Based on this configuration, how long will it take for a failover to be detected by the secondary cluster member?

An HA topology is using the following configuration:

Based on this configuration, how long will it take for a failover to be detected by the secondary cluster member?
A . 600ms
B . 200ms
C . 300ms
D . 100ms

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Answer: B

Explanation:

The HA heartbeat interval is 100ms, and the number of lost heartbeats before a failover is detected is 2. So, it will take 2 * 100ms = 200ms for a failover to be detected by the secondary cluster member.

Reference: FortiGate High Availability: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.0.0/administration-guide/647723/link-monitoring-and-ha-failover-time