Scenario: A Citrix ADC MPX is using one of four available 10G ports. A Citrix Administrator discovers a traffic bottleneck at the Citrix ADC. What can the administrator do to increase bandwidth on…

Question

Options

• AAdd two more 10G Citrix ADC ports to the network and configure VLAN.
• BAdd another 10G Citrix ADC port to the switch, and configure link aggregation control protocol
• CPurchase another Citrix ADC MPX appliance.
• DPlug another 10G Citrix ADC port into the router.

• A
  72% (26)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  17% (6)

Explanation

Option A is correct because the Citrix ADC MPX already has unused 10G ports available, so the most cost-effective path to increasing bandwidth is to activate additional ports and configure VLANs to distribute traffic across multiple physical links - effectively multiplying available throughput without new hardware.

Option B is incorrect because while LACP (link aggregation) does combine links for increased bandwidth, the question specifies adding only one additional port to a single switch, which creates a narrower solution than using multiple ports across the broader network; LACP also requires matching configuration on the upstream switch.

Option C is incorrect because purchasing an entirely new appliance is unnecessary when the existing MPX still has three unused 10G ports - it wastes budget and adds complexity before exhausting built-in capacity.

Option D is incorrect because plugging a port directly into a router without proper VLAN or aggregation configuration doesn't systematically increase bandwidth; it just adds an unmanaged connection that won't balance traffic effectively.

Memory tip: Think of it as "use what you have first" - the MPX has 4 ports and only uses 1, so the answer always involves activating more of those existing ports with proper VLAN segmentation, not buying new gear or relying solely on LACP to a single switch.

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