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PCNSE · Question #281

In which two types of deployment is active/active HA configuration supported? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Layer 3 mode C. Virtual Wire mode. Active/Active - Both firewalls in the pair are active and processing traffic and work synchronously to handle session setup and session ownership. Both firewalls individually maintain session tables and routing tables and synchronize to each other. Active/active HA is supported i

Submitted by priya_blr· Apr 18, 2026Deploy and Configure

Question

In which two types of deployment is active/active HA configuration supported? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ALayer 3 mode
  • BTAP mode
  • CVirtual Wire mode
  • DLayer 2 mode

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    89% (33)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Active/Active - Both firewalls in the pair are active and processing traffic and work synchronously to handle session setup and session ownership. Both firewalls individually maintain session tables and routing tables and synchronize to each other. Active/active HA is supported in virtual wire and Layer 3 deployments. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/high-availability/ha-concepts/ha-

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#HA#Active/Active#Deployment Modes#Palo Alto Networks Firewall

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