1Y0-312 Performance and Scalability Optimization Practice Question
An administrator is configuring a Citrix ADC to load balance traffic to a StoreFront server group. Users occasionally experience failed connections when a StoreFront server becomes unavailable, and the administrator wants the ADC to stop sending new requests to that server while allowing existing sessions to complete. Which ADC feature should the administrator configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse session persistence with high availability; persistence can actually keep users pinned to a failing server.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Configure a health monitor with a short interval and enable graceful shutdown on the service.
A health monitor quickly identifies the failed StoreFront server, and graceful shutdown on the service allows the ADC to drain existing connections while refusing new ones. This combination prevents new requests from reaching the unhealthy server and preserves ongoing sessions, which is exactly what the administrator needs.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Configure a health monitor with a short interval and enable graceful shutdown on the service.
Why this is correct
A health monitor detects the failed StoreFront server quickly, and graceful shutdown allows existing connections to drain while preventing new requests from being sent to that service. This matches the requirement to stop new requests but let existing sessions complete, improving perceived availability.
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Enable session persistence based on source IP.
Why it's wrong here
Source IP persistence keeps a user tied to a specific StoreFront server, which does not stop new requests from going to a failed server. In fact, it can pin users to an unhealthy server and worsen the failure experience, so it does not meet the requirement.
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Configure a backup virtual server with a lower priority.
Why it's wrong here
A backup virtual server handles traffic only when the primary is entirely unavailable. It does not provide per-service graceful draining for a single StoreFront server within a load-balanced group, so it fails to address the scenario of one server becoming unavailable.
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Enable HTTP compression on the load balancing virtual server.
Why it's wrong here
HTTP compression reduces bandwidth usage for responses but has no role in health detection or connection draining. It will not stop new requests from being routed to an unavailable StoreFront server and therefore does not solve the described availability issue.
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