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F5 Networks 303 Exam - Topic 4 Question 9 Discussion

Actual exam question for F5 Networks's 303 exam
Question #: 9
Topic #: 4
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A BIG-IP Administrator reviews the Plane CPU Usage performance chart and discovers a high percentage

of Control Plane utilization.

Which type of traffic does this indicate a higher usage of?

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Suggested Answer: C

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Lorriane
3 months ago
High Control Plane usage usually means lots of management tasks happening.
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Ora
3 months ago
Wait, are we sure it’s not just a misconfiguration?
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Adaline
3 months ago
Tunnel traffic can also spike Control Plane usage.
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Ressie
4 months ago
I think it’s more about Application traffic, though.
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Shanice
4 months ago
Definitely indicates higher Administrative traffic.
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Bettye
4 months ago
I recall that accelerated traffic is more about data processing, so I don't think it's C. But I'm still a bit confused about the other options!
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Jacki
4 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I feel like tunnel traffic could also impact the Control Plane. Could it be B?
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Flo
4 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about application traffic causing higher CPU usage. Maybe it's option D?
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Dusti
5 months ago
I think Control Plane utilization is mostly related to administrative tasks, so I might lean towards option A.
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Josphine
5 months ago
I'm leaning towards administrative traffic as well. The Control Plane is likely handling configuration changes, monitoring, and other management functions, so that's probably the type of traffic it's processing.
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Glendora
5 months ago
Administrative traffic makes the most sense to me. The Control Plane is responsible for managing the system, so high utilization there would suggest more admin-related tasks.
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Barbra
5 months ago
Okay, the key here is that the question is specifically about the Control Plane usage. That points me towards administrative traffic as the answer.
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Dannette
5 months ago
I'm a bit unsure on this one. Is the Control Plane responsible for all types of traffic, or just certain kinds? I'll have to think it through carefully.
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Stanford
5 months ago
Hmm, this seems pretty straightforward. If the Control Plane utilization is high, that likely indicates more administrative traffic being processed.
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Reita
10 months ago
Application traffic, obviously. I bet they're just running a bunch of complicated algorithms to calculate the optimal number of emojis to use in their Slack messages.
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Billy
8 months ago
A: Probably trying to make their messages stand out.
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Kris
9 months ago
B: Yeah, they must be processing a lot of data for those emojis.
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Ethan
9 months ago
A: Looks like the high Control Plane utilization is due to Application traffic.
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Kyoko
10 months ago
Tunnel traffic? Nah, that's way too boring. Accelerated traffic sounds much more exciting. Like, they're using the BIG-IP to surf the web at warp speed or something.
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Myong
9 months ago
User 4: Myong: That would explain the high Control Plane utilization.
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Milly
10 months ago
User 3: Milly: Maybe they're using the BIG-IP for faster web surfing.
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Linsey
10 months ago
User 2: Linsey: Yeah, accelerated traffic does sound more exciting.
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Jacquelyne
10 months ago
User 1: Tunnel traffic? Nah, that's way too boring.
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Latrice
10 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think it could also be related to Application traffic.
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Gaynell
10 months ago
Administrative traffic, for sure. I mean, who needs to do actual work when you can just stare at performance charts all day, right?
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Larue
9 months ago
Kimberlie: Agreed, it's probably just someone monitoring the system.
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Kimberlie
10 months ago
User 2: Yeah, definitely administrative traffic.
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Rusty
10 months ago
User 1: Administrative
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Dalene
10 months ago
I agree with Youlanda, Control Plane utilization usually relates to Administrative traffic.
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Youlanda
10 months ago
I think it indicates a higher usage of Administrative traffic.
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Cordelia
11 months ago
Hmm, high Control Plane utilization, that's definitely administrative traffic. I bet the admin is just checking their email and browsing cat videos on the job.
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Miesha
10 months ago
D: Definitely, they need to prioritize application traffic over administrative tasks.
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Rachael
10 months ago
C: Maybe they should focus on optimizing the traffic for work purposes.
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Alexis
10 months ago
B: Yeah, probably the admin doing some non-work related stuff.
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Jeanice
10 months ago
A: Looks like the Control Plane utilization is high, must be a lot of administrative traffic.
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