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| Certification Vendor: | F5 |
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| Exam Name: | F5 BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Concepts (F5CAB2) |
| Exam Number: | F5CAB2 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Scenario-based Questions |
| Related Certifications: | F5 Certified Administrator (F5-CA) F5 BIG-IP Administrator F5 Application Delivery Fundamentals |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Recommended Training: | F5 BIG-IP Fundamentals Training |
| Exam Registration: | F5 Training & Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: | F5 F5CAB2 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or authorized testing center (varies by region) |
| Pre Condition: | Basic networking knowledge and familiarity with TCP/IP concepts are recommended. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.f5.com/services/training-certification |
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NEW QUESTION # 31
A BIG-IP Administrator assigns the default HTTP health monitor to a pool that has three members listening on port 80. When the administrator connects to each pool member using the curl utility, two of the members respond with a status of 404 Not Found, while the third responds with 200 OK. What will the pool show for member availability? (Choose one answer)
Answer: C
Explanation:
In BIG-IP LTM, health monitors are used to determine the availability of pool members and directly influence traffic flow decisions in the data plane.
Key characteristics of the default HTTP monitor according to BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Concepts:
* Sends an HTTP request (typically GET /)
* Expects an HTTP response code of 200 OK
* Any response other than 200 is treated as a monitor failure
* A failed monitor causes the pool member to be marked offline (down)
In this scenario:
* Two pool members return 404 Not Found
* A 404 response indicates that the requested object was not found
* This does not meet the success criteria of the default HTTP monitor
* These two members are therefore marked offline
* One pool member returns 200 OK
* This matches the expected response
* The member is marked online
Resulting Pool Member Availability:
* 2 members: Offline
* 1 member: Online
Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:
* B - 404 responses are not considered healthy by the default HTTP monitor
* C - At least one member responds with the expected 200 OK
* D - Members returning 404 responses fail the monitor and cannot be marked online Key Data Plane Concept Reinforced:
BIG-IP health monitors make binary availability decisions based strictly on configured success criteria. For HTTP monitors, response codes matter-404 is a failure, even if the service is technically reachable.
NEW QUESTION # 32
A BIG-IP Administrator is making adjustments to an iRule and needs to identify which of the 235 virtual server configured on the BIG-IP device will be affected. How should the administrator obtain this information in an effective way? (Choose one answer)
Answer: A
Explanation:
In a large-scale BIG-IP environment with hundreds of virtual servers, the Network Map is the most effective tool for visualizing and auditing the relationships between various ADC objects.
* The Network Map Functionality: The Network Map provides a hierarchical view of the local traffic objects. It allows an administrator to see the status and dependencies of Virtual Servers, Pools, Pool Members, and associated iRules all in one screen.
* Search and Filter: By navigating to Local Traffic > Network Map, the administrator can use the Advanced Filter. This feature allows for searching specifically for an iRule name or a string within an iRule definition. Once the filter is applied, the system displays only the Virtual Servers that are associated with that specific iRule.
* Efficiency: While the "Virtual Server List" (Option D) can be customized to show columns for iRules, it is often cumbersome to scroll through hundreds of entries. The "iRules List" (Option B) displays the scripts themselves but does not provide a reverse-lookup list of all associated virtual servers in a single view as efficiently as the Network Map.
* Summary of Relationships: The Network Map is specifically designed to answer the question, "What is this object connected to?" making it the primary administrative interface for impact analysis during configuration changes.
NEW QUESTION # 33
Refer to the exhibit.
During a planned upgrade to a BIG-IP HA pair running Active/Standby, an outage to application traffic is reported shortly after the Active unit is forced to Standby. Reverting the failover resolves the outage. What should the BIG-IP Administrator modify to avoid an outage during the next failover event? (Choose one answer)
Answer: D
Explanation:
In an Active/Standby BIG-IP design, application availability during failover depends on both units having equivalent data-plane connectivity for the networks that carry application traffic. Specifically:
* VLANs are bound to specific interfaces (and optionally VLAN tags).
* Floating self IPs / traffic groups move to the new Active device during failover.
* For traffic to continue flowing after failover, the new Active device must have the same VLANs available on the correct interfaces that connect to the upstream/downstream networks.
What the symptom tells you:
* Traffic works when Device A is Active
* Traffic fails when Device B becomes Active
* Failback immediately restores traffic
This pattern strongly indicates the Standby unit does not have the VLAN connected the same way (wrong physical interface assignment), so when it becomes Active, it owns the floating addresses but cannot actually pass traffic on the correct network segment.
Why Interface mismatch is the best match:
* If the Active unit is already working, its interface mapping is correct.
* The fix is to make the Standby unit's VLAN/interface assignment match the Active unit.
* That corresponds to changing the Standby device interface to 1.1.
Why the Tag options are less likely here (given the choices and the exhibit intent):
* Tag issues can also break failover traffic, but the question/options are clearly driving toward the classic HA requirement: consistent VLAN-to-interface mapping on both devices so the data plane remains functional after the traffic group moves.
Conclusion: To avoid an outage on the next failover, the BIG-IP Administrator must ensure the Standby device uses the same interface (1.1) for the relevant VLAN(s) that carry the application traffic, so when it becomes Active it can forward/receive traffic normally.
NEW QUESTION # 34
Refer to the exhibit above.



A BIG-IP pool is configured with Priority Group Activation = Less than 2 available members. The pool members have different priority groups and availability states. Which pool members are receiving traffic?
(Choose one answer)
Answer: B
Explanation:
This question tests understanding of Priority Group Activation (PGA) and how BIG-IP determines which pool members are eligible to receive traffic.
Key BIG-IP Priority Group Concepts:
* Higher priority group numbers = higher priority
* BIG-IP will only send traffic to the highest priority group that meets the Priority Group Activation condition
* Lower priority groups are activated only when the condition is met
* Only available (green) members count toward the activation threshold
Configuration from the Exhibit:
* Priority Group Activation: Less than 2 available members
* Pool Members and Status:
Pool Member
Priority Group
Status
serv1
2
Active (available)
serv2
2
Inactive (down)
serv3
1
Active (available)
serv4
1
Active (available)
Step-by-Step Traffic Decision:
* BIG-IP first evaluates the highest priority group (Priority Group 2)
* Priority Group 2 has:
* serv1 # available
* serv2 # unavailable
* Total available members = 1
* Activation rule is Less than 2 available members
* Condition is true (1 < 2)
* BIG-IP activates the next lower priority group (Priority Group 1)
* Traffic is now sent to:
* serv1 (Priority Group 2)
* serv3 and serv4 (Priority Group 1)
Final Result:
Traffic is distributed to serv1, serv3, and serv4
Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:
* A - Ignores activation of the lower priority group
* B - serv4 is also active and eligible
* C - serv2 is down and cannot receive traffic
Key Data Plane Concept Reinforced:
Priority Group Activation controls when lower-priority pool members are allowed to receive traffic, based strictly on the number of available members in the higher-priority group. In this case, the failure of one high-priority member caused BIG-IP to expand traffic distribution to lower-priority members to maintain availability.
NEW QUESTION # 35
When upgrading a BIG-IP redundant pair, what happens when one system has been updated but the other has not?
Answer: D
Explanation:
The F5 BIG-IP upgrade process for HA pairs requires a specific "staggered" approach to maintain uptime.
* Version Mismatch: When one unit is upgraded to a newer version of TMOS (e.g., from 15.1 to 16.1), it enters a26 "Version Mismatch" 27state with its peer.
* Configuration Sync: Because the configuration schemas between different versions are often incompatible, ConfigSync should not be performed. Attempting to sync a newer configuration to an older system (or vice-versa) can cause configuration corruption or system instability.
* Failover Capability: Generally, a pair with a version mismatch can still fail over to ensure traffic continuity during the upgrade window, but administrative changes and syncs must be paused until both units are on the same version.
NEW QUESTION # 36
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