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What is the result when a BIG-IP Administrator manually disables a pool member? (Choose one answer)

  • A. The disabled pool member stops processing persistent connections.
  • B. All pool members continue to process persistent connections.
  • C. The disabled pool member stops processing existing connections.
  • D. All pool members stop accepting new connections.
Correct Answer: B

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Answer: A (3 votes) 50%
Answer: B (3 votes) 50%

Community Explanations & Comments (6)

NunoBento 10 months ago
Selected: A
I think the answer is A.
Brave-Dumps.com Admin 10 months ago
please explain why or write reference
NunoBento 10 months ago
Selected: A
From my point of view, I don't know if this is the correct but:
-The member stops receiving new connections.
-Existing connections continue to be processed until they naturally close.
Brave-Dumps.com Admin 10 months ago
Your understanding is right: disabling a pool member stops new connections, while existing ones continue normally. Option A is incorrect because it says existing/persistent connections stop, which doesn’t happen. The best answer here is B
Brave-Dumps.com Admin 10 months ago
Selected: B
Option A is incorrect because it says existing/persistent connections stop, which doesn’t happen.

The best answer here is B
Yongguang Li 10 months ago
Selected: A
the answer is A
Anonymous User 9 months ago
Selected: B
The correct option is ✅ B. All pool members continue to process persistent connections.
Explanation
When a BIG-IP Administrator manually disables a pool member, the system allows the member to continue processing existing active connections and new connections that belong to an existing persistence session. This state is often referred to as "Session Enabled / User Disabled." In this state:
The disabled member stops accepting completely new (un-persisted) connections.
Existing persistence records are honored, allowing clients with a valid persistence cookie or session ID to continue reaching that specific pool member.
Other pool members in the same pool remain unaffected and continue to process both new and persistent connections normally.
Muhammad Ali 8 months ago
Selected: B
The correct answer is B. All pool members continue to process persistent connections.
When a BIG-IP Administrator manually disables a pool member, the disabled member stops accepting new connections but continues to process existing persistent connections. The other pool members are unaffected and continue operating normally. This is the expected graceful disable behavior in BIG-IP LTM.