200-901 Application Deployment and Security Practice Question
A Kubernetes Deployment is configured with rolling update strategy. A new version of the image is pushed, and the deployment is updated. During the rollout, the new pods are failing health checks. Which command can be used to pause the rollout and prevent further updates?
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kubectl rollout pause deployment/myapp
kubectl rollout pause suspends the rollout. kubectl rollout undo rolls back to previous revision. kubectl rollout status shows status, and kubectl delete does not pause rollout.
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kubectl rollout undo deployment/myapp
Why it's wrong here
Undo rolls back to previous revision, not pause.
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kubectl rollout pause deployment/myapp
Why this is correct
Pauses the rollout, preventing further pod updates.
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kubectl delete deployment/myapp
Why it's wrong here
Delete removes the deployment.
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kubectl rollout status deployment/myapp
Why it's wrong here
Status shows current state, does not pause.
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