FCP – FortiManager Administrator 7.6 — Question 37

If one of the secondary FortiManager devices fails, which action must be performed to return the FortiManager HA manual mode to a working state?

Answer options

• A. The FortiManager high availability (HA) state transition is transparent to administrators and does not require any reconfiguration.
• B. Run a sanity check on the failed device to make sure HA heartbeat packets are using TCP port 5199.
• C. Manually promote one of the working secondary devices to the primary role.
• D. Remove the peer IP of the failed device on the primary device.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because removing the peer IP of the failed device allows the primary device to stop attempting to communicate with it, thus stabilizing the HA setup. Option A is incorrect as reconfiguration may be necessary to restore functionality. Option B does not resolve the issue since the failed device cannot participate in HA until it's fixed. Option C is also incorrect as promoting a secondary device is not the first necessary action without addressing the failed device's IP configuration.