Report Current Active/standby Failover State F5CAB4 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   To verify failover state consistency, what should you compare between the two devices in a high availability pair?

   • AThe output of 'show sys failover' on each device to ensure one is active and the other is standby
   • BThe MAC addresses of the management interfaces
   • CThe traffic throughput statistics on each device
   • DThe software versions and license keys
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2. 7application · medium

   An administrator runs 'tmsh show sys failover' on both devices in a pair. Device A shows 'ACTIVE' and Device B shows 'STANDBY'. What is the correct interpretation of this output?

   • ABoth devices are standby, indicating a failover is in progress.
   • BDevice A is standby and Device B is active, but the output is reversed.
   • CDevice A is active and Device B is standby, which is a valid state.
   • DBoth devices are active, indicating a split-brain condition.
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4. 8foundation · easy

   You run 'tmsh show sys failover' on a BIG-IP device and the output shows 'Status: STANDBY'. What is the role of this device in the high availability pair?

   • AIt is offline and not participating in the pair
   • BIt is in a failed state and needs immediate attention
   • CIt is the active unit and currently processing traffic
   • DIt is in standby mode and will take over if the active unit fails
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5. 9application · medium

   An administrator is verifying failover state consistency. Device A reports 'ACTIVE' and Device B reports 'STANDBY'. The administrator also checks the failover group configuration and sees that Device A is listed as the preferred active device. What does this indicate?

   • AThe failover group is misconfigured.
   • BThe reported state is inconsistent because Device B should be active.
   • CThe devices are in a split-brain condition.
   • DThe reported state matches the expected configuration.
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6. 10application · medium

   A BIG-IP administrator needs to report the failover state of a device to a colleague, but the administrator only has access to the BIG-IP Configuration Utility. Where in the GUI can the administrator find the current failover state?

   • AOn the Dashboard, under the 'Device Status' section.
   • BIn the 'Local Traffic' > 'Virtual Servers' page.
   • CIn the 'System' > 'Platform' page.
   • DIn the 'Network' > 'Self IPs' page.
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