A BIG-IP device in a sync-failover pair shows HA status 'standby'. What is the device's role and readiness?

The device is ready to take over traffic if the active device fails.

The device is active but in a degraded state.

The device is offline and not part of the HA pair.

The device is not processing any traffic and is not ready to take over.

In the BIG-IP Configuration utility, where would an administrator typically view the current high availability status of the device?

Device Management > High Availability

Local Traffic > Virtual Servers

An administrator runs `tmsh show cm device` and sees the output: `Trust Status: untrusted` for the peer. What is the most likely cause?

The peer device is in standby mode.

The peer device has a different software version.

The peer device was re-imaged or had its certificates regenerated.

A BIG-IP device is in 'standby' HA state and its device trust status is 'trusted'. What does this combination indicate about the device's operational readiness?

The device is not ready to take over because it is not trusted.

The device is active but has trust issues.

The device is ready to take over if the active device fails.

The device is offline and cannot participate in HA.

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Domain 3Objective 5

Interpret High Availability and Device Trust Status F5CAB4 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Identify and report current device status domain, which makes up ~12% of our current practice bank. F5 does not publish an official question count, but from its 30-minute exam (~10–20 total, ~1–2 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 21 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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11application · medium
A BIG-IP device in a sync-failover pair shows HA status 'standby'. What is the device's role and readiness?
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12foundation · easy
In the BIG-IP Configuration utility, where would an administrator typically view the current high availability status of the device?
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13foundation · easy
A BIG-IP device has just been added to a device group and is waiting for the administrator to approve its certificate. Which device trust status would be displayed for this device?
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14application · medium
An administrator runs `tmsh show cm device` and sees the output: `Trust Status: untrusted` for the peer. What is the most likely cause?
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15foundation · easy
A BIG-IP device is in 'standby' HA state and its device trust status is 'trusted'. What does this combination indicate about the device's operational readiness?
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