101 · Question #136
When initially configuring the GTM System using the config tool, which two parameters can be set? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. IP Address of management port D. Default route for management port. The F5 GTM initial config tool focuses on basic network reachability by allowing configuration of the management port IP address and its default route.
Question
When initially configuring the GTM System using the config tool, which two parameters can be set? (Choose two.)
Options
- ASystem hostname
- BIP Address of management port
- CIP Address of the external VLAN
- DDefault route for management port
- EPort lockdown of management port
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A4% (1)
- B88% (22)
- E8% (2)
Why each option
The F5 GTM initial config tool focuses on basic network reachability by allowing configuration of the management port IP address and its default route.
The system hostname is configured separately through the BIG-IP configuration utilities or CLI after initial network access is established, not via the initial config tool.
The management port IP address must be set during initial configuration so the GTM appliance is reachable on the network for subsequent administrative access and synchronization with other GTM systems.
The IP address of the external VLAN is a traffic interface setting configured after initial setup through TMSH or the GUI, not part of the initial config tool scope.
The default route for the management port is required so that management traffic can reach remote hosts outside the local management subnet, enabling connectivity to the rest of the network infrastructure.
Port lockdown settings for the management port are a security configuration applied post-initialization through the management interface settings, not available in the initial config tool.
Concept tested: GTM initial configuration tool management port parameters
Source: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13117
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