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Without creating a userdefined region, what is the most specific group a topology record can identify?
The correct answer is D. state/province. F5 BIG-IP GTM topology records support a built-in geographic hierarchy, and state/province is the most granular level available without defining a custom region.
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Without creating a userdefined region, what is the most specific group a topology record can identify?
Options
- Acity
- Bcountry
- Ccontinent
- Dstate/province
- Eregion of country
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(48 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- D94% (45)
Why each option
F5 BIG-IP GTM topology records support a built-in geographic hierarchy, and state/province is the most granular level available without defining a custom region.
City is not a built-in geographic level in GTM topology records; it requires a user-defined region to represent city-level granularity.
Country is a valid topology level but is less specific than state/province, which sits below country in the built-in hierarchy.
Continent is a valid topology level but is the broadest geographic grouping, not the most specific.
GTM topology records use a built-in geographic hierarchy of continent, country, and state/province. State/province is the deepest level natively supported - no user-defined region is required to use it. To go more granular than state/province, an administrator must manually create a custom user-defined region.
'Region of country' is not a distinct built-in topology level; it would require a user-defined region to implement.
Concept tested: GTM topology records built-in geographic hierarchy
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_gtm/manuals/product/gtm-implementations-11-4-0/6.html
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