Question 100
At Silvercrest University, the campus network defense team administers FortiGate-based protection for student and staff network services across buildings under requirements for separated identities and protected learning services. Following the approved change, the team must validate: Two FGCP members repeatedly swap primary roles after each recovery although the operations team requires a stable election policy. Which observed outcome BEST demonstrates that the intended correction works?
Explanation
Correct Answer
After a controlled node recovery, the selected member roles follow the approved override and priority rules without surprise preemption. This outcome validates the intended correction for: Two FGCP members repeatedly swap primary roles after each recovery although the operations team requires a stable election policy. The associated approved corrective action is: Review cluster priority, override and monitored-link behavior and configure the documented primary-election policy consistently. The Silvercrest University reviewer can therefore distinguish observable protection from an untested configuration claim.
Incorrect Answers
Interface flaps and error counters stop increasing and a sustained approved connectivity test remains stable. This would verify a separate corrective action: Check interface status, error counters, optics and supported speed or negotiation settings at both ends of the link. That separate change addresses: A FortiGate uplink alternates between up and down because connected switch settings disagree on speed or physical media characteristics. It does not validate the current Silvercrest University issue: Two FGCP members repeatedly swap primary roles after each recovery although the operations team requires a stable election policy. The relevant acceptance evidence is: After a controlled node recovery, the selected member roles follow the approved override and priority rules without surprise preemption.
The system clock synchronizes with its approved time source and event timestamps correlate with independent network monitoring. This would verify a separate corrective action: Set the correct time zone and trusted NTP synchronization sources and validate time access from the management network. That separate change addresses: Firewall logs have misleading event times because the FortiGate clock is drifting and no trusted NTP source is configured. It does not validate the current Silvercrest University issue: Two FGCP members repeatedly swap primary roles after each recovery although the operations team requires a stable election policy. The relevant acceptance evidence is: After a controlled node recovery, the selected member roles follow the approved override and priority rules without surprise preemption.
An approved client receives a valid lease in the intended subnet and can reach its configured default gateway and DNS resolver. This would verify a separate corrective action: Configure the FortiGate DHCP server on the intended LAN interface with an appropriate address pool, gateway and DNS options. That separate change addresses: New office clients cannot obtain network settings because the FortiGate LAN interface has no DHCP server or valid lease range. It does not validate the current Silvercrest University issue: Two FGCP members repeatedly swap primary roles after each recovery although the operations team requires a stable election policy. The relevant acceptance evidence is: After a controlled node recovery, the selected member roles follow the approved override and priority rules without surprise preemption.