F5CAB1: BIG-IP Administration Install, Initial Configuration, and Upgrade

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This exam is one of the five exams required for the F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP credential. It is aimed at candidates preparing for BIG-IP administrator roles and covers installing, configuring, and upgrading BIG-IP, along with basic security, licensing, software image, and module provisioning tasks. Passing demonstrates competence in day-to-day BIG-IP operations, basic deployment, management, security, and support after installation and configuration.

Exam Topics

  • Securing BIG-IP20%
  • Identify management connectivity configurations20%
  • Explain the processes of licensing, license reactivation, and license modification20%
  • Apply procedural concepts required to manage software images20%
  • Identify which modules are licensed and/or provisioned20%

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QuestionQ1

Identify management connectivity configurations

Which command lets a BIG-IP Administrator view the BIG-IP’s configured management IP address?

Explanation

The management interface IP address is represented by the sys management-ip configuration object. The TMSH display syntax for that object is list management-ip in the sys module, yielding tmsh list sys management-ip.

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QuestionQ2

Identify which modules are licensed and/or provisioned

Which of the following are module resource-allocation settings?

Choose two
Explanation

BIG-IP module provisioning includes the Dedicated and Nominal resource-allocation levels. Dedicated assigns all CPU, memory, and disk resources to one module, while Nominal assigns the minimum required resources initially and may allocate remaining resources afterward.

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QuestionQ3

Apply procedural concepts required to manage software images

Which two options show how to create a new volume for software images?

Choose two
Explanation

BIG-IP creates a new volume when a software image is installed with the TMSH create-volume option, using install /sys software image <software>.iso volume <volume_number> create-volume. The Configuration Utility also creates a new volume when an available image is installed from System > Software Management and a new volume-set name or number is entered.

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QuestionQ4

Identify which modules are licensed and/or provisioned

How can a BIG-IP Administrator determine when an unlicensed module has been provisioned?

Explanation

When an unlicensed module is provisioned, BIG-IP displays a Provisioning Warning in the Configuration utility. F5 documentation also notes a ModuleNotLicensed status at the command line.

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QuestionQ5

Securing BIG-IP

The Port Lockdown feature blocks undesired connection attempts to a self IP.

Which three types of connection attempts are not affected by the Port Lockdown settings?

Explanation

Traffic for a defined virtual server is permitted independently of the self IP’s Port Lockdown setting. ICMP to a self IP is implicitly allowed, and Centralized Management Infrastructure (CMI) peer communication uses TCP port 4353 regardless of that setting. SSH is not a Port Lockdown exception.

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Securing BIG-IPIdentify management connectivity configurationsExplain the processes of licensing, license reactivation, and license modificationApply procedural concepts required to manage software imagesIdentify which modules are licensed and/or provisioned
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