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F5 301a Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | F5 |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Architect, Set-Up & Deploy |
| Exam Number: | 301a |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 80 |
| Passing Score: | N/A |
| Related Certifications: | F5 Certified! Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) F5 Certified! Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Price: | USD 180 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE Testing Centers or Online Proctored |
| Pre Condition: | F5 Certified! Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.f5.com/learn/certification |
F5 301a Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Security | - Explain the use of iApps for Application Visibility and Reporting (AVR) - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate secure configuration - Explain how to configure logging and reporting |
| Topic 2: Architecture and Design | - Given an expected traffic volume and growth pattern, determine the appropriate LTM configuration - Given a scenario, determine the effect of traffic flow on LTM device performance and/or utilization - Given a scenario, determine the minimum BIG-IP configuration to support an application - Explain the appropriate use of iApps - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate high-availability configuration - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate LTM device to meet the requirement |
| Topic 3: Deployment | - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate profile(s) for a virtual server - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate virtual server configuration - Given a scenario, determine the effect of traffic flow on LTM device performance and/or utilization - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate load balancing method - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate pool and pool member configuration - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate persistence configuration - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate monitor(s) for a pool |
| Topic 4: Setup and Configuration | - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate network and system settings - Explain the uses of administrative partitions - Describe the components and their use in the BIG-IP system - Explain how to configure remote authentication and multiple administration roles on the LTM device - Given a scenario, determine the appropriate license/guest assignment - Given a scenario, determine an appropriate high availability configuration - Describe how to deploy or upgrade vCMP guests and how the resources are distributed |
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F5 BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Architect Set-Up & Deploy Sample Questions:
You want to ensure one device only becomes active if it has the most available pool members.
Which feature should be used?
- A. Gateway failsafe
- B. Device priority
- C. HA Groups
- D. MAC masquerading
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Which process can be eliminated by terminating SSL communication on the LTM device rather than the backend pool members?
- A. obtaining SSL certificates from a certificate authority
- B. generating CSRS
- C. administering SSL on the web servers
- D. applying security patches on the backend pool members
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A traffic-group contains only floating Self IPs. What happens during failover?
- A. All virtual servers will go down
- B. Forwarding continues without session loss
- C. FDB entries are flushed
- D. Mirroring must be enabled
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A new DNS virtual server has been configured. Testing reveals that DNS server has failed to accept DNS over TCP.
The configuration of the virtual server is as follows:
Which action should be taken to correct this issue?
- A. change the profile set on the virtual server to TCP
- B. create a new virtual server with the service port of 53 and the protocol set to TCP
- C. add a TCP prone to the existing virtual server.
- D. change the profile set on the virtual server To TCP/UDP
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
You want to enforce strict separation of failover control traffic and data traffic.
Which configuration is required?
- A. Dedicate a VLAN for ConfigSync
- B. Use management IPs only
- C. Create separate trust domains
- D. Use HA group scoring
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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