2.05 Relate Technical Requirements to F5 Platforms and Virtualization Technologies 402 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   In a virtualized environment, what is a common requirement for two BIG-IP VEs to form a failover cluster?

   • AThey must have the same IP address
   • BThey must be able to communicate over a network
   • CThey must use different hypervisors
   • DThey must be on the same physical server
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2. 7application · medium

   A company runs BIG-IP VE on VMware ESXi in a single host cluster. They need to ensure high availability for their load balancing services. The current setup uses a single VE instance. What should they implement to achieve HA?

   • AUse a single VE with multiple virtual servers to provide redundancy
   • BEnable VMware HA on the cluster to automatically restart the VE if the host fails
   • CDeploy a second BIG-IP VE on a different ESXi host and configure a failover pair using the same management network
   • DConfigure a BIG-IP device group with a second VE on a separate ESXi host, using a dedicated heartbeat interface and floating IP addresses
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4. 8foundation · easy

   In a virtualized environment, which factor is a licensing consideration specific to BIG-IP VE that does NOT apply to hardware appliances?

   • AThe color of the server chassis
   • BThe number of CPU cores allocated to the VE
   • CThe brand of the hypervisor
   • DThe physical location of the data center
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5. 9application · easy

   An organization is deploying BIG-IP VE in a VMware cluster with two hosts. They plan to configure active-standby HA. Each VE requires 4 vCPUs and 8 GB RAM. The hosts have 8 vCPUs and 16 GB RAM each. What is the minimum number of hosts needed to support the HA pair?

   • A2 hosts, with one VE on each host
   • B4 hosts, to ensure sufficient resources for failover
   • C2 hosts, with both VEs on one host and a third host for failover
   • D1 host, because both VEs can run on the same host
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6. 10expert · hard

   A company uses Ansible to automate the configuration of BIG-IP devices. They have a mix of hardware and VE devices. They want to ensure that the same playbook can be used for both types. What is the best practice?

   • AUse F5-specific Ansible modules that work with both hardware and VE
   • BUse shell commands to configure both types
   • CUse the BIG-IP REST API directly in the playbook
   • DCreate separate playbooks for hardware and VE
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