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101 Question #205: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is A: Default profiles cannot be created or deleted.. 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.
Question
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.
Explanation
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.
Common mistakes.
- D. 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.
- E. 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
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