Exam A10 Certified Professional System Administration 4 topic 1 question 3 discussion

Actual exam question from A10 Networks's A10 Certified Professional System Administration 4

Question #: 3
Topic #: 1

[All A10 Certified Professional System Administration 4 Questions]

What is the purpose of a VRRP-A floating-IP address?

A. To serve as a tie-breaker when selecting a VRRP-A owner.
B. To provide a single next hop IP address for uplink and downlink devices.
C. To use as source IP address for VRRP-A hellos.
D. To provide a single IP to manage all VRRP-A devices in the set.

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by crazybears at April 30, 2023, 6:09 p.m.

Comments

Submit Cancel

OakkerMin

6 months, 1 week ago

Selected Answer: B

In VRRP-A (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol – Active), which is commonly used in Arista and Brocade (now Extreme Networks) networking equipment, a floating IP address is used as a virtual gateway IP address. This floating IP is shared between routers or switches in the VRRP-A group. Its main purpose is to act as a common next-hop IP for devices on the network (both uplink and downlink). If the active router fails, the VRRP-A protocol ensures that another router takes over the floating IP, thereby maintaining gateway availability and seamless traffic forwarding

upvoted 1 times

...