How can you make manual changes to a deployed application service that uses an iApp? (Select all that apply)

Question

Options

• ABy modifying the iApp template code directly
• BBy editing the application service settings in the BIG-IP Configuration Utility
• CBy disabling strict updates temporarily and applying changes in the GUI
• DBy restarting the BIG-IP device after making changes

• A
  9% (6)
• B
  73% (47)
• D
  17% (11)

Explanation

On F5 BIG-IP, iApps create managed application service objects, and by default, strict updates mode prevents direct modification of those objects. Options B and C represent the two legitimate paths: you can re-enter the application service through the BIG-IP Configuration Utility and modify parameters within the iApp's own interface (B), or you can temporarily disable strict updates to unlock the underlying objects for manual GUI edits (C) - though C is discouraged because the iApp may overwrite those changes if re-deployed.

A is wrong because editing the iApp template code changes the blueprint for future deployments, not the already-deployed application service instance. D is wrong because restarting the device has no effect on application service configuration and is never a change mechanism.

Memory tip: Think of an iApp as a "locked container." You either change things through the container's own interface (B) or temporarily unlock the container to reach inside (C). You don't rewrite the container's blueprint (A) or reboot to change its contents (D).

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