In the BIG-IP Configuration Utility, where would an administrator navigate to manually trigger a config sync?

Local Traffic > Virtual Servers

After a config sync, an administrator checks the sync status in the UI and sees 'Changes Pending' for the standby device. What does this indicate?

The standby has changes that have not been applied or synced.

The standby is not part of the device group.

The standby is in sync with the active device.

The standby has a hardware failure.

An administrator has just added a new node to a pool on the active BIG-IP in a device group. The admin wants to ensure the standby device receives the change immediately, but the automatic sync is not scheduled for another hour. What should the admin do in the Configuration Utility?

Go to System > Configuration > Devices, and click Reboot.

Go to Network > Self IPs, and click Update.

Go to Local Traffic > Pools, select the pool, and click Save.

Go to Device Management > Device Groups, select the group, and click Sync.

Which of the following is a prerequisite that must be in place before a BIG-IP device can participate in config sync with a peer?

The devices must be in the same data center to ensure low-latency sync.

The devices must share a common partition that contains the configuration to be synchronized.

The devices must have identical hostnames to be recognized as peers.

The devices must be running the same version of the BIG-IP software.

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Domain 8Objective 1

Demonstrate Config Sync Procedure F5CAB4 Practice Questions (Page 2)

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6foundation · easy
In the BIG-IP Configuration Utility, where would an administrator navigate to manually trigger a config sync?
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After a config sync, an administrator checks the sync status in the UI and sees 'Changes Pending' for the standby device. What does this indicate?
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An administrator has just added a new node to a pool on the active BIG-IP in a device group. The admin wants to ensure the standby device receives the change immediately, but the automatic sync is not scheduled for another hour. What should the admin do in the Configuration Utility?
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Which of the following is a prerequisite that must be in place before a BIG-IP device can participate in config sync with a peer?
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10foundation · easy
Which tmsh command is used to manually sync the configuration to peer devices?
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