Interpret Current Systems Status via GUI or TMSH F5CAB4 Practice Questions (Page 1)

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1. 1expert · medium

   A BIG-IP Administrator is managing a pair of devices in a sync-failover configuration. The administrator needs to perform maintenance on the active device. The administrator wants to ensure the standby device takes over gracefully. After initiating a failover, the administrator runs 'show sys failover' on the standby device and sees 'State: active'. What should the administrator do next?

   • AReboot the standby device to ensure it is stable.
   • BCheck the original active device to see if it is still active.
   • CProceed with maintenance on the original active device, as the failover was successful.
   • DAbort the maintenance, as the failover may not have completed.
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2. 2application · medium

   A BIG-IP Administrator is looking at the Device Management > Devices screen in the GUI. The local device shows a gray icon and the text 'Standby'. The administrator is preparing a status report. What is the correct status to report?

   • AThe device is offline and not participating in the network.
   • BThe device is actively processing traffic and is the primary unit.
   • CThe device is in maintenance mode and requires a reboot.
   • DThe device is the backup unit and is ready to take over if the active unit fails.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   An administrator runs 'show sys failover' in TMSH and sees the output 'Status: ACTIVE'. What does this indicate about the device?

   • AThe device has a configuration sync error
   • BThe device is offline and not participating in the cluster
   • CThe device is in standby and ready to take over if needed
   • DThe device is currently processing traffic as the primary unit
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Which TMSH command displays the current failover state (active or standby) of a BIG-IP device?

   • Ashow sys clock
   • Bshow ltm virtual
   • Cshow sys failover
   • Dshow net interface
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6. 5foundation · easy

   A technician runs 'show sys failover' and sees 'Status: STANDBY'. How should the technician accurately report the device's status to a colleague?

   • AThe device is offline and needs to be rebooted
   • BThe device has a configuration error and is not participating
   • CThe device is in standby and ready to take over if the active unit fails
   • DThe device is active and currently handling all traffic
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