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F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator
Running F5 BIG-IP as a full proxy between clients and servers: the full-proxy model from which load balancing, SSL and security all follow, the virtual-server-to-pool-to-member structure with load-balancing methods, health monitors marking members up or down, and persistence for stateful applications; then SSL offload made possible by the proxy, profiles layered with parent-child inheritance to configure traffic handling with the HTTP profile unlocking application-layer features, administration and high-availability pairs with config sync and failover, and structured troubleshooting along the traffic flow.
What you get
Papers are cut from the bank and weighted like the real exam, and no question appears in two of them. Every wrong answer comes back on later days until you have it right.
What the exam covers
| BIG-IP architecture and local traffic management | Not published |
| SSL, profiles, administration and troubleshooting | Not published |
Two sample questions
1. Which observation in a capture indicates the client reached the device?
- A server response
- A monitor probe
- The connection attempt arriving on the ingress interface — correct
- A log entry
Why: Seeing the client's connection arrive establishes that the traffic reached the device at all.
2. What does distributing across members reduce?
- Single-server overload — correct
- Availability
- Inspection in practice
- Persistence
Why: Load balancing avoids overloading one server.
The real 101 and 201 exam
| Length | 90 minutes per exam |
|---|---|
| Questions | Around 80 per exam |
| Pass mark | Scaled; F5 does not publish the percentage |
| Price | $135 USD per exam |
| Recommended before you sit it | The 101 Application Delivery Fundamentals exam precedes the 201 TMOS Administration exam. |
| Valid for | 2 years |
Exam facts as published by F5; always check the vendor’s page before you book.
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