Given an HA Pair, Describe the Appropriate Strategy for Deploying a New Software Image F5CAB1 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A company runs a BIG-IP HA pair in active/standby mode. The maintenance window allows only 10 minutes of total traffic disruption. The upgrade is expected to take 20 minutes per unit. What strategy should the administrator use to meet the requirement?

   • AUpgrade both units simultaneously to finish within the window.
   • BUpgrade the active unit first, then the standby, to minimize failover time.
   • CUpgrade the standby unit, fail over, then upgrade the original active unit, accepting brief failover disruption.
   • DPerform the upgrade during off-peak hours without any failover.
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2. 7application · medium

   An HA pair is being upgraded. The standby unit has been upgraded and is ready. The active unit handles production traffic with many active SSL sessions. What should the administrator do immediately before failing over to minimize session loss?

   • AReboot the standby unit to ensure it is clean.
   • BEnsure connection mirroring is enabled on the active unit.
   • CClear all SSL session caches on the active unit.
   • DDisable SSL offload on the active unit.
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4. 8expert · hard

   An HA pair is being upgraded. The standby unit has been upgraded and is ready for failover. The active unit is handling a high volume of traffic with many active sessions. The administrator wants to minimize the impact of the failover. What is the most effective way to reduce the number of dropped sessions?

   • AIncrease the number of virtual servers on the active unit.
   • BEnable connection mirroring and verify it is working before the failover.
   • CDisable the standby unit's network interfaces before failover.
   • DReboot the active unit to force a clean failover.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   Which consideration is most important when planning an HA pair upgrade to ensure minimal traffic disruption?

   • AUpgrading both units at the same time to keep configurations synchronized
   • BUpgrading the active unit first to ensure it has the latest features
   • CUpgrading only one unit and leaving the other on the old version permanently
   • DUpgrading the standby unit first, then failing over to it
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6. 10application · medium

   A company is planning an HA pair upgrade. The administrator is concerned about the time required for the upgrade and wants to minimize the total maintenance window. What is the most effective way to reduce the overall upgrade time?

   • APre-stage the software image on both units before the maintenance window.
   • BSkip the pre-upgrade backup to save time.
   • CUpgrade only the active unit and leave the standby on the old version.
   • DUpgrade both units simultaneously to cut the time in half.
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