CGOA Gitops Patterns Practice Question
Which mechanism is used in a GitOps workflow to ensure that a 'Canary' deployment successfully rolls back if error rates spike?
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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Flagger AnalysisTemplates.
Flagger monitors metrics via a provider (e.g., Prometheus) during the canary phase. If thresholds are exceeded, it automatically triggers a rollback to the previous version.
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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Kubernetes Liveness Probes.
Why it's wrong here
Liveness probes restart the pod but do not handle multi-version canary rollbacks.
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Argo Rollouts 'pause' condition.
Why it's wrong here
While it pauses, it doesn't automatically trigger the rollback logic without further instructions.
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Git revert commands via CI/CD.
Why it's wrong here
This is a manual or CI-driven approach, not an automated progressive delivery pattern.
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Flagger AnalysisTemplates.
Why this is correct
These templates define the thresholds and rollback logic for progressive delivery.
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