What is the purpose of interface bonding?

Question

Options

• AA bond interface can be configured for high availability redundancy.
• BA bond interface is used for passing synchronization traffic between the SGMs.
• CFor load sharing which increases connection throughput above that which is possible using one
• DA bond interface can be configured for high availability redundancy or for load sharing which

• A
  2% (1)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  95% (55)

Explanation

Option D is correct because interface bonding serves two distinct purposes: high availability (HA) redundancy, where one interface takes over if another fails, and load sharing, which distributes traffic across multiple interfaces to increase throughput beyond what a single interface can achieve.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is incomplete - it only mentions HA redundancy, ignoring load sharing entirely.
• B is incorrect - synchronization traffic between SGMs (Security Gateway Modules) is a separate concern unrelated to bonding's core purpose.
• C is incomplete - it only mentions load sharing, ignoring HA redundancy.

Memory tip: Think of bonding as a "two-for-one deal" - Redundancy + Load sharing. If any answer only gives you one of the two, it's a half-truth and therefore wrong. Whenever you see bonding, ask yourself: "Does this answer mention BOTH purposes?"

No community discussion yet for this question.