Chapter 9 High Availability for FortiOS 5.0 : HA and failover protection : Link failover (port monitoring or interface monitoring) : Example link failover scenarios : Example: the port1 link on FGT_1 fails
  
Example: the port1 link on FGT_1 fails
If the port1 link on FGT_1 fails, FGT_2 becomes primary unit because it has fewer interfaces with a link failure. If the cluster is operating in active-active mode, the cluster load balances traffic between the internal network (port2) and the DMZ network (port3). Traffic between the Internet (port1) and the internal network (port2) and between the Internet (port1) and the DMZ network (port3) is processed by the primary unit only.