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When defining a loadbalancing pool using the command line, if the loadbalancing method is not specified, what is the result
The correct answer is A. The default loadbalancing method would be used.. When creating a load balancing pool via the F5 BIG-IP CLI without specifying a load balancing method, the system automatically applies the built-in default method (Round Robin) and creates the pool successfully.
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When defining a loadbalancing pool using the command line, if the loadbalancing method is not specified, what is the result
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- AThe default loadbalancing method would be used.
- BThe loadbalancing method of the previous pool would be used.
- CThe system would prompt the user for a loadbalancing method.
- DAn error would be displayed since no loadbalancing method was specified.
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(35 responses)- A89% (31)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
When creating a load balancing pool via the F5 BIG-IP CLI without specifying a load balancing method, the system automatically applies the built-in default method (Round Robin) and creates the pool successfully.
F5 BIG-IP uses Round Robin as the built-in default load balancing method; omitting the method parameter during pool creation causes the system to silently apply this default without requiring additional user input or generating an error.
The BIG-IP does not inherit the load balancing method from a previously defined pool; each pool is an independent object and applies the system default when no method is explicitly specified.
The BIG-IP CLI does not interactively prompt for missing optional parameters such as the load balancing method; it applies the default value and completes the command without user interaction.
The load balancing method is an optional parameter with a defined default value, so omitting it does not produce a syntax or configuration error; the pool is created successfully using the default.
Concept tested: Default load balancing method applied during BIG-IP pool creation
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-15-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-manager-concepts/load-balancing.html
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