101 · Question #304
GTM uses Auto Discovery to add virtual servers from both LTM and non-BIG-IP load balancers.
The correct answer is B. False. GTM Auto Discovery is limited to BIG-IP LTM virtual servers only and cannot auto-discover virtual servers from non-BIG-IP load balancers.
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GTM uses Auto Discovery to add virtual servers from both LTM and non-BIG-IP load balancers.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
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(41 responses)- A12% (5)
- B88% (36)
Why each option
GTM Auto Discovery is limited to BIG-IP LTM virtual servers only and cannot auto-discover virtual servers from non-BIG-IP load balancers.
True is incorrect because Auto Discovery exclusively supports BIG-IP LTM devices - it has no mechanism to query or discover virtual servers hosted on third-party or non-BIG-IP load balancers.
The Auto Discovery feature in BIG-IP GTM (DNS) works by querying BIG-IP LTM devices that are defined as server objects, automatically populating their virtual server list via iControl. Non-BIG-IP load balancers lack this iControl integration, so their virtual servers cannot be auto-discovered and must be added manually as generic host or external load balancer objects in the GTM configuration.
Concept tested: BIG-IP GTM Auto Discovery scope limited to LTM
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-16-1-0/big-ip-dns-implementations/discovering-and-adding-ltm-virtual-servers.html
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