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How is persistence configured.
The correct answer is B. Persistence is a profile type; an appropriate profile is created and associated with virtual server. Persistence on a BIG-IP is configured by creating a specific persistence profile and then associating this profile with a virtual server.
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How is persistence configured.
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- APersistence is an option within each pool's definition.
- BPersistence is a profile type; an appropriate profile is created and associated with virtual server.
- CPersistence is a global setting; once enabled, load balancing choices are superceded by the persistence
- DPersistence is an option for each pool member. When a pool is defined, each member's definition includes
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Persistence on a BIG-IP is configured by creating a specific persistence profile and then associating this profile with a virtual server.
Persistence is not an option directly within a pool's definition; pools primarily define the collection of backend servers.
F5 BIG-IP systems use persistence profiles, such as source address affinity or cookie persistence, which are created independently and then applied to a virtual server. This association dictates how subsequent connections from a client are directed to the same pool member.
Persistence is not a global setting that supersedes all load balancing choices, but rather a configurable option applied to specific virtual servers to maintain client-to-server connections.
Persistence is not an option configured for individual pool members; it is applied at the virtual server level to control how client connections are directed to members of the associated pool.
Concept tested: F5 BIG-IP persistence profile configuration
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/ltm-implementations-14-1-0/2.html
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