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When configuring a pool member's monitor, which three association options are available? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is A. inherit the pool's monitor D. assign a monitor to the specific member E. do not assign any monitor to the specific member. This question identifies the three primary ways health monitors can be associated with an individual pool member in an F5 BIG-IP configuration.
Question
When configuring a pool member's monitor, which three association options are available? (Choose three.)
Options
- Ainherit the pool's monitor
- Binherit the node's monitor
- Cconfigure a default monitor
- Dassign a monitor to the specific member
- Edo not assign any monitor to the specific member
How the community answered
(56 responses)- A95% (53)
- B4% (2)
- C2% (1)
Why each option
This question identifies the three primary ways health monitors can be associated with an individual pool member in an F5 BIG-IP configuration.
A pool member can be configured to inherit the health monitors that are assigned to its parent pool, simplifying monitor management for multiple members.
Pool members inherit monitors from their parent pool or are assigned individual monitors, but they do not inherit monitors directly from the node they reside on.
While default monitor templates exist for creation, 'configure a default monitor' is not an association option for a pool member itself; rather, it describes using a default template when creating a specific monitor that can then be associated.
Administrators have the flexibility to assign a specific, custom health monitor directly to an individual pool member, allowing for unique health checks independent of the pool's monitors.
It is an available option to explicitly configure a pool member to have no health monitor assigned, meaning its health status will not be actively checked by the BIG-IP system.
Concept tested: F5 BIG-IP pool member monitor association
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/big-ip-ltm-networks-and-system-management-15-1-0/configuring-pools-and-pool-members/associating-health-monitors-with-pool-members.html
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