An admin needs to upload a software image to a BIG-IP device that is behind a firewall that only allows SSH traffic. The admin has the image file on a local workstation. Which method should be used to upload the image?

Use FTP, which is allowed by the firewall.

Use SCP, which uses SSH and is allowed by the firewall.

Use the web interface upload, which uses HTTPS and is allowed by the firewall.

Use TFTP, which is allowed by the firewall.

After uploading a software image via SCP to /shared/images, an administrator wants to verify that the image was not corrupted during transfer. Which step should the administrator take?

Rename the file to ensure it is recognized by the system.

Reboot the BIG-IP to force the system to validate the image.

Run the 'md5sum' command on the uploaded file and compare it to the published checksum.

Check the file size in the directory listing to ensure it matches the expected size.

An admin uploaded a software image via SCP and wants to verify its integrity. The admin has the expected SHA-256 checksum from the F5 portal. Which command should be used to verify the checksum on the BIG-IP?

sha256sum /shared/images/BIGIP-16.1.4.1.iso

md5sum /shared/images/BIGIP-16.1.4.1.iso

ls -l /shared/images/BIGIP-16.1.4.1.iso

An admin has uploaded a software image via SCP to /shared/images. The admin wants to confirm that the image is present and ready for installation. Which command should the admin use to list the image and check its status?

cat /shared/images/BIGIP-16.1.4.1.iso

md5sum /shared/images/BIGIP-16.1.4.1.iso

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Domain 4Objective 2

Perform Procedure to Upload New Software Image F5CAB1 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Apply procedural concepts required to manage software images domain, which makes up ~22% of our current practice bank. F5 does not publish an official question count, but from its 30-minute exam (~10–20 total, ~2–4 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 19 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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An admin needs to upload a software image to a BIG-IP device that is behind a firewall that only allows SSH traffic. The admin has the image file on a local workstation. Which method should be used to upload the image?
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After uploading a software image via SCP to /shared/images, an administrator wants to verify that the image was not corrupted during transfer. Which step should the administrator take?
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An admin uploaded a software image via SCP and wants to verify its integrity. The admin has the expected SHA-256 checksum from the F5 portal. Which command should be used to verify the checksum on the BIG-IP?
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An admin has uploaded a software image via SCP to /shared/images. The admin wants to confirm that the image is present and ready for installation. Which command should the admin use to list the image and check its status?
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