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If the firewall has the following link monitoring configuration, what will cause a failover?

The correct answer is A. ethernet1/3 and ethernet1/6 going down. The "Group Failure Condition" in the image is "all". If it said "any", then losing link on either interface would cause failover. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-1/pan-os-admin/high-availability/ha- concepts/failover

Submitted by diego_uy· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

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If the firewall has the following link monitoring configuration, what will cause a failover?

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  • Aethernet1/3 and ethernet1/6 going down
  • Bethernet1/3 going down
  • Cethernet1/3 or Ethernet1/6 going down
  • Dethernet1/6 going down

How the community answered

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  • A
    84% (21)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

The "Group Failure Condition" in the image is "all". If it said "any", then losing link on either interface would cause failover. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-1/pan-os-admin/high-availability/ha- concepts/failover

Topics

#High Availability#Link Monitoring#Failover Conditions#HA Configuration

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