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BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Concepts (F5CAB2) - Question #29 Discussion

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To emulate stateless IP routing with BIG-IP, what is the appropriate virtual server type? (Choose one answer)

  • A. Performance (Layer 4) with FastL4 profile
  • B. Forwarding IP with FastL4 profile
  • C. Standard with tcp profile
  • D. Stateless with FastL4 profile
Correct Answer: B

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Answer: B (1 vote) 100%

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Anonymous User 9 months ago
Selected: B
To emulate stateless IP routing, a BIG-IP system uses a Forwarding (IP) virtual server. While the BIG-IP is inherently stateful, you can achieve stateless behavior by applying a FastL4 profile and enabling specific settings like "Loose Initiation" and "Loose Close". This configuration allows the BIG-IP to forward packets based on the routing table rather than managing them as a full proxy.