CGOA Gitops Principles Practice Question
A team is reviewing their deployment practices against OpenGitOps standards. Which THREE conditions are required to satisfy the 'Declarative Desired State' and 'Versioned and Immutable State' principles?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The target system's desired state is expressed in a software-interpretable, declarative format like YAML or JSON.
OpenGitOps principles state that desired state must be expressed declaratively, stored in a system that enforces versioning and immutability (like Git), and serve as the single source of truth.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The target system's desired state is expressed in a software-interpretable, declarative format like YAML or JSON.
Why this is correct
Declarative state specification ensures that system state is defined by static declaration rather than procedural steps.
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The desired state is stored in a version-controlled repository that maintains an append-only change history.
Why this is correct
Version control systems like Git provide immutable, historical tracking of every state modification.
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Every state revision is uniquely identified (e.g., by a Git commit SHA) and fully reproducible.
Why this is correct
Unique commit SHAs enable precise identification and exact reproduction of desired system states at any point in time.
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Live cluster state is permitted to override repository configurations during peak traffic periods.
Why it's wrong here
Allowing live state to permanently override the repository breaks the single source of truth principle.
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System changes are made by executing manual shell scripts directly on production control plane nodes.
Why it's wrong here
Manual shell execution on nodes violates declarative and versioned state principles.
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