NSE7 Advanced Networking and SD-WAN Practice Question
You want to use policy-based routing (PBR) to send traffic from a specific subnet to a different next-hop than the default route. Which configuration is required?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse PBR configuration with firewall policy settings or static route modifications, but FortiGate requires the explicit 'config router policy' and route map syntax to define policy-based routing rules.
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Configure a route map under 'config router policy'
Policy-based routing (PBR) on FortiGate is configured under 'config router policy' using route maps. This allows you to match traffic based on criteria such as source subnet and set a specific next-hop, overriding the default route. Option A correctly identifies the required configuration path for PBR.
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Configure a route map under 'config router policy'
Why this is correct
PBR uses route maps with set-next-hop in the policy route configuration.
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Create a firewall policy with 'set policy-based-route enable'
Why it's wrong here
No such setting; PBR is not in firewall policies.
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Enable 'set pbr-enforce-symmetric' on the interface
Why it's wrong here
That setting is for enforcing symmetric routing, not for creating PBR.
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Configure a prefix list and apply to the static route
Why it's wrong here
Prefix lists are for route maps, not PBR.
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