101 · Question #26
When configuring a pool member's monitor, which three association options are available. (Choose three.)
The correct answer is A. inherit the pool's monitor D. assign a monitor to the specific member E. do not assign any monitor to the specific member. F5 BIG-IP offers three monitor association options for a pool member: inherit the pool's monitor, assign a monitor directly to the member, or assign no monitor to the member.
Question
When configuring a pool member's monitor, which three association options are available. (Choose three.)
Options
- Ainherit the pool's monitor
- Binherit the node's monitor
- Cconfigure a default monitor
- Dassign a monitor to the specific member
- Edo not assign any monitor to the specific member
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A89% (50)
- B7% (4)
- C4% (2)
Why each option
F5 BIG-IP offers three monitor association options for a pool member: inherit the pool's monitor, assign a monitor directly to the member, or assign no monitor to the member.
A pool member can inherit the health monitor already assigned to its parent pool, which is the default behavior when no member-specific override is configured.
Inheriting a node-level monitor is not an available option in pool member monitor configuration; node monitors operate independently and are not surfaced as an inheritance choice at the pool member level.
There is no 'configure a default monitor' option in pool member settings; the three valid choices are inherit from pool, assign a specific monitor, or no monitor.
An administrator can assign a specific monitor directly to an individual pool member, overriding the pool-level monitor for more granular health checking of that member.
A pool member can be explicitly configured with no monitor, meaning the BIG-IP will not perform independent health checks on that member and its status will be Unknown.
Concept tested: F5 BIG-IP pool member monitor association options
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-16-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-monitors-reference/monitoring-pool-members-and-nodes.html
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