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A BIG-IP Administrator makes a configuration change to a Virtual Server on the Standby device of an HA pair. The HA pair is currently configured with Auto-Sync Enabled. What effect will the change hav

The correct answer is D. The change will take effect when Auto-Sync propagates the config to the HA pair.. With Auto-Sync enabled in an HA pair, if a configuration change is made directly on the standby device, the active device's configuration will overwrite it during the next synchronization.

Section 6: Configure High Availability

Question

A BIG-IP Administrator makes a configuration change to a Virtual Server on the Standby device of an HA pair. The HA pair is currently configured with Auto-Sync Enabled. What effect will the change have on the HA pair configuration?

Options

  • AThe change will be undone when Auto-Sync propagates the config to the HA pair.
  • BThe change will be propagated next time a configuration change is made on the Active device.
  • CThe change will be undone next time a configuration change is made on the Active device.
  • DThe change will take effect when Auto-Sync propagates the config to the HA pair.

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    9% (2)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    83% (19)

Why each option

With Auto-Sync enabled in an HA pair, if a configuration change is made directly on the standby device, the active device's configuration will overwrite it during the next synchronization.

AThe change will be undone when Auto-Sync propagates the config to the HA pair.

This choice is partially correct as the change will be effectively undone, but the phrasing of D implies the active config propagating is the 'effect' of auto-sync.

BThe change will be propagated next time a configuration change is made on the Active device.

Auto-Sync propagates changes from the active device to the standby device, not from the standby to the active, especially when the standby's configuration diverges.

CThe change will be undone next time a configuration change is made on the Active device.

Similar to A, this describes the outcome that the change is lost, but the question asks about the effect of Auto-Sync propagating the config to the HA pair, which will result in the active config prevailing.

DThe change will take effect when Auto-Sync propagates the config to the HA pair.Correct

When Auto-Sync is enabled on a BIG-IP HA pair, the active device is the authoritative source for the configuration. If a change is made directly on the standby device, the subsequent automatic synchronization from the active device will propagate the active's configuration, which then "takes effect" across the HA pair by overwriting any differing local changes on the standby unit.

Concept tested: BIG-IP HA Auto-Sync behavior

Source: https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K13690

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#High Availability#Auto-Sync#Configuration Sync#Standby device

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