NSE7 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Practice Question
A FortiGate administrator wants to verify whether a specific session is being offloaded to the NP6 processor. Which CLI command should the administrator use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse the generic 'diagnose sys session list' command with the NP6-specific 'diagnose npu np6 session-list' command, but the latter lacks filtering capabilities and is not the correct way to verify offload for a specific session; the exam tests the ability to combine session filtering with the session list output to check the offload flag.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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diagnose sys session filter src 10.0.0.1 ; diagnose sys session list
The 'diagnose sys session filter src 10.0.0.1' command sets a filter to isolate sessions from a specific source IP, and 'diagnose sys session list' then displays the session details, including the 'offload' field. This field explicitly indicates whether the session is offloaded to the NP6 processor (e.g., 'offload yes' or 'np6 offload'). This is the standard method to verify NP6 offloading for a specific session.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
diagnose sys session filter src 10.0.0.1 ; diagnose sys session list
Why this is correct
This shows session details and offload status.
- ✗
get system performance status
Why it's wrong here
This shows overall performance, not specific session offload.
- ✗
diagnose hardware sysinfo memory
Why it's wrong here
This shows memory information, not session offload.
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diagnose npu np6 session list
Why it's wrong here
This command does not exist; NPU debugging uses 'diagnose npu np6 {port} list'.
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