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Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

Refer to the exhibits.



An administrator Is expecting to receive advertised route 8.8.8.8/32 from FGT-A. On FGT-B, they confirm that the route is being advertised and received, however, the route is not being injected into the routing table.
What is the most likely cause of this issue?

  1. A batter route to the 8.8.8.8/32 network exists in the routing table.
  2. FGT-B is configured with a prefix list denying the 8.8.8.8/32 network to be injected into the routing table.
  3. The administrator has misconfigured redistribution of routes on FGT-A.
  4. FGT-8 is configured with a distribution list denying the 8.8.8.8/32 network to be injected into the routing table.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The 8.8.8.8/32 route is visible in the OSPF database on FGT-B but not installed into the routing table--the most likely explanation is that FGT-B is filtering it from being installed.



Refer to the exhibit, which shows the output of a BGP debug command.



What can you conclude about the router in this scenario?

  1. The router 100.64.3.1 needs to update the local AS number in its BGP configuration in order to bring up the 8GP session with the local router.
  2. An inbound route-map on local router is blocking the prefixes from neighbor 100.64.3.1.
  3. All of the neighbors displayed are part of a single BGP configuration on the local router with the neighbor-range set to a value of 4.
  4. The BGP session with peer 10.127.0.75 is up.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The BGP debug output shows session information for peers, including state details. According to official Fortinet BGP documentation, if the session state with a peer does not show "Idle," "Active," or "Connect," but instead shows "Established," "Up," or related counters (e.g., messages sent/received or uptime), it indicates the session is operational. In this scenario, the peer 10.127.0.75 is the only one showing a positive indication of a live, established session. Other options like neighbor-range configuration, AS mismatch, or route-maps blocking prefixes are not supported by evidence provided in a simple BGP session state debug, nor does the output show errors relating to local or remote AS issues.

The correct interpretation comes from Fortinet's BGP troubleshooting guide, which outlines how to read session status and neighbor states in debug and summary outputs.


Reference:

FortiOS BGP Debugging Guide: Session State Interpretation

BGP CLI

Neighbor Status Fields



Which two statements about an auxiliary session ate true? (Choose two.)

  1. With the auxiliary session selling disabled, only auxiliary sessions are offloaded.
  2. With the auxiliary session setting enabled. ECMP traffic is accelerated to the NP6 processor.
  3. With the auxiliary session setting enabled. Iwo sessions are created in case of routing change.
  4. With the auxiliary session setting disabled, for each traffic path. FortiGate uses the same auxiliary session.

Answer(s): B,C

Explanation:

Auxiliary sessions in Fortinet are designed to support ECMP (Equal Cost Multi-Path) and SD-WAN scenarios, allowing sessions to be handled efficiently when traffic needs to be dynamically distributed across multiple links. With the auxiliary session setting enabled, FortiGate creates additional session table entries for each possible path in ECMP or SD-WAN--meaning that if the routing path changes (such as a link failover), a new session can be immediately activated and offloaded to the NP6 network processor for acceleration, ensuring minimal disruption. This greatly benefits high-throughput deployments.

Official documentation specifies that when auxiliary sessions are enabled, FortiGate doesn't just rely on dynamically creating new sessions after a routing event, it proactively creates sessions for all potential paths. This means that in the event of a route change, two sessions exist and the traffic is quickly re-routed and offloaded, maximizing performance and reliability. Without this feature, multiple paths cannot be efficiently offloaded, and routing changes trigger a single session update, reducing failover performance.


Reference:

FortiOS Handbook: Session Table, ECMP, SD-WAN, and Auxiliary Sessions

FortiGate NP6 Acceleration Guide: Auxiliary Session Behavior



Exhibit.



Refer to the exhibit, which contains a screenshot of some phase 1 settings.

The VPN is not up. To diagnose the issue, the administrator enters the following CLI commands on an SSH session on FortiGate:



However, the IKE real-time debug does not show any output.
Why?

  1. The administrator must also run the command diagnose debug enable.
  2. The debug shows only error messages. If there is no output, then the phase 1 and phase 2 configurations match.
  3. The log-filter setting is incorrect. The VPN traffic does not match this filter.
  4. Replace diagnose debug application ike -1 with diagnose debug application ipsec -1.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

To display debug output on FortiGate devices, you must always run both the application-specific debug command and the global debug enable command. The command diagnose debug application ike -1 sets up the detail level for the IKE daemon debug, but it does not display any debug output on its own. As described in the FortiOS CLI debugging manuals, the command diagnose debug enable activates debug output on the console, making all previously set debugs visible. This is especially important for VPN troubleshooting--without the enable command, no output appears even if there is VPN traffic.

The correct diagnostic sequence is:

diagnose debug application ike -1

diagnose debug enable

This procedure is found in every FortiOS CLI debug tutorial and troubleshooting workflow.


Reference:

FortiOS CLI

Debugging VPNs and Real-time Debug Output

FortiGate VPN Troubleshooting Guide: Required Steps for Debug Output



Which two statements are true regarding heartbeat messages sent from an FSSO collector agent to FortiGate? (Choose two.)

  1. The heartbeat messages can be seen using the command diagnose debug authd fsso list.
  2. The heartbeat messages can be seen in the collector agent logs.
  3. The heartbeat messages can be seen on FortiGate using the real-lime FSSO debug.
  4. The heartbeat messages must be manually enabled on FortiGate.

Answer(s): B,C

Explanation:

According to the official Fortinet documentation (Technical Tip: Useful FSSO Commands), heartbeat messages play a crucial role in communication between the FSSO Collector Agent and FortiGate.

These messages are regularly sent from the Collector Agent to verify its status, maintain session awareness, and confirm connectivity between the authentication infrastructure and FortiGate appliances.

Option B is confirmed by Fortinet, as the collector agent logs on Windows or its management console will specifically note heartbeat events, connection status, and any issues maintaining contact with FortiGate units.

Option C is validated by both official CLI documentation and the technical tip linked. On FortiGate, heartbeat messages from the collector agent are visible using real-time debug tools such as diagnose debug application authd or FSSO-specific commands. These enable administrators to monitor live logon states, session status, and connection health directly from the FortiGate CLI. The debug stream shows heartbeats received and their effect on active logons, associating health monitoring with active sessions.

Heartbeat operation is fully automated once FSSO is set up--there is no requirement for manual enablement or configuration, aligning with Fortinet's philosophy of seamless integration and centralized management across the Security Fabric. This ensures that both FortiGate and the collector agent can quickly and reliably detect any miscommunication or outage, addressing authentication issues proactively.


Reference:

Technical Tip: Useful FSSO Commands (Fortinet Community)

FortiOS Administration Guide: FSSO, Collector Agent, Heartbeat, CLI Debug



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