In the Configuration utility, where can you view the current HA failover state?

System → Platform → High Availability

Local Traffic → Virtual Servers

An administrator is about to force the active BIG-IP device to standby, but the peer device is not in a ready state. What is the most appropriate action?

Investigate why the peer is not ready and resolve the issue before forcing standby.

Proceed with the force to standby and hope the peer becomes ready in time.

Force the peer to standby first, then force the original device to standby.

Reboot the peer device to make it ready.

An administrator is in the Configuration utility of the active BIG-IP device and needs to force it to standby. The administrator wants to confirm the action after clicking the Force to Standby button. What should the administrator do?

Check the Network > Interfaces page to see if the interfaces are down.

Run 'tmsh show sys failover' from the CLI.

Check the System > Logs page for a success message.

Check the Device Management > Devices page to see the failover state change to standby.

An administrator forces the active BIG-IP device to standby using the CLI. What happens to the traffic that was being processed by the device?

Traffic continues on the device, but the device is marked standby.

Traffic is paused and resumes when the device returns to active.

Traffic is dropped or reset, and the peer begins handling new connections.

Traffic is seamlessly transferred to the peer without interruption.

What happens to active connections on a BIG-IP device when it is forced to standby?

They are immediately terminated

They are re-established from scratch on the peer

They continue to be processed by the standby device

They are seamlessly transferred to the peer if connection mirroring is enabled

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Domain 1Objective 1

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11foundation · easy
In the Configuration utility, where can you view the current HA failover state?
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12expert · hard
An administrator is about to force the active BIG-IP device to standby, but the peer device is not in a ready state. What is the most appropriate action?
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13application · medium
An administrator is in the Configuration utility of the active BIG-IP device and needs to force it to standby. The administrator wants to confirm the action after clicking the Force to Standby button. What should the administrator do?
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14application · medium
An administrator forces the active BIG-IP device to standby using the CLI. What happens to the traffic that was being processed by the device?
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15foundation · easy
What happens to active connections on a BIG-IP device when it is forced to standby?
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