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What are the two most common methods of placing a BIG-IP device into a network environment? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is D. SNAT configuration F. Routed configuration. The two most common BIG-IP network placement methods are SNAT configuration and Routed configuration, each providing a different mechanism to ensure return traffic flows back through the LTM.
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What are the two most common methods of placing a BIG-IP device into a network environment? (Choose two.)
Options
- AChanneled configuration
- BVLAN configuration
- CNAT configuration
- DSNAT configuration
- EAsymmetric configuration
- FRouted configuration
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- D90% (18)
Why each option
The two most common BIG-IP network placement methods are SNAT configuration and Routed configuration, each providing a different mechanism to ensure return traffic flows back through the LTM.
Channeled configuration is not a recognized BIG-IP network placement methodology.
VLAN configuration describes internal network segmentation on the BIG-IP and does not define a network deployment topology.
NAT configuration is a general networking concept and is not classified as one of the primary BIG-IP placement methods.
SNAT (Source Network Address Translation) configuration causes the BIG-IP to replace the client source IP with one of its own self IP addresses, forcing servers to always send return traffic back through the BIG-IP regardless of network routing.
Asymmetric configuration is not a standard BIG-IP deployment mode - it describes a routing condition where traffic takes different paths in each direction, which BIG-IP deployments are specifically designed to avoid.
Routed configuration places the BIG-IP inline as the default gateway for backend servers, so server response traffic naturally traverses the LTM without requiring source address translation.
Concept tested: BIG-IP network deployment topology methods
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-15-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-getting-started-guide.html
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