Holding down a full-time job while chasing the 301b credential leaves little room for marathon study sessions. ActualCollection built its F5 LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot package for exactly that crowd: 210 practice questions you can chip away at in spare minutes, and in 2026 that flexibility matters more than ever.
F5 301b Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | F5 |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | BIG-IP LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot |
| Exam Number: | 301b |
| Real Exam Qty: | 80 (70 scored, 10 unscored pilot) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Price: | USD 180 |
| Related Certifications: | F5 Certified! Expert, Cloud Solutions F5 Certified! Professional, BIG-IP LTM F5 Certified! Expert, Security Solutions |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based questions, Multiple choice |
| Passing Score: | 245 / 350 |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Recommended Training: | Configuring BIG-IP LTM Official 301b Exam Blueprint Troubleshooting BIG-IP LTM |
| Exam Registration: | F5 Education Official Exam Page Pearson VUE Scheduling |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Proctored: Pearson VUE test center or online proctoring via Certiverse |
| Pre Condition: | Valid F5 Certified! Administrator (F5-CA) certification and passing score on Exam 301a (LTM Specialist: Architect, Set-up & Deploy) |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://education.f5.com/exams/big-ip-ltm-specialist-maintain-and-troubleshoot-301b |
F5 301b Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Identify and Resolve LTM Device Issues | 30% | - System resource monitoring - Software and hardware health checks - Configuration synchronization issues - TMSH and CLI diagnostic usage - High availability and failover troubleshooting |
| Troubleshoot Basic Virtual Server Connectivity Issues | 35% | - Persistence settings analysis - SNAT and routing troubleshooting - Profile configuration and modification - Logging and alert configuration - Virtual server state and status checks |
| Identify and Resolve Application Issues | 35% | - SSL/TLS termination and acceleration issues - Protocol and traffic analysis - TCP optimization and performance tuning - iRule analysis and debugging - Monitor configuration and health checks |
301b (F5) Exam FAQs: What Candidates Ask Most
F5 LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot is an official F5 exam, registered under the code 301b. A passing score earns you the F5 Certified! Technology Specialist, BIG-IP LTM (F5-CTS, LTM) certification, positioned at the Specialist level. The credential also connects to F5 Certified! Professional, BIG-IP LTM, F5 Certified! Expert, Cloud Solutions, F5 Certified! Expert, Security Solutions, so it can anchor a broader certification path. Because F5 designs its exams around real job tasks, holding this certification signals practical skill rather than memorized theory.
Candidates face 80 (70 scored, 10 unscored pilot) questions inside a 90 minutes window on the F5 LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot exam. That ratio leaves little slack, which is why pacing deserves as much practice as the content itself. Learn to budget your minutes, park stubborn questions instead of wrestling them, and rehearse under a real clock: a few timed runs in the ActualCollection test engine will make the official time limit feel routine rather than threatening.
The passing bar for F5 LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot is set at 245 / 350, and registering for the exam officially costs USD 180. There is no reduced price for a second try: fail, and you pay USD 180 in full again. That makes honest self-testing the cheapest insurance available, so hold off on booking until your ActualCollection practice scores sit clearly above the passing line, attempt after attempt.
Valid F5 Certified! Administrator (F5-CA) certification and passing score on Exam 301a (LTM Specialist: Architect, Set-up & Deploy)
Vendor policies are revised from time to time, so double-check the eligibility details before registering on the official exam page.
Sign-up for the F5 LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot exam is handled through the official registration channels listed here.
One practical detail: the exam is delivered Proctored: Pearson VUE test center or online proctoring via Certiverse, so plan your logistics accordingly.
F5 recommends the following training resources for candidates working toward F5 LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot.
Training gives you the theory, but repetition locks it in. Pair any course with the 210 practice questions in the ActualCollection 301b package and you will know exactly how each topic shows up on exam day.
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F5 LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot is divided into 3 official domains. Among the headline areas are Identify and Resolve LTM Device Issues (30%), Troubleshoot Basic Virtual Server Connectivity Issues (35%), and Identify and Resolve Application Issues (35%). Scroll up to the exam topics section for the full breakdown, and use it as a checklist: any line you cannot confidently explain deserves another round of practice.
F5 LTM Specialist: Maintain & Troubleshoot Sample Questions:
Which iRule will instruct the client's browser to avoid caching HTML server responses?
- A. when HTTP_REQUEST {
if {[HTTP::header Content-Type] equals "html"} {
HTTP::header insert Pragma "no-cache"
HTTP::header insert Expires "Fri, 01 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT"
HTTP::header replace Cache-Control "no-cache,no-store,must-revalidate"
}
} - B. when HTTP_RESPONSE {
if {[HTTP::header Content-Type] equals "html"} {
HTTP::header insert Pragma "no-cache"
HTTP::header insert Expires "Fri, 01 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT"
HTTP::header replace Cache-Control "no-cache,no-store,must-revalidate"
}
} - C. when HTTP_RESPONSE {
if {[HTTP::header Content-Type] contains "html"} {
HTTP::header insert Pragma "no-cache"
HTTP::header insert Expires "Fri, 01 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT"
HTTP::header replace Cache-Control "no-cache,no-store,must-revalidate"
}
} - D. when HTTP_REQUEST {
if {[HTTP::header Content-Type] contains "html"} {
HTTP::header insert Pragma "no-cache"
HTTP::header insert Expires "Fri, 01 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT"
HTTP::header replace Cache-Control "no-cache,no-store,must-revalidate"
}
}
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Which iRule statement demotes a virtual server from CMP?
- A. persist source_addr 1800
- B. [ class match $HTTP_CONTENT contains my_data_class ]
- C. set static::foo 123
- D. set ::foo 123
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A web application is meant to log the URI of the resource that responded to the client's initial Request-URI.
Which HTTP header will supply this information?
- A. Referer
- B. Trailer
- C. Server
- D. Via
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
An LTM Specialist is troubleshooting an HTTP monitor. The pool member is accessible directly through a browser, but the HTTP monitor is marking the pool member as down.
GET / HTTP/1.1
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request DatE.Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:39:07 GTM Server: Apache/2.2.22 (FreeBSD) PHP/5.4.4 mod_ssl/2.2.22 OpenSSL/0.9.8q DAV/2 Content-LengtH.226 Connection: close Content-TypE.text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Which issue is the pool member having?
- A. The pool member lacks the object requested by the monitor.
- B. The pool member is NOT accepting requests from the LTM device IP address.
- C. The pool member has too many concurrent connections.
- D. The pool member is rejecting the request because it is invalid.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
An IT administrator wants to log which server is being load balanced to by a user with IP address 10.10.10.25.
Which iRule should the LTM Specialist use to fulfill the request?
- A. when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {
if { [IP::addr [clientside [IP::remote_addr]] equals 10.10.10.25]} {
log local0. "client 10.10.10.25 connected to pool member [IP::addr [LB::server addr]]" }
} - B. when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {
if { [IP::addr [IP::remote_addr] equals 10.10.10.25]} {
log local0. "client 10.10.10.25 connected to pool member [IP::addr [LB::server addr]]" }
} - C. when SERVER_CONNECTED {
if { [IP::addr [clientside [IP::remote_addr]] equals 10.10.10.25]} {
log local0. "client 10.10.10.25 connected to pool member [IP::addr [LB::server addr]]" }
} - D. when SERVER_CONNECTED {
if { [IP::addr [IP::remote_addr]] equals 10.10.10.25]} {
log local0. "client 10.10.10.25 connected to pool member [IP::addr [LB::server addr]]" }
}
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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