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Which statement is true about the synchronization process, as performed by the Configuration Utility or by typing b config sync all?
The correct answer is C. The two /config/bigip.conf configuration files are synchronized (made identical) each time the. The BIG-IP synchronization process, whether initiated via the Configuration Utility or CLI, aims to make the primary configuration file, /config/bigip.conf, identical across a redundant pair.
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Which statement is true about the synchronization process, as performed by the Configuration Utility or by typing b config sync all?
Options
- AThe process should always be run from the standby system.
- BThe process should always be run from the system with the latest configuration.
- CThe two /config/bigip.conf configuration files are synchronized (made identical) each time the
- DMultiple files, including /config/bigip.conf and /config/bigip_base.conf, are synchronized (made
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(15 responses)- B7% (1)
- C93% (14)
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The BIG-IP synchronization process, whether initiated via the Configuration Utility or CLI, aims to make the primary configuration file, `/config/bigip.conf`, identical across a redundant pair.
The sync process can be run from either the active or standby system, depending on which system's configuration is intended to be synchronized to its peer.
The sync process can be initiated from either system; the direction of synchronization (push or pull) determines which configuration becomes authoritative, not necessarily which system holds the 'latest' config before the sync.
The core function of the BIG-IP configuration synchronization process is to ensure that the primary configuration file, `/config/bigip.conf`, which contains most of the system's object configurations, is made identical across the devices in a redundant pair.
While many configuration objects and related files are synchronized, `bigip_base.conf` is generally not synchronized identically across devices as it contains device-specific base settings that differentiate each system.
Concept tested: BIG-IP configuration synchronization (ConfigSync)
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/big-ip-15-0-0/big-ip-system-management/managing-device-service-clustering-ds-c/syncing-configuration-data-between-ds-c-devices.html
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