Palo Alto Networks Certified Strata Field Engineer (PCSFE) — Question 1

Which two mechanisms could trigger a high availability (HA) failover event? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Heartbeat polling
• B. Ping monitoring
• C. Session polling
• D. Link monitoring

Correct answer: A, D

Explanation

Heartbeat polling is a critical mechanism for monitoring the health of nodes in an HA setup, allowing for quick failover when a failure is detected. Link monitoring also plays a vital role by ensuring that network connections are active; if a link fails, it can trigger a failover. Ping monitoring and session polling are not typically used for HA failover detection.