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Question 34 Discussion

What is the result when a BIG-IP Administrator manually disables a pool member? (Choose one answer)

  • A. The disabled pool member stops processing persistent connections.
  • B. All pool members continue to process persistent connections.
  • C. The disabled pool member stops processing existing connections.
  • D. All pool members stop accepting new connections.
Correct Answer: B

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NunoBento 2025-12-11 18:47:30

Selected Answers: A


I think the answer is A.
  • Brave-Dumps Admin 2025-12-11 19:42:04
    please explain why or write reference

NunoBento 2025-12-12 16:55:36

Selected Answers: A


From my point of view, I don't know if this is the correct but:
-The member stops receiving new connections.
-Existing connections continue to be processed until they naturally close.
  • Brave-Dumps Admin 2025-12-13 00:36:37
    Your understanding is right: disabling a pool member stops new connections, while existing ones continue normally. Option A is incorrect because it says existing/persistent connections stop, which doesn’t happen. The best answer here is B

Brave-Dumps Admin 2025-12-13 00:37:05

Selected Answers: B


Option A is incorrect because it says existing/persistent connections stop, which doesn’t happen.

The best answer here is B

Yongguang Li 2025-12-20 09:56:55

Selected Answers: A


the answer is A

Anonymous User 2026-01-19 04:02:15

Selected Answers: B


The correct option is ✅ B. All pool members continue to process persistent connections.
Explanation
When a BIG-IP Administrator manually disables a pool member, the system allows the member to continue processing existing active connections and new connections that belong to an existing persistence session. This state is often referred to as "Session Enabled / User Disabled." In this state:
The disabled member stops accepting completely new (un-persisted) connections.
Existing persistence records are honored, allowing clients with a valid persistence cookie or session ID to continue reaching that specific pool member.
Other pool members in the same pool remain unaffected and continue to process both new and persistent connections normally.

Muhammad Ali 2026-02-21 10:56:18

Selected Answers: B


The correct answer is B. All pool members continue to process persistent connections.
When a BIG-IP Administrator manually disables a pool member, the disabled member stops accepting new connections but continues to process existing persistent connections. The other pool members are unaffected and continue operating normally. This is the expected graceful disable behavior in BIG-IP LTM.