Which task should be performed BEFORE upgrading a BIG-IP HA pair?

Back up the configuration of both units

Upgrade the active unit first to test the new version

Disable the standby unit's network interfaces

Remove the standby unit from the HA pair

What is the purpose of performing a failover during an HA pair upgrade?

To synchronize configurations between the units

To minimize traffic loss by shifting traffic to the upgraded unit

To test the new version's performance under load

To ensure the new version is activated on both units

If an issue is discovered after upgrading an HA pair, what is the recommended rollback procedure?

Reinstall the previous software version on both units and restore the configuration

Perform a failover to the other unit and continue using the new version

Restore the configuration from backup and reboot both units

Disable the upgraded unit and run on the old unit only

An HA pair is being upgraded. The administrator has upgraded the standby unit and is about to fail over. The environment carries long-lived TCP connections for database replication. What should the administrator do to minimize traffic disruption during the failover?

Remove all virtual servers from the active unit before failing over.

Disable the standby unit's network interfaces before failing over.

Reboot the active unit to force a clean failover.

Enable connection mirroring on the active unit before the failover.

An HA pair is being upgraded. The standby unit has been upgraded and is ready. The active unit is running a configuration that uses a feature that was removed in the new version. The administrator is concerned about the failover. What is the best course of action?

Disable the affected virtual server on the active unit before failover.

Fail over to the upgraded standby and then fix the configuration.

Modify the active unit's configuration to remove the deprecated feature before failing over.

Roll back the standby to the old version to match the active unit.

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Which task should be performed BEFORE upgrading a BIG-IP HA pair?
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If an issue is discovered after upgrading an HA pair, what is the recommended rollback procedure?
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An HA pair is being upgraded. The administrator has upgraded the standby unit and is about to fail over. The environment carries long-lived TCP connections for database replication. What should the administrator do to minimize traffic disruption during the failover?
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An HA pair is being upgraded. The standby unit has been upgraded and is ready. The active unit is running a configuration that uses a feature that was removed in the new version. The administrator is concerned about the failover. What is the best course of action?
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