When a BIG-IP Administrator changes module provisioning (for example, enabling ASM on a system previously provisioned only for LTM), the BIG-IP system must restart the Traffic Management Microkernel (TMM) process.
The TMM process is responsible for:
Traffic handling
LTM, ASM, and other traffic-processing modules
Enforcing security and application policies
Provisioning changes affect how traffic modules are loaded and integrated into TMM. As a result, TMM is restarted, which causes a temporary interruption of traffic processing. This is expected behavior and is why module provisioning changes should be planned during a maintenance window.
Why the other options are incorrect:
A. bd is related to blade/platform management, not module provisioning.
C. sshd handles SSH access and is not affected by provisioning changes.
D. httpd supports the Configuration Utility (GUI) and does not restart due to module provisioning.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. tmm.
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