Which is the least ideal Synchronization Status for Security Management Server High Availability deployment?

In the context of High Availability (HA) deployments for the Security Management Server, a "Collision" status indicates that there have been conflicting changes made on both Security Management Servers. This situation arises when the configuration on one server has been altered in a way that conflicts with changes on the other server, leading to ambiguity about which configuration is the definitive one.

A Collision status requires manual intervention to resolve the conflicts, which can complicate management tasks and introduce downtime or vulnerabilities if not handled properly. Since HA relies on the synchronization of configurations between servers to ensure seamless failover and consistent policy enforcement, a Collision status hinders these objectives.

On the other hand, Synchronized means both servers have the same configuration, whereas Lagging indicates that one server is behind in its synchronization process but can still be synchronized. Never been synchronized signifies that no synchronization has occurred yet, which is not ideal but does not present the immediate operational challenges that a Collision status does. Thus, a Collision is considered the least ideal status because it necessitates intervention to align the two servers' configurations properly.