F5 BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Maintain and Troubleshoot — Question 18

An LTM device pool has suddenly been marked down by a monitor. The pool consists of members 10.0.1.1:443 and 10.0.1.2:443 and are verified to be listening.
The affected virtual server is 10.0.0.1:80.
Which two tools should the LTM Specialist use to troubleshoot the associated HTTPS pool monitor via the command line interface? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. curl
• B. telnet
• C. ssldump
• D. tcpdump

Correct answer: A, C

Explanation

The correct answers are A and C. 'curl' is useful for testing HTTPS connectivity and inspecting responses from the server, while 'ssldump' can analyze SSL/TLS traffic, which is critical for troubleshooting HTTPS issues. 'telnet' is not suitable for HTTPS traffic as it does not handle SSL/TLS, and 'tcpdump' captures packets but does not provide high-level insights specific to the HTTPS monitor.