Which deployment option of Cisco NGFW provides scalability?

Question

Options

• Atap
• Binline tap
• Chigh availability
• Dclustering

• A
  7% (2)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  86% (24)

Explanation

Clustering is the correct answer because it allows multiple Cisco NGFW devices to work together as a single logical unit, enabling horizontal scaling to handle increased traffic loads and throughput demands - this directly addresses scalability by adding more devices to the cluster as needs grow.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Tap (A): A passive monitoring mode that copies traffic for inspection without being in the traffic path; it provides visibility, not scalability.
• Inline Tap (B): Similar to tap, it inspects a copy of live traffic inline but focuses on non-disruptive monitoring, not scaling capacity.
• High Availability (C): HA provides redundancy and failover (keeping services running if a device fails), which is about reliability, not scaling performance or capacity.

Memory Tip: Think of the word itself - a cluster of devices working together is like adding more workers to a team to handle a bigger workload. If you need to remember the distinction: HA = availability (uptime), Clustering = capacity (scale). The "S" in clustering doesn't stand for scalability, but the concept of multiple nodes should always remind you of scaling out.

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