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During a high-demand traffic event, the BIG-IP Administrator needs to limit the number of new connections per second allowed to a Virtual Server. What should the administrator apply to accomplish this
The correct answer is B. A connection rate limit to the Virtual Server. To control the influx of new connections per second to a BIG-IP Virtual Server during high traffic, an administrator should implement a connection rate limit. This feature prevents the Virtual Server from being overwhelmed by a flood of new connection requests.
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During a high-demand traffic event, the BIG-IP Administrator needs to limit the number of new connections per second allowed to a Virtual Server. What should the administrator apply to accomplish this task?
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- AAn HTTP Compression profile to the Virtual Server
- BA connection rate limit to the Virtual Server
- CA connection limit to the Virtual Server
- DA OneConnect profile to the Virtual Server
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(39 responses)- A3% (1)
- B95% (37)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
To control the influx of new connections per second to a BIG-IP Virtual Server during high traffic, an administrator should implement a connection rate limit. This feature prevents the Virtual Server from being overwhelmed by a flood of new connection requests.
An HTTP Compression profile reduces the size of HTTP data sent to clients, which can improve performance but does not limit the rate of new connections.
A connection rate limit specifically controls the maximum number of new connections per second that a virtual server can accept, directly addressing the requirement to limit new connections per second during a high-demand event. This helps prevent resource exhaustion on the BIG-IP system or the backend servers.
A connection limit (without 'rate') typically refers to the maximum concurrent active connections, not the rate of new connections per second.
A OneConnect profile optimizes persistent connections by allowing the BIG-IP to reuse server-side connections, which can reduce server load but does not limit the rate of new client-side connections.
Concept tested: BIG-IP Virtual Server connection rate limiting
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/ltm-concepts-11-2-0/ltm_connection_limits.html
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