CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
A cloud engineer is writing an Ansible playbook to provision virtual machines in Azure. The playbook includes a task that uses the 'azure_rm_virtualmachine' module. Which of the following best describes Ansible's architecture in this scenario?
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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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Ansible is agentless and uses SSH or WinRM to connect to target machines.
Ansible is agentless and connects via SSH or WinRM. It is not agent-based; it does not require Python on the control node only; it is not a managed service.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Ansible uses agents installed on target VMs to execute modules.
Why it's wrong here
Ansible is agentless; it does not require agents on targets.
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Ansible is a managed service in Azure that runs playbooks automatically.
Why it's wrong here
Ansible is not a managed service; it can be run from a control node.
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Ansible requires Python to be installed only on the control node.
Why it's wrong here
Python is also needed on target machines for module execution.
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Ansible is agentless and uses SSH or WinRM to connect to target machines.
Why this is correct
Correct. Ansible connects to targets without installing agents.
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