Explain Advantages of HA F5CAB2 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What distinguishes high availability from simple redundancy in an F5 BIG-IP deployment?

   • AHigh availability requires manual intervention to switch to the backup device, while redundancy is automatic
   • BHigh availability uses multiple devices, while simple redundancy uses only one device
   • CHigh availability provides automatic failover and recovery, while simple redundancy may require manual intervention
   • DHigh availability is only for active/active configurations, while simple redundancy is for active/standby
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What is a direct benefit of having a standby BIG-IP device in an HA pair?

   • AIt allows for maintenance of the active device without causing a service outage
   • BIt provides additional capacity to handle peak traffic loads
   • CIt improves the security of the network by providing a second firewall
   • DIt automatically balances traffic between the two devices
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4. 8application · medium

   A financial services firm must maintain access to its trading application even during unexpected BIG-IP hardware failures. They implement an HA pair. How does this contribute to business continuity?

   • ABy providing a backup power source for the data center.
   • BBy replicating application data to a secondary site.
   • CBy automatically failing over to the standby device, minimizing service interruption.
   • DBy allowing manual switching to a backup device when needed.
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5. 9application · medium

   An e-commerce company experiences frequent short outages during BIG-IP software upgrades. They want to perform upgrades without impacting customer transactions. What is the primary advantage of implementing an HA pair for this scenario?

   • AIt allows for zero-downtime maintenance by failing over to the standby device during upgrades.
   • BIt doubles the throughput capacity of the application delivery infrastructure.
   • CIt eliminates the need for regular backups of the BIG-IP configuration.
   • DIt provides a secondary data center for disaster recovery.
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6. 10foundation · easy

   How does high availability contribute to business continuity in an F5 BIG-IP environment?

   • ABy automatically scaling application resources to meet demand
   • BBy providing a disaster recovery site in a different geographic region
   • CBy minimizing service interruptions and maintaining access to applications during device failures
   • DBy ensuring that application data is backed up to an offsite location
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