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NSE4 · Question #27

Which statements are correct regarding virtual domains (VDOMs)? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. A management VDOM handles SNMP, logging, alert email, and FDN-based updates. C. VDOMs share firmware versions, as well as antivirus and IPS databases. FortiGate VDOMs share core system resources like firmware and security databases, while a designated management VDOM centralizes crucial system-wide services.

Submitted by katya_ua· Apr 18, 2026FortiGate Deployment and System Configuration

Question

Which statements are correct regarding virtual domains (VDOMs)? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AVDOMs divide a single FortiGate unit into two or more virtual units that each have dedicated
  • BA management VDOM handles SNMP, logging, alert email, and FDN-based updates.
  • CVDOMs share firmware versions, as well as antivirus and IPS databases.
  • DDifferent time zones can be configured in each VDOM.

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    90% (45)
  • D
    8% (4)

Why each option

FortiGate VDOMs share core system resources like firmware and security databases, while a designated management VDOM centralizes crucial system-wide services.

AVDOMs divide a single FortiGate unit into two or more virtual units that each have dedicated

VDOMs logically divide a FortiGate but share underlying hardware resources like CPU, memory, and disk space, rather than having dedicated allocations for each.

BA management VDOM handles SNMP, logging, alert email, and FDN-based updates.Correct

In a multiple VDOM setup, the designated management VDOM (often the root VDOM) centralizes global system functions such as SNMP, logging, alert email, and FortiGuard Distribution Network (FDN) updates.

CVDOMs share firmware versions, as well as antivirus and IPS databases.Correct

VDOMs on a single FortiGate appliance share the underlying FortiOS firmware version and global security databases, including antivirus and IPS signatures, which are updated centrally.

DDifferent time zones can be configured in each VDOM.

Time zone is a system-wide setting on a FortiGate and cannot be configured independently for each VDOM; all VDOMs operate under the same system time and time zone.

Concept tested: FortiGate VDOM shared resources and management functions

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/admin-guides/894760/about-vdoms

Topics

#VDOMs#FortiGate architecture#Resource sharing#Management VDOM

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