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BIG-IP Administration Control Plane Administration (F5CAB4) - Question #56 Discussion

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What can the BIG-IP Administrator do when restoring BIG-IP configuration files with a UCS archive? (Choose two answers)

  • A. The BIG-IP Administrator can only restore the UCS archive to the same system from which it was saved.
  • B. The BIG-IP Administrator can restore a UCS archive on a BIG-IP system running a later software version than the version of software the UCS archive was created on.
  • C. The BIG-IP Administrator can restore a UCS archive on a BIG-IP system on a different platform.
  • D. The BIG-IP Administrator can only restore a UCS archive on a BIG-IP system running the same version.
Correct Answer: B,C

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Answer: B, C (1 vote) 100%

Community Explanations & Comments (1)

Anonymous User 9 months ago
Selected: B, C
Later Software Versions: BIG-IP systems are designed to support restoring UCS archives from earlier versions as part of the upgrade or migration process. During the restore, the system attempts to roll forward and upgrade the configuration to the current version's syntax.
Different Platforms: While a standard restore may fail due to hardware differences (such as interface naming), F5 provides a specific platform-migrate option (e.g., tmsh load sys ucs <file> platform-migrate) to allow restoring a UCS archive onto a different hardware platform or a virtual edition (VE).