Exam F5CAB5 Topic 4 Question 73 Discussion
Actual exam question for F5's F5CAB5 exam
Question #: 73
Topic #: 4
Question #: 73
Topic #: 4
Refer to the exhibit.

The image shows the status of a virtual server namedapplication_vsin the BIG-IP Configuration Utility.
What is the cause of the status shown? (Choose two answers)

The image shows the status of a virtual server namedapplication_vsin the BIG-IP Configuration Utility.
What is the cause of the status shown? (Choose two answers)
Suggested Answer: A,C Vote an answer
The exhibit shows the virtual serverapplication_vswith a status indicating it isoffline but enabled.
In BIG-IP terminology, this status means the virtual server itself is administratively enabled, but it is unable to pass traffic becauseno usable pool members are available.
Two common and documented causes for this condition are:
Pool member(s) administratively disabled (Option A):When all pool members are administratively disabled, BIG-IP removes them from load-balancing decisions. Even though the virtual server remains enabled, it has no available pool members to send traffic to, resulting in an offline status.
Node(s) administratively disabled (Option C):Pool members inherit the status of their parent nodes. If a node is administratively disabled, all associated pool members are also marked unavailable. This condition causes the virtual server to show as offline, even though the virtual server configuration itself is correct.
In BIG-IP terminology, this status means the virtual server itself is administratively enabled, but it is unable to pass traffic becauseno usable pool members are available.
Two common and documented causes for this condition are:
Pool member(s) administratively disabled (Option A):When all pool members are administratively disabled, BIG-IP removes them from load-balancing decisions. Even though the virtual server remains enabled, it has no available pool members to send traffic to, resulting in an offline status.
Node(s) administratively disabled (Option C):Pool members inherit the status of their parent nodes. If a node is administratively disabled, all associated pool members are also marked unavailable. This condition causes the virtual server to show as offline, even though the virtual server configuration itself is correct.
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