Objective 4.03 Identify Key ASM Performance Metrics (e.g., CPU Report, Memory Report, Process Requests, Logging) 303 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · medium

   Which of the following is the primary purpose of the ASM memory report?

   • ATo show the number of active security policies
   • BTo display the version of the ASM signature database
   • CTo list the IP addresses of clients
   • DTo display the amount of memory used by ASM processes
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2. 17expert · medium

   An administrator is comparing two BIG-IP ASM devices with identical policies and traffic. Device A shows high CPU in the 'ASM security processing' context. Device B shows low CPU in that context but high CPU in the 'TMM' context overall. The memory reports are similar. What is the most likely explanation for the difference in CPU distribution?

   • ADevice B is not applying the ASM policy correctly
   • BDevice B has a more efficient ASM policy
   • CDevice B is performing additional non-ASM processing, such as LTM load balancing or SSL termination, that consumes TMM CPU outside the ASM context
   • DDevice B is running a different version of the ASM software
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4. 18application · medium

   An administrator is monitoring the ASM process request metrics and sees that the 'current requests' counter is consistently high, but the 'requests per second' is stable. What does this indicate about the ASM system?

   • ARequests are taking longer to process, increasing the number of concurrent requests in the system
   • BThe system is processing requests faster than they arrive
   • CThe system is underutilized and has spare capacity
   • DThe logging subsystem is failing and requests are stuck
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5. 19expert · medium

   An administrator is evaluating the memory report for a BIG-IP ASM system. The 'Security Shared Memory' pool is at 85% utilization, and the 'TMM' cores are at 70% utilization. The administrator is considering adding more memory to the system. Which additional information would be most useful to determine if adding memory will resolve the performance issue?

   • AThe trend of the security shared memory pool over time and whether it is growing or stable
   • BThe number of TMM cores in the system
   • CThe logging profile configuration
   • DThe version of the BIG-IP software
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6. 20foundation · medium

   When analyzing the CPU report for ASM, what does a consistently high CPU utilization percentage most likely indicate?

   • AThe ASM is processing a high volume of requests or complex security checks
   • BThe ASM is experiencing network connectivity issues
   • CThe ASM has a memory leak
   • DThe ASM is idle and waiting for traffic
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