This blog was originally started to better help me understand the technologies in the CCIE R&S blueprint; after completing the R&S track I have decided to transition the blog into a technology blog.
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Master Selection - High Availability with Fortinet
Master (also known as the Primary) is chosen based on the following
- monitored port - (highest number of connected non failed monitored interfaces)
- system up time (age) - (longest up-time)
- unit priority - (default 128 - higher priority is selected as Master)
- serial number - (highest serial number)
As soon as the FGCP protocol hits the first criteria that meets the requirement of the master selection process the rest of the evaluation process is no longer evaluated and the master node is selected.
I know its been awhile and I am looking forward to posting again. I most recently have been asked to look deeper into Brocade so I looked up their certification path and was surprised to find the following
