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101 Question #229: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: exchange web certificates and keys between BIG-IP Systems. The BIG-IP_add script establishes trust between BIG-IP systems by exchanging SSL certificates and keys, enabling secure GTM synchronization.
Question
What does the BIG-IP_add script do?
Options
- Aadd BIG-IP servers to the wideip.conf file
- Badd an existing GTM System to a sync group
- Csynchronize configuration files between BIG-IP Systems
- Dexchange web certificates and keys between BIG-IP Systems
Explanation
The BIG-IP_add script establishes trust between BIG-IP systems by exchanging SSL certificates and keys, enabling secure GTM synchronization.
Common mistakes.
- A. Adding BIG-IP servers to wideip.conf is a separate configuration task performed through the GTM configuration interface, not the BIG-IP_add script.
- B. Adding an existing GTM system to a sync group requires the bigip_add script as a prerequisite step, but the script itself performs the certificate exchange, not the sync group registration.
- C. Configuration synchronization between BIG-IP systems is handled by the GTM sync mechanism after trust is established, not by the BIG-IP_add script itself.
Concept tested. F5 GTM BIG-IP certificate exchange for trust
Reference. https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13944
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