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Which two methods can be used to determine which BIG-IP is currently active. (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. The bigtop command displays the status. C. The status (Active/Standby) is embedded in the command prompt.. The bigtop command and the TMSH or bash command prompt both display Active or Standby status, making them reliable methods to identify which BIG-IP is currently active.
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Which two methods can be used to determine which BIG-IP is currently active. (Choose two.)
Options
- AThe bigtop command displays the status.
- BOnly the active system's configuration screens are active.
- CThe status (Active/Standby) is embedded in the command prompt.
- DThe ifconfig a command displays the floating addresses on the active system.
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A92% (33)
- B3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Why each option
The bigtop command and the TMSH or bash command prompt both display Active or Standby status, making them reliable methods to identify which BIG-IP is currently active.
The bigtop utility is a real-time system monitoring tool on BIG-IP that explicitly reports the device's current failover state - Active or Standby - alongside performance metrics in its output.
Both the active and standby systems have accessible and functional configuration utility screens; the standby unit's GUI is not disabled, so this cannot be used as a reliable indicator of active status.
The BIG-IP TMSH and bash command prompts embed the device's current failover status directly in the prompt string, providing an immediate visual indicator of whether the system is active or standby without running any additional command.
The 'ifconfig -a' command lists all interfaces and addresses but does not label or distinguish floating IP addresses as active failover addresses, making it an unreliable method for determining which unit is active.
Concept tested: Identifying active BIG-IP unit in redundant pair
Source: https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14358
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