Is HA (A/P) supported for the VM-Series firewall on Google Cloud Platform?

In the context of the VM-Series firewall on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), High Availability (HA) in an Active/Passive (A/P) configuration is not supported. This means that the VM-Series firewall instances cannot be set up to provide redundancy through HA where one instance is the active firewall while the other is on standby, ready to take over if the active instance fails.

In cloud environments, particularly GCP, architecture tends to leverage different mechanisms for achieving redundancy and scalability, such as managed services and load balancing. For instance, Google Cloud provides its own load balancing and failover capabilities that can be utilized with VM-Series firewalls. Hence, users typically need to consider alternative approaches for achieving high availability rather than relying on an A/P setup.

This understanding highlights the importance of considering the specific capabilities and limitations of the cloud infrastructure when designing security architecture in virtual environments.