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In the Network Map a red diamond appears next to the three member servers in the Virtual Server's pool. The nodes in the pool each show a green circle. What is the most likely reason for this scenario
The correct answer is D. The pool member services have been shut down. In the F5 BIG-IP Network Map, a red diamond on pool members with green circles on nodes indicates the service port is unreachable while the node IP remains responsive.
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In the Network Map a red diamond appears next to the three member servers in the Virtual Server's pool. The nodes in the pool each show a green circle. What is the most likely reason for this scenario?
Options
- AThe pool members health monitor has been disable
- BThe pool members have been disabled
- CThe pool members have been powered off
- DThe pool member services have been shut down
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A9% (3)
- B6% (2)
- C18% (6)
- D67% (22)
Why each option
In the F5 BIG-IP Network Map, a red diamond on pool members with green circles on nodes indicates the service port is unreachable while the node IP remains responsive.
Disabling a health monitor causes pool members to display a blue square representing an unchecked/unknown state, not a red diamond from a failed check.
Manually disabling pool members via the BIG-IP UI marks them with a black circle indicating an administratively disabled state, not a red diamond.
If the physical servers were powered off, the node IP would be unreachable and both the node and pool member would display red, not just the pool member.
Node health is evaluated at the IP layer, so a green circle confirms the server's IP address is reachable via ICMP or similar checks. A red diamond on pool members indicates that the specific service port or application is not responding to the health monitor, which occurs when the service process has stopped while the host OS remains online. This separation between node-level and service-level monitoring is a core BIG-IP status distinction.
Concept tested: BIG-IP Network Map node vs pool member status indicators
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-16-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-getting-started-guide/monitoring-traffic-with-the-network-map.html
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