ICA Advanced Scenarios Practice Question
Which tool allows you to perform traffic shifting between two versions of a service?
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
✓
VirtualService
A VirtualService is used to define traffic weights for different subsets (versions) defined in a DestinationRule.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
PeerAuthentication
Why it's wrong here
This handles mTLS.
- ✗
Gateway
Why it's wrong here
Gateway handles ingress points.
- ✓
VirtualService
Why this is correct
VirtualService is the primary tool for traffic shifting and weighting.
- ✗
DestinationRule
Why it's wrong here
DestinationRule defines the subsets but doesn't handle the traffic weights itself.
About these practice questions
This ICA question is part of Courseiva's 292-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CNCF / Linux Foundation exam blueprint
This ICA practice question is part of Courseiva's free CNCF / Linux Foundation certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the ICA exam.