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101 Question #169: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: Security policies. When BIG-IP ASM is deployed in redundant pairs, configuration sync propagates security policies and web application definitions between devices, ensuring both units enforce identical protection rules.
Section 3: Load Balancing and High Availability Basics
Question
When configuring the BIG-IP ASM System in redundant pairs, which of the following are synchronized? (Choose 2)
Options
- ALicense file
- BSecurity policies
- CWeb applications
- DRequest information
- ETraffic learning information
Explanation
When BIG-IP ASM is deployed in redundant pairs, configuration sync propagates security policies and web application definitions between devices, ensuring both units enforce identical protection rules.
Common mistakes.
- A. License files are device-specific and tied to individual hardware or virtual instance registration - they cannot and are not synchronized between peers.
- D. Request information is per-device runtime traffic data and is not replicated, as each device independently processes its own connections.
- E. Traffic learning information is locally accumulated behavioral data specific to each device and is not part of the configuration sync process.
Concept tested. BIG-IP ASM redundant pair configuration synchronization
Reference. https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K17305
Topics
#redundant pairs#high availability#synchronization#security policies
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