How many consecutive heartbeats of communication must be lost between master and the witness host for the witness host to be deemed to have failed?

The correct answer is A. 5. If communication is lost for 5 consecutive heartbeats (5 seconds) between the master and the Witness, the Witness is deemed to have failed. https://storagehub.vmware.com/export_to_pdf/vsan-stretched-cluster-2-node-guide, page 51

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If communication is lost for 5 consecutive heartbeats (5 seconds) between the master and the Witness, the Witness is deemed to have failed. https://storagehub.vmware.com/export_to_pdf/vsan-stretched-cluster-2-node-guide, page 51

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