A large enterprise is deploying an ASA cluster for remote-access VPN. They have a requirement that all VPN traffic must be inspected by an intrusion prevention system (IPS) that is only available on one specific ASA model. The cluster will consist of four ASAs, but only two of them have the IPS module. The security team wants to ensure that all VPN sessions are inspected. What is the best approach?

Use two separate clusters, one with IPS and one without

Use a cluster with all four ASAs and configure IPS on the two capable members

Use a cluster with only the two ASAs that have IPS

Use a cluster with all four ASAs and route VPN traffic through an external IPS

An engineer is designing an ASA cluster with spanned EtherChannel. The upstream switch is configured with a single EtherChannel that includes ports from all cluster members. However, the engineer notices that traffic is not being load-balanced evenly across the cluster members. What is the most likely cause?

The EtherChannel load-balancing algorithm is set to source-destination IP

The cluster member interfaces are not in the same VLAN

The cluster control link is not configured as a dedicated interface

The cluster is using the 'spanned' model instead of 'spanned EtherChannel'

A security administrator is managing an ASA cluster and needs to perform a software upgrade. The cluster has three members. What is the recommended procedure to minimize downtime?

Upgrade the primary member first, then the others

Take the entire cluster offline for the upgrade

Upgrade all members simultaneously

Upgrade one member at a time, starting with the secondary members

A company is deploying an ASA cluster for remote-access VPN. They have a requirement that if a cluster member fails, all active VPN sessions must be preserved. Additionally, they want to ensure that new sessions are distributed evenly across all members. Which of the following are true about ASA clustering? (Select all that apply.)

All members must be in the same geographic location

Cluster members share session state via data-plane synchronization

If a member fails, all its sessions are dropped and must be re-established

The cluster can be managed via a single management IP

New VPN sessions are load-balanced based on a hash of the source IP

A network architect is designing a dual-hub DMVPN for a global enterprise. The hubs are located in different regions, and spokes are distributed worldwide. The architect wants to ensure that spokes use the closest hub for traffic to reduce latency. What is the best approach?

Use EIGRP with delay metrics to influence path selection

Use BGP with local preference based on hub location

Use static routes to the hubs with different administrative distances

Use NHRP redirect to direct spokes to the closest hub

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2.4 VPN High Availability Methods CCIE-SECURITY Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the 2.0 Secure Connectivity and Segmentation domain, which accounts for 20% of the CCIE-SECURITY exam. Cisco does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~10–16 in this domain), expect 2–3 from this objective — we provide 54 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 21–25

21expert · hard
A large enterprise is deploying an ASA cluster for remote-access VPN. They have a requirement that all VPN traffic must be inspected by an intrusion prevention system (IPS) that is only available on one specific ASA model. The cluster will consist of four ASAs, but only two of them have the IPS module. The security team wants to ensure that all VPN sessions are inspected. What is the best approach?
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22expert · hard
An engineer is designing an ASA cluster with spanned EtherChannel. The upstream switch is configured with a single EtherChannel that includes ports from all cluster members. However, the engineer notices that traffic is not being load-balanced evenly across the cluster members. What is the most likely cause?
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23expert · hard
A security administrator is managing an ASA cluster and needs to perform a software upgrade. The cluster has three members. What is the recommended procedure to minimize downtime?
Select an answer first
24expert · hard · select all that apply
A company is deploying an ASA cluster for remote-access VPN. They have a requirement that if a cluster member fails, all active VPN sessions must be preserved. Additionally, they want to ensure that new sessions are distributed evenly across all members. Which of the following are true about ASA clustering? (Select all that apply.)
Select an answer first
25expert · hard
A network architect is designing a dual-hub DMVPN for a global enterprise. The hubs are located in different regions, and spokes are distributed worldwide. The architect wants to ensure that spokes use the closest hub for traffic to reduce latency. What is the best approach?
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A security administrator is managing an ASA cluster and needs to perform a software upgrade. The cluster has three members. What is the recommended procedure to minimize downtime?

A network architect is designing a dual-hub DMVPN for a global enterprise. The hubs are located in different regions, and spokes are distributed worldwide. The architect wants to ensure that spokes use the closest hub for traffic to reduce latency. What is the best approach?

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