An LTM Specialist reviews the logs shown: Jun 5 13:18:23 slot1/guest3 notice sod(12345): 5: Command: go standby /Common/traffic-group-1 /Common/www.example.com GUI. Jun 5 13:18:23 slot1/guest3 notice sod(12345): 5: traffic group /Common/traffic-group-1 going standby via targeted failover command. Jun 5 13:18:24 slot1/guest3 notice sod(12345): 5: Standby traffic group /Common/traffic-group-1. Jun 5 13:18:24 slot1/guest3 notice sod(12345): 5: Standby Jun 5 13:18:24 slot1/guest3 notice logger: stop ipsec setkey count 0 user /bin/bash Why did the failover occur on the HA pair in active/standby mode with one floating traffic-group? (Choose one answer)

A. An administrator used the following command on command line interface: tmsh run /sys failover standby
B. A VLAN failsafe action occurred.
C. A gateway failsafe action occurred.
D. An administrator manually set the LTM device state to standby from the LTM web interface.

Correct Answer: A

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D 100%

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Anonymous User 2026-03-04 19:52:12

Selected Answers: D

Key log entries:
notice sod: Command: go standby /Common/traffic-group-1 /Common/www.example.com GUI.
notice sod: traffic group /Common/traffic-group-1 going standby via targeted failover command.
notice sod: Standby traffic group /Common/traffic-group-1.
Important observations:

"Command: go standby"

"GUI"

"via targeted failover command"

These messages clearly indicate:

The failover was manually initiated

It was done through the GUI

It was a targeted failover of the traffic group, not a system failover or failsafe trigger

Why the other options are incorrect:

A. tmsh run /sys failover standby
❌ That would show a CLI command reference, not "GUI".

B. VLAN failsafe
❌ VLAN failsafe events generate different log messages referencing failsafe.

C. Gateway failsafe
❌ Gateway failsafe also logs specific failsafe events, not "go standby GUI".

Correct Answer:

D. An administrator manually set the LTM device state to standby from the LTM web interface. ✅