An administrator has been asked to configure active/passive HA for a pair of Palo Alto Networks NGFWs. The administrator assigns priority 100 to the active firewall. Which priority is correct for…

The correct answer is D. 255. The lower the number, the higher the priority. So if active is higher priority, therefore assigned 100 , then the only one that will be second priority will be with number larger than 100 so Only 255 is applicable…

Submitted by hans_de· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

Question

An administrator has been asked to configure active/passive HA for a pair of Palo Alto Networks NGFWs. The administrator assigns priority 100 to the active firewall. Which priority is correct for the passive firewall?

Options

A0
B99
C1
D255

How the community answered

(34 responses)

A
6% (2)
B
3% (1)
C
3% (1)
D
88% (30)

Explanation

The lower the number, the higher the priority. So if active is higher priority, therefore assigned 100 , then the only one that will be second priority will be with number larger than 100 so Only 255 is applicable. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/high-availability/ha- concepts/device-priority-and-preemption

Topics

#High Availability (HA)#Active/Passive HA#HA Priority#NGFW Configuration

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