Fortinet Exam NSE6_FAC-6.4 Topic 1 Question 18 Discussion

Actual exam question for Fortinet's NSE6_FAC-6.4 exam

Question #: 18
Topic #: 1

You are the administrator of a global enterprise with three FortiAuthenticator devices. You would like to deploy them to provide active-passive HA at headquarters, with geographically distributed load balancing.

What would the role settings be?

AOne standalone and two load balancers

BOne standalone primary, one cluster member, and one load balancer

CTwo cluster members and one backup

DTwo cluster members and one load balancer

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: B

To deploy three FortiAuthenticator devices to provide active-passive HA at headquarters, with geographically distributed load balancing, the role settings would be:

One standalone primary, which acts as the master device for HA and load balancing

One cluster member, which acts as the backup device for HA and load balancing

One load balancer, which acts as a remote device that forwards authentication requests to the primary or cluster member device

by Gilma at Mar 16, 2024, 07:44 AM

Limited Time Offer

25%

Off

Get Premium NSE6_FAC-6.4 Questions as Interactive Web-Based Practice Test or PDF

Contribute your Thoughts:

Submit Cancel

Gracia

8 months ago

I think having one standalone primary, one cluster member, and one load balancer would be the best option for both redundancy and load balancing.

upvoted 0 times

...

Farrah

9 months ago

But wouldn't having two cluster members provide better redundancy in case one fails?

upvoted 0 times

...

Adaline

9 months ago

I disagree. I think the role settings should be one standalone primary, one cluster member, and one load balancer.

upvoted 0 times

...

Peggie

9 months ago

I agree with Farrah. Having two cluster members for redundancy and a load balancer for distributed load balancing makes sense.

upvoted 0 times

...

Farrah

9 months ago

I think the role settings should be two cluster members and one load balancer.

upvoted 0 times

...

Natalie

9 months ago

But having a backup device in the mix could also enhance the HA setup. So, maybe option C?

upvoted 0 times

...

Sheldon

9 months ago

I feel like having one standalone primary, one cluster member, and one load balancer might provide better redundancy.

upvoted 0 times

...

Tegan

10 months ago

I agree with Trina. Having two cluster members ensures high availability.

upvoted 0 times

...

Trina

10 months ago

I think the role settings should be two cluster members and one load balancer.

upvoted 0 times

...

Lynelle

10 months ago

Yeah, I agree with Edda. Option B seems like the best fit for the requirements. Although, I have to admit, I'm a little worried about the cluster member. What if it goes down? Wouldn't that mess up the whole setup?

upvoted 0 times

Maybelle

10 months ago

Overall, ensuring proper configuration and monitoring of the HA setup will be key to its success.

upvoted 0 times

...

Tesha

10 months ago

That's a good point, having redundancy measures in place is crucial for high availability setups.

upvoted 0 times

...

Donte

10 months ago

Perhaps implementing a failover mechanism for the cluster member could help mitigate any potential issues.

upvoted 0 times

...

Olen

10 months ago

In that case, having a backup plan in place would be essential to ensure smooth operation.

upvoted 0 times

...

Lawrence

10 months ago

I understand your concern about the cluster member going down.

upvoted 0 times

...

Luisa

10 months ago

I agree, having one standalone primary, one cluster member, and one load balancer should provide the required setup.

upvoted 0 times

...

Jamie

10 months ago

Option B seems like the best fit for the requirements.

upvoted 0 times

...

Edda

10 months ago

I think option B makes the most sense. We have one standalone primary, one cluster member, and one load balancer. That way we have the active-passive HA setup, and the load balancer to handle the geographic distribution.

upvoted 0 times

...

Ocie

11 months ago

Okay, let's break this down. We need to have active-passive HA at headquarters, with geographically distributed load balancing. That means we need a primary and a backup, as well as some load balancing capability.

upvoted 0 times

...

Aimee

11 months ago

This question seems pretty straightforward, but I'm not sure about the specifics of FortiAuthenticator and HA configurations. I'm leaning towards either B or D, but I need to think it through a bit more.

upvoted 0 times

...