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Question 41 Discussion

Refer to the exhibit. You have just authorized a new FortiSwitch on your FortiGate, and it appears online in the GUI. To verify that FortiLink connectivity is healthy, what should you check next? (Choose one answer)

  • A. Check that the switch automatically disables all unused ports.
  • B. Look for FortiLink heartbeat messages sent from FortiSwitch to FortiGate every few seconds and confirm FortiGate acknowledges them.
  • C. Verify that FortiGate has pushed a new firmware image to FortiSwitch immediately.
  • D. Ensure the FortiSwitch is automatically sending log events to FortiAnalyzer.
Correct Answer: B

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javaughn Bryan 2025-12-17 07:49:53

Selected Answers: B


EASILY B.

Based on the debug output provided, which shows FortiLink connectivity events and states (like FL_STATE_WAIT_COM and FL_STATE_READY), the best way to verify that FortiLink connectivity is healthy after authorizing a new FortiSwitch is to check for ongoing heartbeat messages between the switch and the FortiGate.

When you specify a switch, the execute switch-controller diagnose-connection command output includes the following connectivity checks between FortiGate and the switch:

1. The FortiLink and CAPWAP connection status, including the last keepalive (or heartbeat) received .
2. The results of pings FortiGate sends to the switch .
3. The detected hops resulting from a traceroute FortiGate performs

After you authorize a switch and it comes online, the switch starts sending FortiLink heartbeats to FortiGate every 3 seconds. FortiGate then acknowledges the heartbeats by sending a reply to the switch. The debug output for the fortilinkd process will also show these heartbeats.

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