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101 Question #104: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: most pools. An HTTP monitor is a pool-level health check mechanism on BIG-IP. A customized HTTP monitor with default settings other than send/receive strings remains compatible with most pools handling HTTP-based traffic.
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Question
A monitor has been defined using the HTTP monitor template. The send and receive strings were customized, but all other settings were left at their defaults. Which resources can the monitor be assigned to?
Options
- Aonly specific pool members
- Bmost virtual severs
- Cmost nodes
- Dmost pools
Explanation
An HTTP monitor is a pool-level health check mechanism on BIG-IP. A customized HTTP monitor with default settings other than send/receive strings remains compatible with most pools handling HTTP-based traffic.
Common mistakes.
- A. Restricting assignment to only specific pool members is unnecessarily narrow - an HTTP monitor can be assigned broadly to pools, which then propagate health checking to their members.
- B. Monitors are not assigned directly to virtual servers in BIG-IP; they are assigned to pools, pool members, or nodes to track backend resource health.
- C. While monitors can technically be assigned to nodes, an HTTP monitor sends application-layer HTTP requests and is purpose-built for pool-level assignment where backends serve HTTP traffic, not for general node-level monitoring.
Concept tested. BIG-IP HTTP monitor assignment scope for pools
Topics
#HTTP monitor#health monitoring#pool assignment#monitor templates
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