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Question 33 Discussion

A BIG-IP Administrator explicitly creates a traffic group on a BIG-IP device. Which two types of configuration objects can be associated with this traffic group? (Choose two answers)

  • A. Virtual Addresses
  • B. iRules
  • C. Application Instances
  • D. Pool Members
  • E. VLANS
Correct Answer: A,C

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Anonymous User 2026-01-19 03:59:01

Selected Answers: A, C


A traffic group in BIG-IP is a high-availability construct that defines which objects fail over together between devices in a device group. Essentially, traffic groups control the floating IPs (virtual addresses) and associated objects that move between active and standby devices.

Now, let’s analyze each option:

A. Virtual Addresses ✅ – Absolutely. Traffic groups are mainly used to manage floating IPs/virtual addresses and ensure they fail over together.

B. iRules ❌ – iRules are configuration scripts applied to virtual servers, not directly associated with traffic groups. They follow the virtual server configuration, not the traffic group itself.

C. Application Instances ✅ – In BIG-IP, an Application Service (Application Instance) can include virtual servers, pools, and monitors. Traffic groups can be used to assign these application services to a specific active device.

D. Pool Members ❌ – Pool members (nodes) are not tied to traffic groups. Only the virtual servers (or app services) that reference them would be impacted.

E. VLANs ❌ – VLANs are global configuration objects, not tied to traffic groups.

Correct answers: A. Virtual Addresses and C. Application Instances ✅