Objective 3.01 Given a Scenario Determine the Impact of Software Updates in a Group on Monitoring and Configuration State 302 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A BIG-IP DNS group has three devices in a sync-failover group. The admin needs to apply a critical security patch. To minimize the impact on monitoring and configuration state, what is the recommended sequence?

   • AUpgrade one device, verify it, then upgrade the next, and so on.
   • BDisable monitoring on all devices, upgrade them, then re-enable monitoring.
   • CUpgrade the device with the highest traffic first, then the others.
   • DUpgrade all three devices at once, then verify the group status.
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2. 7application · medium

   An admin upgrades a BIG-IP DNS device in a sync-failover group. After the upgrade, the admin notices that the device's configuration is not the same as the other device in the group. The admin wants to restore the configuration to match the group. What should the admin do?

   • AReboot the upgraded device to reload the configuration.
   • BPerform a 'config restore' from a backup taken before the upgrade.
   • CManually re-enter the configuration on the upgraded device.
   • DPerform a 'config sync' from the other device to the upgraded device.
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4. 8foundation · easy

   During a software update on one BIG-IP DNS device in a sync group, what is the expected impact on the configuration state of the group?

   • AThe configuration state may become temporarily out of sync until the updated device rejoins and syncs with the group.
   • BThe configuration state is automatically rolled back to the previous version on all devices.
   • CThe configuration state is unaffected because updates do not modify configuration files.
   • DThe configuration state is permanently lost on the updated device.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   Which action is an effective mitigation strategy to preserve configuration state during a BIG-IP DNS group software update?

   • AChange the sync group configuration to a different set of devices.
   • BTake a configuration backup before starting the update.
   • CUpdate all devices at the same time to avoid sync conflicts.
   • DDisable all monitoring checks during the update.
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6. 10expert · hard

   An admin must upgrade a BIG-IP DNS group that is in a 'sync-only' configuration (no failover). The group has two devices, and the admin wants to ensure that configuration changes are not lost during the upgrade. What is the best approach?

   • ABack up the configuration to a USB drive before upgrading, then restore after.
   • BUpgrade one device, verify config sync, then upgrade the other.
   • CUpgrade both devices simultaneously, then perform a full config sync.
   • DDisable config sync, upgrade both, then re-enable sync.
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