NSE7 Enterprise Firewall and VDOMs Practice Question
In a FortiManager deployment with global ADOM enabled, an administrator creates a firewall policy in the global ADOM. What is the effect of this policy on the per-ADOM devices?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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The policy is installed as a header policy on all managed FortiGates
In FortiManager with global ADOM enabled, policies created in the global ADOM are installed as header policies on all managed FortiGates across all ADOMs. These header policies are processed first, before any per-ADOM policies. They apply to all devices unless overridden by per-ADOM policies with higher priority. Therefore, option D is correct.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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The policy is used only if no per-ADOM policy exists with the same name
Why it's wrong here
Global policies are additive.
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The policy is applied only to devices in the same ADOM as the global ADOM
Why it's wrong here
Global ADOM affects all ADOMs.
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The policy is ignored unless explicitly assigned to each ADOM
Why it's wrong here
It is automatically assigned.
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The policy is installed as a header policy on all managed FortiGates
Why this is correct
Global policies are typically inserted as header policies in each device's policy list.
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