KCNA Cloud Native Application Delivery Practice Question
In GitOps with ArgoCD, what happens when the desired state in Git differs from the live state in the cluster?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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ArgoCD syncs the cluster to match Git if auto-sync is enabled
ArgoCD detects drift and can automatically sync the cluster to match Git, enabling self-healing.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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ArgoCD reports an error and stops working
Why it's wrong here
It reports drift but continues operating.
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ArgoCD syncs the cluster to match Git if auto-sync is enabled
Why this is correct
Auto-sync ensures cluster state matches Git.
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ArgoCD deletes the Git repository
Why it's wrong here
It never deletes the repository.
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ArgoCD automatically reverts the changes in Git
Why it's wrong here
ArgoCD does not modify Git; it syncs the cluster to Git.
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Cluster Architecture and Lifecycle Management
Key term
GitOps
GitOps is a way to manage and automate cloud infrastructure and applications by using a Git repository as the single source of truth, where all changes are made through pull requests and automatically applied by a software agent.
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