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A 816-IP Administrator recently deployed an application Users are experiencing slow performance with the application on some remote networks. Which two modifications can the BIG-IP Administrator…

The correct answer is B. Apply f5-tcp-wan profile to the Virtual Server C. Apply f5-tcp-lan profile to the Virtual Server. To mitigate slow application performance for remote users, a BIG-IP Administrator should apply optimized TCP profiles, specifically f5-tcp-wan for the client-side connection and f5-tcp-lan for the server-side connection, to improve TCP efficiency over varying network conditions.

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A 816-IP Administrator recently deployed an application Users are experiencing slow performance with the application on some remote networks. Which two modifications can the BIG-IP Administrator make to address this issue? (Choose two)

Options

  • AApply dest addr profile to the Virtual Server
  • BApply f5-tcp-wan profile to the Virtual Server
  • CApply f5-tcp-lan profile to the Virtual Server
  • DApply source_addr profile to the Virtual Server
  • EApply fasti_4 profile to the Virtual Server

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  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    81% (22)
  • D
    11% (3)
  • E
    4% (1)

Why each option

To mitigate slow application performance for remote users, a BIG-IP Administrator should apply optimized TCP profiles, specifically f5-tcp-wan for the client-side connection and f5-tcp-lan for the server-side connection, to improve TCP efficiency over varying network conditions.

AApply dest addr profile to the Virtual Server

A dest addr profile (Destination Address Persistence) is used for directing client requests to the same pool member based on the destination IP, which is unrelated to improving TCP performance.

BApply f5-tcp-wan profile to the Virtual ServerCorrect

The f5-tcp-wan profile is optimized for high-latency, lossy wide-area networks; applying it to the client-side virtual server can significantly improve performance for remote users by enhancing TCP flow control and retransmission mechanisms.

CApply f5-tcp-lan profile to the Virtual ServerCorrect

The f5-tcp-lan profile is optimized for high-bandwidth, low-latency local-area networks, and applying it to the server-side of the virtual server ensures efficient communication with backend servers once the WAN traffic is terminated by the BIG-IP.

DApply source_addr profile to the Virtual Server

A source_addr profile (Source Address Persistence) ensures subsequent connections from the same client IP go to the same pool member, which does not address network performance issues.

EApply fasti_4 profile to the Virtual Server

The fasti_4 profile is not a standard, pre-defined TCP profile in BIG-IP designed for performance optimization; common profiles for this purpose are named f5-tcp-wan and f5-tcp-lan.

Concept tested: BIG-IP TCP profile optimization for WAN and LAN

Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/big-ip-15-1-0/big-ip-local-traffic-management-concepts/tcp-profiles.html

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#TCP profiles#performance optimization#WAN optimization#LAN optimization#Virtual Servers

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