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Which two processes are involved when BIG-IP systems issue traps? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. alertd D. syslogng. BIG-IP SNMP trap issuance involves alertd, which evaluates alert conditions and generates traps, and syslog-ng, which receives system log events and feeds them into the alert pipeline.
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Which two processes are involved when BIG-IP systems issue traps? (Choose two.)
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- Abigd
- Balertd
- Csmtpd
- Dsyslogng
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(24 responses)- A13% (3)
- B83% (20)
- C4% (1)
Why each option
BIG-IP SNMP trap issuance involves alertd, which evaluates alert conditions and generates traps, and syslog-ng, which receives system log events and feeds them into the alert pipeline.
bigd is the health monitor daemon that checks pool member and node availability; it is not part of the SNMP trap generation or alert notification subsystem.
The alertd daemon continuously monitors the BIG-IP alert pipeline and is the process directly responsible for evaluating alert conditions and issuing SNMP traps when thresholds or events are triggered, making it a required participant in trap generation.
smtpd handles outbound email (SMTP) alert notifications and operates independently from the SNMP trap subsystem, serving a different notification channel entirely.
syslog-ng receives log messages from BIG-IP subsystems and routes relevant events to alertd for evaluation - the two daemons form a pipeline where syslog-ng provides the log input and alertd acts on it to produce SNMP traps.
Concept tested: F5 BIG-IP SNMP trap generation daemon pipeline
Source: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K3316
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