As shown in the figure, the firewall load balancing network is used, and the upstream and downstream devices are switches. Which of the following descriptions of the firewall VGMP group status in…

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Options

• AFirewall A: Active, Firewall B: Standby
• BFirewall A: Master, Firewall B: Backup
• CFirewall A: Master, Firewall B: Master
• DFirewall A: Active, Firewall B: Active

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  7% (4)
• C
  12% (7)
• D
  77% (44)

Explanation

In a load balancing firewall deployment, both firewalls simultaneously process traffic, so both VGMP groups are in the Active state - neither device is sitting idle as a standby, making D correct. Option A (Active/Standby) describes a traditional Active/Standby HA topology, where only one firewall forwards traffic at a time - the wrong mode entirely. Options B and C use the terms Master/Backup, which belong to VRRP (the underlying protocol), not VGMP - VGMP uses Active/Standby terminology, so any answer with "Master" is immediately disqualified. A quick memory tip: "Load balancing = both working = both Active" - if both firewalls share the load, they must both be in Active state; if you see Master/Backup language in a VGMP question, eliminate it on sight since those are VRRP states, not VGMP states.

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