Objective 4.03 Identify Key ASM Performance Metrics (e.g., CPU Report, Memory Report, Process Requests, Logging) 303 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · medium

   What does the 'process requests' metric in ASM performance monitoring primarily measure?

   • AThe number of CPU cores used by ASM
   • BThe number of security policy violations
   • CThe amount of memory allocated to ASM
   • DThe number of requests processed by the ASM
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2. 7application · medium

   An administrator is monitoring the ASM logging metrics and sees that the 'logs dropped' counter is increasing. The CPU report shows that the 'ASM logging' context is at 80% utilization. What is the most likely cause of the dropped logs?

   • AThe ASM policy is blocking too many requests
   • BThe logging subsystem is overwhelmed and cannot keep up with the rate of log generation
   • CThe TMM cores are underutilized
   • DThe memory report shows low utilization in the security shared memory pool
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4. 8application · medium

   An administrator notices that the ASM logging context in the CPU report is using a significant amount of CPU, and the memory report shows high usage in the logging buffer. The logging profile is set to log to a remote syslog server that is occasionally slow to respond. What is the most likely impact of the slow syslog server?

   • AThe BIG-IP may buffer logs in memory, increasing memory usage and potentially causing backpressure that affects ASM processing
   • BThe process request metrics will show a decrease in requests per second
   • CThe CPU usage in the logging context will decrease because the system will skip logging
   • DThe memory report will show a decrease in the security shared memory pool
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5. 9application · medium

   An ASM administrator is troubleshooting a performance issue and reviews the memory report for the BIG-IP. The report shows that the 'Security Shared Memory' pool is consistently at 95% utilization. Which action is most appropriate based on this observation?

   • AImmediately reboot the BIG-IP to clear the memory pool
   • BIgnore the metric because shared memory is automatically managed and self-tuning
   • CDisable the ASM module to free up memory
   • DInvestigate the ASM policy complexity and the number of active sessions, as high shared memory usage can indicate policy overhead
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6. 10foundation · medium

   What does a steadily increasing memory usage trend in the ASM memory report typically suggest?

   • AAn improvement in security policy enforcement
   • BA decrease in CPU utilization
   • CA reduction in logging activity
   • DA possible memory leak or growing workload
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