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Which three statements describe a characteristic of profiles. (Choose three.)
The correct answer is A. Default profiles cannot be created or deleted. B. Custom profiles are always based on a parent profile. C. A profile can be a child of one profile and a parent of another.. F5 BIG-IP profiles follow a strict inheritance model where default profiles are immutable and all custom profiles derive from a parent, allowing multi-level inheritance chains.
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Which three statements describe a characteristic of profiles. (Choose three.)
Options
- ADefault profiles cannot be created or deleted.
- BCustom profiles are always based on a parent profile.
- CA profile can be a child of one profile and a parent of another.
- DAll changes to parent profiles are propagated to their child profiles.
- EWhile most virtual servers have at least one profile associated with them, it is not required.
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A87% (26)
- D7% (2)
- E7% (2)
Why each option
F5 BIG-IP profiles follow a strict inheritance model where default profiles are immutable and all custom profiles derive from a parent, allowing multi-level inheritance chains.
Default profiles (such as 'tcp' and 'http') are built into BIG-IP and cannot be created or deleted - they serve as the root ancestors for all custom profiles of that type.
When creating a custom profile, you must select a parent profile, and the child inherits all settings not explicitly overridden, which is a foundational rule of the BIG-IP profile system.
Profile inheritance can be chained so that a custom profile inherits from a default profile (making it a child) while also serving as the parent for another custom profile, enabling layered customization.
Changes to a parent profile only affect child settings that have NOT been locally overridden - any setting explicitly customized in the child profile retains its custom value regardless of parent changes.
Virtual servers of type Standard require at least a TCP profile to function, making profile association mandatory rather than optional.
Concept tested: BIG-IP profile inheritance and immutability rules
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-17-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-profiles-reference/profile-types-and-hierarchy.html
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