For a three-department scenario where each department uses the same IP for its load-balanced vServers, which configuration supports this arrangement?

• A. Three SNIPs with the same IP address on a Citrix ADC
• B. Three different admin partitions that share a single IP address for all vServers
• C. Three different Citrix ADC devices that use the same IP address
• D. Three different admin partitions that allow use of the same IP address for each load-balanced vServer on a Citrix ADC

Answer: (D)

Admin partitions let you create separate, isolated namespaces for resources on a single Citrix ADC. In this setup, each department can own its own vServers, policies, and back-end pools without affecting the others, while still allowing them to use the same public IP for their load-balanced vServers. This works because partitions can be configured to allow overlapping IP addresses, so the same VIP can exist in each partition and be resolved to the correct department’s vServer based on the partition context. That’s why the best configuration is three different admin partitions that allow use of the same IP address for each load-balanced vServer on a Citrix ADC.

A would fail because the SNIP is a single network-facing IP on the appliance and cannot be duplicated across departments. B implies sharing a single IP across all vServers without acknowledging the need for overlapping IPs, which is not guaranteed. C involves separate devices, which isn’t what the scenario describes.