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F5 301a Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | F5 |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | F5 BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Architect Set-Up & Deploy (Exam 301a) |
| Exam Number: | 301a |
| Related Certifications: | F5 Certified Technology Specialist: BIG-IP LTM F5 Certified Administrator BIG-IP |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based questions, Multiple Choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Recommended Training: | F5 Training Courses (BIG-IP LTM) |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration F5 Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or test center (Pearson VUE) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended prior experience with BIG-IP administration or completion of F5 Certified Administrator BIG-IP (201) level knowledge. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.f5.com/services/training-certification/certification/certified-technology-specialist-big-ip-ltm |
F5 301a Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Traffic Management and Optimization | - Profiles (HTTP, SSL, TCP optimization) - iRules and traffic policies |
| Topic 2: Initial Setup and Configuration | - Network configuration (VLANs, Self IPs, routes) - System installation and provisioning |
| Topic 3: Troubleshooting and Monitoring | - Performance analysis and issue resolution - Logging and diagnostics tools |
| Topic 4: F5 BIG-IP Platform Architecture | - Deployment models and topology design - BIG-IP system components and traffic flow |
| Topic 5: High Availability and Redundancy | - Failover and synchronization concepts - Device service clustering (DSC) |
| Topic 6: Local Traffic Manager (LTM) Configuration | - Load balancing methods and monitors - Virtual servers and pools configuration |
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Formally known as the BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Architect Set-Up & Deploy, the 301a exam is F5's way of certifying that you can apply its technologies to real-world problems — pass it, and you hold the F5 Certified Technology Specialist: BIG-IP LTM certification, a Professional-level credential. Because it is vendor-backed and skills-driven, employers treat it as proof rather than promise. It also feeds into a wider path that includes F5 Certified Administrator BIG-IP, F5 Certified Technology Specialist: BIG-IP LTM.
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Recommended prior experience with BIG-IP administration or completion of F5 Certified Administrator BIG-IP (201) level knowledge.
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F5 BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Architect Set-Up & Deploy Sample Questions:
A web application is configured as follows:
What should be modified to set a maximum request limit?
- A. Pool settings
- B. HTTP profile
- C. ICP Profile
- D. Virtual server settings
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
An LTM device configured with a management IP address and route and a series of self-IPs and TMM routes. Both management and TMM have a routing entry for 10.1.1.0/24 Application traffic is being load balanced and sent to pool member 10.1.1.123 with SNAT Automap and configured.
Which route will the LTM device use?
- A. management route regardless of the management port status
- B. both routes, which will duplicate traffic on both management and TMM interface
- C. management route when TMM interface is down or TMM is offline
- D. equal cost multipath load balancing via both routes
- E. TMM route regardless of the management port status
Correct Answer: E 🗳️
An LTM Specialist needs to load balance an application using an LTM device to meet the requirements:
- The application servers do NOT Support SSL, but client access to the
application should be secured.
- Multiple requests from the same client should be sent to the same
pool member.
- All pool members will have roughly the same processing power, and
traffic should be distributed evenly.
- The LTM device is NOT the pool members' default gateway.
Which configuration should the LTM Specialist?
- A. a performance 14 virtual server with a SNAT and cookie persistence
- B. A performance L4 virtual server with a SNAT, HTTP profile. Server SSL profile, and cookie persistence
- C. A standard virtual server with a SNAT, HTTP profile Server SSL profile, and cookie persistence
- D. a performance L4 virtual server with a Client SSL profile and Source Address persistence
- E. A standard virtual server with a SNAT, HTTP profile, Client profile, andd cookie persistance.
Correct Answer: E 🗳️
Exhibit.
An LTM Specialist needs to configure VS^HTTP and VS_DB for an online shopping site. The VS HTTP passes the client requests to the webservers. The webservers query the database servers through the VS_DB. Initially, the LTM Specialist finds the database servers directly return the packets to the webservers.
which setting must be enabled for the configuration to function correctly?
- A. VS_HTTP snat auto map
- B. VS DB auto last hop
- C. VS_DB snat auto map
- D. VS.HTTP auto last hop
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A virtual server is experiencing intermittent port exhaustion. What should be done to fix this issue?
- A. enable SNAT automap
- B. enable advanced routing
- C. add more SNAT addresses
- D. add more pool members
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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