CGOA Gitops Patterns Practice Question
In a blue-green progressive delivery deployment using Flagger, you notice that the 'primary' service is not receiving traffic even after the analysis successfully completes. What is the most likely cause?
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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The VirtualService or HTTPRoute is not pointing to the primary service
Flagger requires the primary service to be defined correctly for traffic shifting to occur.
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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The analysis template lacks the 'weight' parameter
Why it's wrong here
Weight is handled by the traffic router, not the analysis template.
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The Flagger controller is in 'paused' mode
Why it's wrong here
If paused, the analysis would not have completed.
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The VirtualService or HTTPRoute is not pointing to the primary service
Why this is correct
If the traffic router is not updated to point to the primary service, traffic remains on the canary or old version.
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The canary resource is missing a 'host' definition
Why it's wrong here
A missing host would prevent ingress from functioning at all, not just during the shift.
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