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101 Question #313: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is E: Pool Member. A Pool Member in F5 BIG-IP LTM is defined as the combination of a node IP address and a specific port, uniquely identifying a service endpoint on a downstream server.
Question
An LTM object represents a downstream server that hosts a secure Web site and contains the IP address and port combination 192.168.9.250:443. What is this object?
Options
- ASelf IP
- BVirtual Server
- CPool
- DNode
- EPool Member
Explanation
A Pool Member in F5 BIG-IP LTM is defined as the combination of a node IP address and a specific port, uniquely identifying a service endpoint on a downstream server.
Common mistakes.
- A. A Self IP is an IP address assigned to the BIG-IP system itself for management or network communication, not an object representing a backend server.
- B. A Virtual Server is the front-end listener on the BIG-IP that accepts inbound client traffic, not an object describing a downstream resource.
- C. A Pool is a logical collection of Pool Members sharing a load balancing configuration, not a single IP-and-port endpoint.
- D. A Node represents only the IP address of a downstream server without any associated port, so it cannot represent the full 192.168.9.250:443 combination.
Concept tested. F5 LTM Pool Member vs Node object distinction
Reference. https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-15-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-manager-concepts/pool-members.html
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