortiManager revision history) with the data plane (FortiGate kernel policy table), leading them to choose an option that checks the manager instead of the actual device state.
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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Run 'show firewall policy'
Running 'show firewall policy' on the FortiGate CLI displays the currently active policy set in the kernel, including the policy ID and its enabled/disabled status. This is the quickest way to confirm whether the policy installed via FortiManager is actually present and active on the FortiGate, without generating debug logs or querying the management plane.
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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Use 'diagnose debug flow'
Why it's wrong here
This is for detailed flow debugging, not quick verification.
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Run 'execute fortimanager reindex'
Why it's wrong here
This rebuilds the FortiManager index, not display policies.
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Check FortiManager revision history
Why it's wrong here
Revision history shows changes but not the current runtime state.
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Run 'show firewall policy'
Why this is correct
This shows the current policy configuration on the FortiGate.
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