This DOP-C02 practice question tests your understanding of configuration management and iac. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A DevOps engineer needs to deploy a configuration management solution that can manage both Windows and Linux servers across on-premises and AWS environments. The solution must support a Git-based workflow for version control of configurations. Which AWS service should the engineer choose?
AWS CloudFormation
Why wrong: CloudFormation provisions infrastructure, not server configurations.
AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate
Chef Automate supports Git-based workflows and manages both Windows and Linux servers.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Why wrong: Elastic Beanstalk is a PaaS service, not a configuration management tool.
AWS CodeDeploy
Why wrong: CodeDeploy deploys applications, not system configurations.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate
AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate is the correct choice because it provides a fully managed Chef Automate server that supports configuration management for both Windows and Linux servers across on-premises and AWS environments. Chef uses a Git-based workflow for version control of cookbooks, enabling DevOps teams to store, version, and manage configurations as code in a Git repository.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
AWS CloudFormation
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation provisions infrastructure, not server configurations.
AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate
Why this is correct
Chef Automate supports Git-based workflows and manages both Windows and Linux servers.
Related concept
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AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Why it's wrong here
Elastic Beanstalk is a PaaS service, not a configuration management tool.
AWS CodeDeploy
Why it's wrong here
CodeDeploy deploys applications, not system configurations.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Infrastructure as Code services like CloudFormation with configuration management tools, failing to recognize that CloudFormation manages AWS resource provisioning while Chef Automate handles OS-level configuration drift across both Windows and Linux servers.
Detailed technical explanation
Chef Automate uses a client-server architecture where the Chef client runs on each managed node and periodically polls the Chef server for updated cookbooks and policies. The Git-based workflow allows teams to collaborate on cookbooks using branching, pull requests, and code reviews, with Chef Automate providing a web UI for visibility into compliance and node status across hybrid environments. This approach is particularly useful for enforcing consistent configurations across diverse operating systems without manual intervention.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
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Configuration Management and IaC — This question tests Configuration Management and IaC — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate — AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate is the correct choice because it provides a fully managed Chef Automate server that supports configuration management for both Windows and Linux servers across on-premises and AWS environments. Chef uses a Git-based workflow for version control of cookbooks, enabling DevOps teams to store, version, and manage configurations as code in a Git repository.
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