FCP_ZCS_AD-7.4 Exam Dumps : FCP - Azure Cloud Security 7.4 Administrator

The first and most direct diagnostic step is to verify the BGP peering status on both the FortiGate VM and Azure Route Server. If BGP peering is not established or is in an idle or down state, route propagation will fail. This check confirms whether the two systems are communicating and exchanging routes as expected.

In a FortiGate active-active HA deployment in Azure, synchronization between instances is achieved using:

FortiGate Clustering Protocol (FGCP) – This is the primary protocol used to synchronize configuration and session information between HA peers.

Heartbeat interfaces – These interfaces are specifically configured to exchange HA state and sync data between the FortiGate VMs, ensuring cluster consistency.

Azure Route Server simplifies dynamic routing by allowing your FortiGate VMs to exchange BGP routes directly with Azure’s networking fabric. This eliminates the need to manually update route tables and enables seamless, centralized communication between on-premises branches and Azure resources through both VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute Gateway.