CGOA Gitops Principles Practice Question
You are implementing GitOps for a legacy application. Why might this be challenging?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Legacy applications often lack declarative configuration files.
Legacy applications often lack declarative definitions and might require manual setup steps that are difficult to automate.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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GitOps doesn't support Java applications.
Why it's wrong here
GitOps works with any containerized application.
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The cluster API is too slow for legacy apps.
Why it's wrong here
The API performance is generally not the constraint.
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Legacy applications often lack declarative configuration files.
Why this is correct
The effort to convert imperative installs into declarative manifests is often the biggest hurdle.
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Git servers cannot store old code.
Why it's wrong here
Git is highly capable of storing old code.
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