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NSE5_FMG-6.4 · Question #36

In the event that the primary FortiManager fails, which of the following actions must be performed to return the FortiManager HA to a working state?

The correct answer is C. Manually promote one of the secondary devices to the primary role, and reconfigure all other secondary devices to point to the new primary device. Explanation/Reference: If the primary FortiManager unit fails you must manually configure one of the backup units to become the primary unit. The new primary unit will have the same IP addresses as it did when it was the backup unit Reconfigure the cluster by removing the…

FortiManager administration

Question

In the event that the primary FortiManager fails, which of the following actions must be performed to return the FortiManager HA to a working state?

Options

  • ASecondary device with highest priority will automatically be promoted to the primary role, and manually reconfigure all other secondary devices to point to the
  • BReboot one of the secondary devices to promote it automatically to the primary role, and reconfigure all other secondary devices to point to the new primary
  • CManually promote one of the secondary devices to the primary role, and reconfigure all other secondary devices to point to the new primary device.
  • DFortiManager HA state transition is transparent to administrators and does not require any reconfiguration.

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    11% (5)
  • C
    80% (35)
  • D
    7% (3)

Explanation

Explanation/Reference: If the primary FortiManager unit fails you must manually configure one of the backup units to become the primary unit. The new primary unit will have the same IP addresses as it did when it was the backup unit Reconfigure the cluster by removing the failed unit from the cluster configuration. If the primary unit has failed, this means configuring one of the backup units to be the primary unit and adding peer IPs for all of the remaining backup units to the new primary unit configuration.

Topics

#FortiManager HA#primary failover#HA reconfiguration

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