NSE7 Advanced Networking and SD-WAN Practice Question
A multi-area OSPF network includes a FortiGate as an ABR. The administrator needs to redistribute a static route into OSPF. Which command is required on the FortiGate to achieve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse redistribution configuration with route filtering or policy routing, mistakenly thinking a prefix-list (Option B) or policy-based routing (Option C) is needed, or they incorrectly assume static routes have a 'redistribute' knob (Option D) instead of configuring it under the OSPF process.
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config router ospf config redistribute edit 'static' set status enable end
To redistribute a static route into OSPF on a FortiGate, you must enter the OSPF configuration context, navigate to the 'redistribute' subcommand, select the 'static' route type, and set its status to 'enable'. This is the standard method for enabling route redistribution from one routing protocol (or static routes) into OSPF, as defined in the FortiGate CLI reference.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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config router ospf config redistribute edit 'static' set status enable end
Why this is correct
The FortiGate redistributes static routes only when explicitly enabled under 'config router ospf' then 'config redistribute'. Editing the 'static' entry and setting status enable activates redistribution, injecting the static route into OSPF as an ASBR or ABR.
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config router prefix-list edit 'static' set action permit end
Why it's wrong here
A prefix list only filters or matches prefixes; it does not inject routes into OSPF. It is tempting because redistribution commonly references a prefix list, but that list must be attached to a redistribute statement under config router ospf, which this option omits.
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config router policy set src 0.0.0.0/0 set dst 0.0.0.0/0 end
Why it's wrong here
Router policy governs policy-based routing of forwarded traffic, not OSPF redistribution. It is tempting because it manipulates routing decisions, but redistribution requires config router ospf with a redistribute static clause, which this option never invokes.
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config router static set redistribute ospf enable end
Why it's wrong here
The static route configuration block defines the route itself; it has no redistribute ospf keyword, so no LSA is generated. It is tempting because it names both static and OSPF, but redistribution is configured under config router ospf, not config router static.
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