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KCNA Cloud Native Application Delivery Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to create a Kubernetes deployment using kubectl into the correct order.
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Create a YAML definition file, then run kubectl apply, then verify the deployment, then check pods, then expose the deployment as a service.
First, define the deployment in a YAML file, then apply it, verify creation, check pods, and optionally expose it as a service.
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Create a YAML definition file, then run kubectl apply, then verify the deployment, then check pods, then expose the deployment as a service.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you must first define the deployment in a YAML file, then apply it to create resources, verify creation, ensure pods are running, and optionally expose the deployment.
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Create a YAML definition file, then verify the deployment, then run kubectl apply, then check pods, then expose the deployment as a service.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because verification cannot occur before applying the configuration; the deployment does not exist yet.
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Run kubectl apply, then create a YAML definition file, then verify the deployment, then expose the deployment as a service, then check pods.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because kubectl apply requires a YAML file to exist first; you cannot apply before creation.
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Create a YAML definition file, then run kubectl apply, then expose the deployment as a service, then check pods, then verify the deployment.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because exposing the service should come after pods are running and verification is complete; checking pods before verifying deployment skips confirmation of deployment success.
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Kubernetes Overview and Core Components
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Kubernetes API Primitives
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