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Start Gitops Principles PracticeWhat happens when you delete an application from the Argo CD dashboard without deleting the Git repository?
Explanation: Argo CD continuously monitors the desired state defined in Git and the live state in the cluster. When you delete an Application resource from the Argo CD dashboard, you are only removing the Argo CD Application object (the tracking resource), not the Git repository or the cluster resources. If the Application was part of an App of Apps pattern or if the controller still has a reference to it (e.g., via a parent Application), the controller will detect the missing Application and re-create it, triggering a sync that restores the application. In most standard setups, deleting the Application from the dashboard does not delete the Git repo, so the controller will re-sync and restore the application if it is still managed by a parent Application or if the deletion is not cascading. The correct answer reflects that the controller re-syncs and restores the application.
A team wants to ensure that all infrastructure modifications are peer-reviewed and auditable. Which GitOps principle best describes the practice of requiring a Pull Request for every change to the cluster state?
Explanation: The versioned and immutable state principle ensures all changes are traceable and verifiable through Git history.
A platform team maintains a GitOps repository containing HelmRelease and Kustomization manifests for a production cluster managed by Flux. A developer needs to change an application's replica count for a canary test, but the change must not affect the stable release and must be quickly revertible. Which GitOps practice best satisfies these requirements while preserving the declarative, version-controlled desired state?
Explanation: The GitOps principle of declarative desired state stored in Git means any environment-specific change, including a canary replica count, should be represented as a version-controlled manifest. A separate overlay or branch lets Flux reconcile only that scope, keeping the stable release untouched and making the canary change instantly revertible via Git history.
An organization uses Argo CD for GitOps. They want to ensure that their production environment is protected from accidental changes. They decide that any change to production must be reviewed and approved via a pull request before being merged to the main branch, and that Argo CD should automatically sync the changes. Which GitOps principle does this workflow primarily demonstrate?
Explanation: The workflow of reviewing changes via pull request and then having Argo CD automatically sync them demonstrates automated reconciliation. The agent continuously monitors Git and applies changes, ensuring the live state matches the desired state. While other principles like Git as the single source of truth and pull-based deployment are also present, the key behavior is the automatic syncing after merge.
Which TWO of the following are primary benefits of storing immutable state in Git?
Explanation: Option A is correct because storing immutable state in Git (the GitOps model) makes the desired cluster configuration declarative and version-controlled, so changes are reviewed and applied consistently, which reduces manual, error-prone cluster configuration. Option D is correct because every change to the desired state is a Git commit, giving a complete, auditable history of who changed what and when, enabling rollback and traceability of all environment changes. Option B is not a primary benefit of immutable Git state, since hotfix speed depends on the CI/CD pipeline and deployment process, not on storing state in Git. Option C is incorrect because Git does not automatically convert Docker images into YAML manifests; that requires separate tooling. Option E is incorrect because Git stores configuration, not server storage capacity, so it does not increase server-side storage.
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