Determine the Load Balancing Method for a Pool F5CAB3 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   Which component of a virtual server uses a load balancing method to select a destination for client traffic?

   • AThe monitor
   • BThe pool
   • CThe iRule
   • DThe SNAT
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2. 2foundation · easy

   What does the Fastest load balancing method use to select a pool member?

   • AThe member's position in the pool list
   • BThe member's response time
   • CThe member's active connection count
   • DThe member's assigned weight
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4. 3foundation · easy

   How does the Round Robin load balancing method distribute new connections?

   • AIt sends all connections to the first available pool member until it fails, then moves to the next.
   • BIt selects the pool member with the fastest response time for each new connection.
   • CIt cycles through pool members in order, sending each new connection to the next member in the list.
   • DIt sends each new connection to the pool member with the fewest active connections.
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5. 4expert · hard

   A pool of four servers handles a mix of short and long-lived connections. The administrator observes that some servers have low connection counts but slow response times, while others have high connection counts but fast response times. The goal is to balance the trade-off between connection load and response speed. Which load balancing method would best achieve this balance?

   • ALeast Connections
   • BFastest
   • CObserved
   • DPredictive (member)
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6. 5application · medium

   A company runs a real-time trading application where users expect the lowest possible latency for each request. The pool members are geographically distributed, and their response times vary significantly based on network conditions and server load. The administrator wants the BIG-IP to send each request to the member that will respond the quickest at that moment. Which load balancing method should be configured?

   • ARatio (node)
   • BLeast Connections
   • CRound Robin
   • DFastest
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