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FCP_FGT_AD-7.6 · Question #54

Which two statements are true regarding FortiGate HA configuration synchronization? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Checksums of devices are compared against each other to ensure configurations are the same. C. Incremental configuration synchronization can occur from changes made on any FortiGate device. When you add a new FortiGate to the cluster, the primary FortiGate compares its configuration checksum with the new secondary FortiGate configuration checksum. If the checksums don't match, the primary FortiGate uploads its complete configuration to the secondary FortiGate…

Submitted by diego_uy· Apr 18, 2026Deployment and system configuration

Question

Which two statements are true regarding FortiGate HA configuration synchronization? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AChecksums of devices are compared against each other to ensure configurations are the same.
  • BIncremental configuration synchronization can occur only from changes made on the primary
  • CIncremental configuration synchronization can occur from changes made on any FortiGate device
  • DChecksums of devices will be different from each other because some configuration items are not

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    95% (38)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

When you add a new FortiGate to the cluster, the primary FortiGate compares its configuration checksum with the new secondary FortiGate configuration checksum. If the checksums don't match, the primary FortiGate uploads its complete configuration to the secondary FortiGate. After the initial synchronization is complete, whenever a change is made to the configuration of an HA cluster device (primary or secondary), incremental synchronization sends the same configuration change to all other cluster devices over the HA heartbeat link.

Topics

#FortiGate HA#Configuration Synchronization#HA Synchronization#Checksums

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