Apply Load Balancing Methods and Monitors CCA-APPDS-GATEWAY Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–35

1. 31foundation · easy

   What is the primary reason for creating a custom load balancing method?

   • ATo meet specific traffic distribution requirements not covered by built-in methods
   • BTo simplify the configuration of monitors
   • CTo enable SSL offloading
   • DTo improve the performance of built-in methods
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2. 32foundation · easy

   What metric does the Least Packets load balancing method use to select a service?

   • AThe number of packets transmitted
   • BThe response time
   • CThe number of active connections
   • DThe current bandwidth usage
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4. 33application · medium

   An organization runs a web application where response time is the primary user experience metric. The backend servers have similar hardware but experience fluctuating load. The administrator wants the Citrix ADC to route each new request to the server that is currently providing the fastest responses while also considering how many connections each server is handling. Which load balancing method meets this requirement?

   • ALeast Response Time
   • BDestination IP Hash
   • CLeast Packets
   • DWeighted Round Robin
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5. 34expert · hard

   A Citrix ADC uses an HTTP monitor to check a backend web server. The server is healthy, but the administrator notices that the service is intermittently marked as DOWN for a few seconds and then returns to UP. The monitor is configured with an interval of 2 seconds, a timeout of 1 second, and retries of 2. The server's response time occasionally exceeds 1 second during garbage collection pauses. What is the most effective way to prevent these false DOWN states while still detecting real failures quickly?

   • ASwitch to a TCP monitor
   • BIncrease the timeout to 3 seconds
   • CIncrease the retries to 5
   • DIncrease the interval to 10 seconds
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6. 35foundation · easy

   In which scenario is the Least Connection method most appropriate?

   • AWhen the goal is to maximize cache hit ratio
   • BWhen services have varying processing times and connection durations
   • CWhen client sessions must be consistently mapped to the same service
   • DWhen all services have identical processing capabilities and connection durations
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