An administrator sees that a virtual server's status is 'offline' in tmsh, but the Configuration utility shows a green icon for the same virtual server. What could explain this discrepancy?

The virtual server is offline but the UI is showing the wrong icon.

The Configuration utility is cached and not updated.

The virtual server is online but tmsh is misconfigured.

The tmsh command was run on a different BIG-IP device.

A virtual server is configured with a pool that has a 'priority group' setting. The pool has two priority groups: Group 1 with 2 members and Group 2 with 2 members. All members in Group 1 are down, but all members in Group 2 are up. What is the availability status of the virtual server?

Unknown, because the priority group status is complex.

Offline, because Group 1 is down.

Online, but only if Group 2 is enabled.

Online, because Group 2 members are available.

An administrator is writing a script to check the availability of a virtual server. They want to use tmsh to get the status and parse it. Which tmsh command would be most appropriate for scripting?

tmsh list ltm virtual vs_web | grep status

tmsh show ltm virtual vs_web one-line

tmsh show ltm virtual vs_web | grep status

An administrator is viewing the virtual server list in the Configuration utility and sees that some virtual servers have a gray icon and others have a green icon. What does the gray icon indicate?

The virtual server is offline or disabled.

The virtual server is online but has a warning.

The virtual server is online but not passing traffic.

The virtual server is in an unknown state.

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Domain 4Objective 1

Identify the Current Availability Status of the Virtual Server F5CAB5 Practice Questions (Page 5)

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An administrator sees that a virtual server's status is 'offline' in tmsh, but the Configuration utility shows a green icon for the same virtual server. What could explain this discrepancy?
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22expert · hard
A virtual server is configured with a pool that has a 'priority group' setting. The pool has two priority groups: Group 1 with 2 members and Group 2 with 2 members. All members in Group 1 are down, but all members in Group 2 are up. What is the availability status of the virtual server?
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23expert · hard
An administrator is writing a script to check the availability of a virtual server. They want to use tmsh to get the status and parse it. Which tmsh command would be most appropriate for scripting?
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24application · medium
An administrator needs to quickly determine the availability status of a virtual server named 'vs_web' from the command line. Which tmsh command provides the current availability state?
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25expert · medium
An administrator is viewing the virtual server list in the Configuration utility and sees that some virtual servers have a gray icon and others have a green icon. What does the gray icon indicate?
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