FCP_FML_AD-7.4

The Fortinet FCP_FML_AD-7.4 exam, focusing on FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer administration, covers a broad range of topics. The main points generally include:

I. FortiManager:

• Device Management: This is a core component. Expect questions on adding, configuring, and managing FortiGate devices and other FortiOS-based appliances within FortiManager. This includes understanding device groups, configuration templates, and policy packages.
• Configuration Management: Deep understanding of how to create, deploy, and manage configurations using templates, policy packages, and the FortiManager interface. You'll need to know how to handle configuration changes, rollbacks, and version control.
• Security Fabric Integration: Understanding how FortiManager integrates with other Security Fabric members (FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, etc.) and how to manage those integrations.
• Reporting and Monitoring: FortiManager provides basic reporting capabilities. You should know how to access and interpret these reports to monitor the health and performance of managed devices.
• Automation and Scripting: While not always heavily weighted, understanding basic automation capabilities and scripting (likely using CLI or APIs) is becoming increasingly important.
• Access Control and User Management: Managing user roles and permissions within FortiManager to ensure proper access control.

II. FortiAnalyzer:

• Log Collection and Analysis: This is fundamental. Understanding how to configure FortiAnalyzer to collect logs from FortiGate and other devices, and then analyze those logs for security events and troubleshooting. This includes log sources, filters, and aggregation.
• Reporting and Visualization: Generating various reports to visualize security events, traffic patterns, and device performance. This includes understanding different report types and customizing them.
• Alerting and Notifications: Configuring alerts based on specific events or thresholds and setting up notification methods (e.g., email).
• Compliance and Auditing: Using FortiAnalyzer to meet compliance requirements by generating reports for audits.
• Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning: Understanding how to monitor FortiAnalyzer's performance and plan for future capacity based on log volume and analysis requirements.

III. Overarching Concepts

• High Availability (HA): Understanding how to configure and manage HA for both FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
• Troubleshooting: A significant portion often involves diagnosing and resolving issues related to configuration, connectivity, and performance.
• Security Best Practices: Applying security best practices when configuring and managing both FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.

Remember that the exact weighting of these topics can vary slightly from exam to exam. The official Fortinet documentation and practice exams are the best resources for the most up-to-date and accurate information. Focus on mastering the core concepts and practicing hands-on configuration and troubleshooting.