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Question #1
Which must be sent to the license server to generate a new license?
A. the system's dossier
B. the system's host name
C. the system's base license
D. the system's purchase order number
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Correct Answer: A

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Question #2
Which two statements are true concerning the default communication between a redundant pair of BIG‐IP systems? (Choose two.)
A. Synchronization occurs via a TCP connection using ports 683 and 684
B. Connection mirroring data is shared via a TCP connection using port 1028
C. Persistence mirroring data is shared via a TCP connection using port 1028
D. Connection mirroring data is shared through the serial fail‐over cable unless network fail‐over is enabled
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Correct Answer: BC
Question #3
A BIG-IP Administrator creates an HTTP Virtual Server using an iApp template. After the VirtualServer iscreated, the user requests to change the destination IP addresses. The BIG-IP Administrator tries tochange the destination IP address from 10.1.1.1 to 10.2.1.1 in Virtual Server settings, but receivesthefollowing error:The application service must be updated using an application management interfaceWhat is causing this error?
A. he Application Service was NOT deleted before making the IP address change
B. he IP addresses are already in use
C. he Application Services have Strict Updates enabled
D. he IP addresses used are NOT from the same subnet as the Self IP
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Correct Answer: C
Question #4
Which type of Virtual Server requires the use of a FastL4 profile?
A. tandard
B. erformance (HTTP)
C. erformance (Layer 4)
D. tateless
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Correct Answer: C
Question #5
Assume a client's traffic is being processed only by a NAT; no SNAT or virtual server processing takes place. Also assume that the NAT definition specifies a NAT address and an origin address while all other settings are left at their defaults. If the origin server were to initiate traffic via the BIG‐IP, what changes, if any, would take place when the BIG‐IP processes such packets.
A. The BIG‐IP would drop the request since the traffic did arrive destined to the NAT address
B. The source address would not change, but the destination address would be changed to the NAT address
C. The source address would be changed to the NAT address and destination address would be left unchanged
D. The source address would not change, but the destination address would be changed to a self‐IP of the BIG‐IP
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Correct Answer: C
Question #6
Which parameters are set to the same value when a pair of BIG‐IP devices are synchronized?
A. host names
B. system clocks
C. profile definitions
D. VLAN fail‐safe settings
E. MAC masquerade addresses
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Correct Answer: C
Question #7
Which two methods can be used to determine which BIG-IP is currently active? (Choose two.)
A. AThe bigtop command displays the status
B. BOnly the active system's configuration screens are active
C. CThe status (Active/Standby) is embedded in the command prompt
D. DThe ifconfig a command displays the floating addresses on the active system
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Correct Answer: AC
Question #8
Which two methods can be used to determine which BIG‐IP is currently active? (Choose two.)
A. The bigtop command displays the status
B. Only the active system's configuration screens are active
C. The status (Active/Standby) is embedded in the command prompt
D. The ifconfig ‐a command displays the floating addresses on the active system
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Correct Answer: AC
Question #9
What is the purpose of floating self‐IP addresses?
A. to define an address that grants administrative access to either system at any time
B. to define an address that allows either system to initiate communication at any time
C. to define an address that allows network devices to route traffic via a single IP address
D. to define an address that gives network devices greater flexibility in choosing a path to forward traffic
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Correct Answer: C
Question #10
As a part of the Setup Utility, the administrator sets the host name for the BIG‐IP. What would be the result if the two systems in a redundant pair were set to the same host name?
A. Host names do not matter in redundant pair communication
B. In a redundant pair, the two systems will always have the same host name
C. The first time the systems are synchronized the receiving system will be assigned the same self‐IP addresses as the source system
D. When the administrator attempts to access the configuration utility using the host name, they will always connect to the active system
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Correct Answer: C
Question #11
When configuring a Virtual Server to use an iRule with an HTTP_REQUEST event, which lists required steps in a proper order to create all necessary objects.
A. create profiles, create the iRule, create required pools, create the Virtual Server
B. create the Virtual Server, create required pools, create the iRule, edit the Virtual Server
C. create a custom HTTP profile, create required pools, create the Virtual Server, create the iRule
D. create required pools, create a custom HTTP profile, create the iRule, create the Virtual Server
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Correct Answer: B
Question #12
A virtual server is listening at 10.10.1.100:80 and has the following iRule associated with it: whenHTTP_REQUEST { if { [HTTP::header User‐Agent] contains "MSIE" } { pool MSIE_pool } else { poolMozilla_pool } If a user connects to http://10.10.1.100/foo.html and their browser does not specify aUser‐Agent, which pool will receive the request.
A. MSIE_pool
B. Mozilla_pool
C. None
D. Unknown
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Correct Answer: B
Question #13
Which parameters are set to the same value when a pair of BIG‐IP devices are synchronized?
A. host names
B. system clocks
C. profile definitions
D. VLAN fail‐safe settings
E. MAC masquerade addresses
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Correct Answer: C
Question #14
Which two methods can be used to determine which BIG‐IP is currently active? (Choose two.)
A. The bigtop command displays the status
B. Only the active system's configuration screens are active
C. The status (Active/Standby) is embedded in the command prompt
D. The ifconfig ‐a command displays the floating addresses on the active system
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Correct Answer: AC
Question #15
Which event is always triggered when the client sends data to a virtual server using TCP?
A. HTTP_DATA
B. CLIENT_DATA
C. HTTP_REQUEST
D. VS_CONNECTED
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Correct Answer: B
Question #16
What is the purpose of floating self‐IP addresses?
A. to define an address that grants administrative access to either system at any time
B. to define an address that allows either system to initiate communication at any time
C. to define an address that allows network devices to route traffic via a single IP address
D. to define an address that gives network devices greater flexibility in choosing a path to forward traffic
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Correct Answer: C
Question #17
When initially configuring the BIG‐IP system using the config utility, which two parameters can be set? (Choose two.)
A. the netmask of the SCCP
B. the IP address of the SCCP
C. the port lockdown settings for the SCCP
D. the netmask of the host via the management port
E. the IP address of the host via the management port
F. the port lockdown settings for the host via the management port
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Correct Answer: DE
Question #18
A site wishes to perform source address translation on packets arriving from the Internet for clients using some pools but not others. The determination is not based on the client's IP address, but on the pool they are load balanced to. What could best accomplish this goal?
A. A SNAT for all addresses could be defined, and then disable the SNAT processing for select pools
B. The decision to perform source address translation is always based on VLAN
C. For each virtual server, regardless their default load balancing pools, association with SNAT pools could vary dependent upon need
D. The decision to perform source address translation is always based on a client's address (or network)
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Correct Answer: A
Question #19
A BIG-IP Administrator needs to have a BIG-IP linked to two upstream switches for resilience of the external network. The network engineer who is going to configure the switch instructs the BIG-IP Administrator to configure interface binding with LACP. Which configuration should the administrator use?
A. virtual server with an LACP profile and the switches' management IPs as pool members
B. Trunk containing an interface connected to each switch
C. Trunk listing the allowed VLAN IDs and MAC addresses configured on the switches
D. virtual server with an LACP profile and the interfaces connected to the switches as pool members
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Correct Answer: B
Question #20
As a part of the Setup Utility, the administrator sets the host name for the BIG‐IP. What would be the result if the two systems in a redundant pair were set to the same host name?
A. Host names do not matter in redundant pair communication
B. In a redundant pair, the two systems will always have the same host name
C. The first time the systems are synchronized the receiving system will be assigned the same self‐IP addresses as the source system
D. When the administrator attempts to access the configuration utility using the host name, they will always connect to the active system
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Correct Answer: C
Question #21
Which parameters are set to the same value when a pair of BIG‐IP devices are synchronized?
A. host names
B. system clocks
C. profile definitions
D. VLAN fail‐safe settings
E. MAC masquerade addresses
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Correct Answer: C
Question #22
Which two statements are true concerning the default communication between a redundant pair of BIG‐IP systems? (Choose two.)
A. Synchronization occurs via a TCP connection using ports 683 and 684
B. Connection mirroring data is shared via a TCP connection using port 1028
C. Persistence mirroring data is shared via a TCP connection using port 1028
D. Connection mirroring data is shared through the serial fail‐over cable unless network fail‐over is enabled
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Correct Answer: BC
Question #23
What is required for a virtual server to support clients whose traffic arrives on the internal VLAN and pool members whose traffic arrives on the external VLAN?
A. That support is never available
B. The virtual server must be enabled for both VLANs
C. The virtual server must be enabled on the internal VLAN
D. The virtual server must be enabled on the external VLAN
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Correct Answer: C
Question #24
A Standard Virtual Server configured for an application reports poor network performance. This application is accessed mainly from computers on the Internet.What should the BIG-IP Administrator configure on the Virtual Server to achieve better network performance?
A. rotocol Profile (Client) with f5-tcp-wan and Protocol Profile (Server) with f5-tcp-lan
B. rotocol Profile (Client) with fS-tcp-lan and Protocol Profile (Server) with f5-tcp-wan
C. rotocol Profile (Client) with f5-tcp-lan
D. rotocol Profile (Client) with f5-tcp-optimized
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Correct Answer: A
Question #25
Which two methods can be used to determine which BIG‐IP is currently active? (Choose two.)
A. The bigtop command displays the status
B. Only the active system's configuration screens are active
C. The status (Active/Standby) is embedded in the command prompt
D. The ifconfig ‐a command displays the floating addresses on the active system
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Correct Answer: AC
Question #26
Refer to the exhibit.An organization is reporting slow performance accessing their Intranet website, hosted in a publiccloud. All employees use a single Proxy Server with the public IP of 104.219.110.168 to connect tothe Internet. What should the BIG-IP Administrator of the Intranet website do to fix this issue?
A. hange Source Address to 104
B. hange Load Balancing Method to Least Connection
C. hange Fallback Persistence Profile to source_addr
D. hange Default Persistence Profile to cookie
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Correct Answer: D
Question #27
What is the purpose of floating self‐IP addresses?
A. to define an address that grants administrative access to either system at any time
B. to define an address that allows either system to initiate communication at any time
C. to define an address that allows network devices to route traffic via a single IP address
D. to define an address that gives network devices greater flexibility in choosing a path to forward traffic
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Correct Answer: C
Question #28
How is persistence configured?
A. Persistence is an option within each pool's definition
B. Persistence is a profile type; an appropriate profile is created and associated with virtual server
C. Persistence is a global setting; once enabled, load‐balancing choices are superseded by the persistence method that is specified
D. Persistence is an option for each pool member
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Correct Answer: B
Question #29
A site needs to terminate client HTTPS traffic at the BIG‐IP and forward that traffic unencrypted. Which two are profile types that must be associated with such a virtual server? (Choose two.)
A. TCP
B. HTTP
C. HTTPS
D. ClientSSL
E. ServerSSL
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Correct Answer: AD
Question #30
Which statement is true concerning cookie persistence?
A. Cookie persistence allows persistence independent of IP addresses
B. Cookie persistence allows persistence even if the data are encrypted from client to pool member
C. Cookie persistence uses a cookie that stores the virtual server, pool name, and member IP address in clear text
D. If a client's browser accepts cookies, cookie persistence will always cause a cookie to be written to the client's file system
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Correct Answer: A
Question #31
A BIG - IP Administrator uses backend servers to host multiple services per server. There are multiple virtual servers and pools defined, referencing the same backend servers. Which load balancing algorithm is most appropriate to have an equal number of connections on each backend server?
A. Least Connections (member)
B. Least Connections (node)
C. Predictive (member)
D. Predictive (node)
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Correct Answer: B
Question #32
As a part of the Setup Utility, the administrator sets the host name for the BIG‐IP. What would be the result if the two systems in a redundant pair were set to the same host name?
A. Host names do not matter in redundant pair communication
B. In a redundant pair, the two systems will always have the same host name
C. The first time the systems are synchronized the receiving system will be assigned the same self‐IP addresses as the source system
D. When the administrator attempts to access the configuration utility using the host name, they will always connect to the active system
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Correct Answer: C
Question #33
What is the purpose of provisioning?
A. Provisioning allows modules that are not licensed to be fully tested
B. Provisioning allows modules that are licensed be granted appropriate resource levels
C. Provisioning allows the administrator to activate modules in non‐standard combinations
D. Provisioning allows the administrator to see what modules are licensed, but no user action is ever required
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Correct Answer: B
Question #34
Refer to the exhibit. A BIG - IP Administrator creates a new Virtual Server to load balance SSH traffic. Users are unable to log on to the servers. What should the BIG - IP Administrator do to resolve the issue?
A. Set Protocol to UDP
B. Set HTTP Profile to None
C. Set Source Address to 10
D. Set Destination Addresses/Mask to 0
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Correct Answer: B
Question #35
Which parameters are set to the same value when a pair of BIG‐IP devices are synchronized?
A. host names
B. system clocks
C. profile definitions
D. VLAN fail‐safe settings
E. MAC masquerade addresses
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Correct Answer: C
Question #36
Which two statements are true concerning the default communication between a redundant pair of BIG‐IP systems? (Choose two.)
A. Synchronization occurs via a TCP connection using ports 683 and 684
B. Connection mirroring data is shared via a TCP connection using port 1028
C. Persistence mirroring data is shared via a TCP connection using port 1028
D. Connection mirroring data is shared through the serial fail‐over cable unless network fail‐over is enabled
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Correct Answer: BC
Question #37
Which is an advantage of terminating SSL communication at the BIG‐IP rather than the ultimate web server?
A. Terminating SSL at the BIG‐IP can eliminate SSL processing at the web servers
B. Terminating SSL at the BIG‐IP eliminates all un‐encrypted traffic from the nternal
C. Terminating SSL at the BIG‐IP eliminates the need to purchase SSL certificates from a certificate authority
D. Terminating SSL at the BIG‐IP eliminates the need to use SSL acceleration hardware anywhere in the network
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Correct Answer: A
Question #38
A virtual server is listening at 10.10.1.100:80 and has the following iRule associated with it: when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [HTTP::header UserAgent] contains "MSIE" } { pool MSIE_pool } else { pool Mozilla_pool } If a user connects to http://10.10.1.100/foo.html and their browser does not specify a UserAgent, which pool will receive the request?
A. AMSIE_pool
B. BMozilla_pool
C. CNone
D. DUnknown
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Correct Answer: B
Question #39
Which parameters are set to the same value when a pair of BIG-IP devices are synchronized?
A. ost names
B. rofile definitions
C. AC masquerade addresses
D. LAN failsafe settings
E. ystem clocks
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Correct Answer: B
Question #40
In the BIG-IP Configuration Utility, a user requests a single screen view to determine the status of all Virtual Servers and associated pool members, as well as any iRules in use. Where should the BIG-IP Administrator instruct the user to find this view?
A. ALocal Traffic > Monitors
B. BLocal Traffic > Virtual Servers
C. CLocal Traffic > Network Map
D. DStatistics
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Correct Answer: C
Question #41
Which parameters are set to the same value when a pair of BIG‐IP devices are synchronized?
A. host names
B. system clocks
C. profile definitions
D. VLAN fail‐safe settings
E. MAC masquerade addresses
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Correct Answer: C
Question #42
Assume a virtual server has a ServerSSL profile. What SSL certificates are required on the pool members?
A. No SSL certificates are required on the pool members
B. The pool members
C. The pool members
D. The pool members
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Correct Answer: B
Question #43
You need to terminate client SSL traffic at the BIG-IP and also to persist client traffic to the same pool member based on a BIG IP supplied cookie. Which four are profiles that would normally be included in the virtual server's definition? (Choose four.)
A. CP
B. TTP
C. TTPS
D. lientSSL
E. erverSSL
F. ookieBased Persistence
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Correct Answer: ABDF
Question #44
Which cookie persistence method requires the fewest configuration changes on the web servers to be implemented correctly?
A. insert
B. rewrite
C. passive
D. session
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Correct Answer: A
Question #45
Which two statements are true concerning the default communication between a redundant pair of BIG‐IP systems? (Choose two.)
A. Synchronization occurs via a TCP connection using ports 683 and 684
B. Connection mirroring data is shared via a TCP connection using port 1028
C. Persistence mirroring data is shared via a TCP connection using port 1028
D. Connection mirroring data is shared through the serial fail‐over cable unless network fail‐over is enabled
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Correct Answer: BC

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