1Y0-231 · Question #95
Scenario: A Citrix Administrator needs to add 10 new web servers to an existing server farm where the default load-balancing method is used. The new servers, which are twice the capacity of the…
The correct answer is B. 2; new. Option B (weight of 2 applied to the new servers) is correct because Citrix uses a weight value to distribute connections proportionally in Round Robin (the default load-balancing method). Since the new servers are twice the capacity of the old ones, assigning a weight of 2 to…
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Scenario: A Citrix Administrator needs to add 10 new web servers to an existing server farm where the default load-balancing method is used. The new servers, which are twice the capacity of the existing ones, are configured to serve the same applications and connections. The administrator wants to ensure that they are being fully utilized. To ensure that only the 10 new servers receive twice the connections as the old servers without changing load balancing, the administrator needs to add a weight of _________ to the services attached to the _____________ servers. (Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.)
Options
- A10; new
- B2; new
- C10; old
- D2; old
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A18% (8)
- B73% (33)
- C7% (3)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Option B (weight of 2 applied to the new servers) is correct because Citrix uses a weight value to distribute connections proportionally in Round Robin (the default load-balancing method). Since the new servers are twice the capacity of the old ones, assigning a weight of 2 to the new servers causes them to receive twice as many connections as the old servers (which retain the default weight of 1) - exactly matching their extra capacity.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- A (10; new): A weight of 10 would send 10× the connections to new servers, massively over-loading them relative to capacity.
- C (10; old): Applying any weight to the old servers increases their share, which is the opposite of the goal - new servers would end up under-utilized.
- D (2; old): Setting weight 2 on the old servers doubles the old servers' share, leaving the higher-capacity new servers relatively starved of connections.
Memory tip: "Weight goes where you want more work." Since the new servers can handle more, the weight modifier belongs on them. And since they're 2× the capacity, the weight is 2 - the ratio maps directly to the multiplier.
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