Manage Failover and Synchronization CCA-APPDS-GATEWAY Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   What condition would typically cause an automatic failover in a Citrix AppDS Gateway high availability pair?

   • AThe passive node receives a configuration update.
   • BThe active node loses network connectivity to the passive node.
   • CThe active node's CPU usage exceeds 50%.
   • DA user initiates a session from a new IP address.
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2. 12application · medium

   An administrator is configuring a new HA pair for Citrix AppDS Gateway. They want to ensure that the secondary node has the same SSL certificates, authentication policies, and VPN settings as the primary. What is the correct approach?

   • AEnable HA synchronization on the primary node, which will automatically propagate configuration changes to the secondary node.
   • BConfigure the secondary node to pull configuration from the primary at regular intervals.
   • CManually copy the configuration files from the primary to the secondary node after initial setup.
   • DUse a third-party configuration management tool to keep the nodes in sync.
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4. 13application · medium

   A company runs its Citrix AppDS Gateway in an active-passive HA pair. The primary node experiences a complete hardware failure. The secondary node takes over. Which statement correctly describes the state of user sessions at the moment of failover?

   • AOnly sessions that were idle at the time of failure are preserved; active sessions are dropped.
   • BActive sessions continue on the primary node through a temporary redirect to the secondary node.
   • CActive sessions are terminated, and users must reconnect to the gateway, but the configuration is available on the secondary node.
   • DAll active sessions are seamlessly transferred to the secondary node without interruption.
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5. 14application · medium

   An administrator is monitoring an active-passive HA pair. They notice that the primary node has lost connectivity to the secondary node's management interface, but the secondary node is still able to reach the primary node's data interface. What will happen?

   • ANo failover will occur because the data interface is still reachable.
   • BThe HA pair will enter a split-brain state.
   • CA failover will occur because the heartbeat is lost.
   • DThe secondary node will be marked as failed, but no failover will occur.
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6. 15foundation · easy

   In an active-active high availability configuration for the Citrix AppDS Gateway, how is traffic typically handled?

   • ATraffic is distributed between both nodes, and each node can take over the other's sessions if needed.
   • BAll traffic is directed to a single node, and the other node is used only for backup.
   • CTraffic is only processed by the node with the higher IP address, and the other node is idle.
   • DTraffic alternates between nodes on a per-request basis, but sessions are not preserved.
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