Which HA firewall state describes the firewall that is experiencing a failure of a monitored path?

An engineer is monitoring an active/active high availability (HA) firewall pair.

Which HA firewall state describes the firewall that is experiencing a failure of a monitored path?
A . Initial
B . Tentative
C . Passive
D . Active-secondary

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Answer: B

Explanation:

In an active/active high availability (HA) firewall pair, when a firewall experiences a failure of a monitored path, it enters the “Tentative” state1. This state indicates that the firewall is synchronizing sessions and configurations from its peer due to a failure or a change in monitored objects such as a link or path. The firewall in this state is not fully functional but is working towards resuming normal operations by syncing with its peer. Therefore, the correct answer is B. Tentative.