CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
A company uses AWS CloudFormation to manage its infrastructure. After updating a stack, a developer notices that the actual infrastructure differs from the expected template. Which CloudFormation feature should be used to identify these differences?
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Why each option matters
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Drift detection
Drift detection allows you to detect whether a stack's actual configuration differs from its expected template configuration.
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Drift detection
Why this is correct
Drift detection identifies discrepancies between the stack's deployed resources and the template.
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Stack sets
Why it's wrong here
Stack sets enable you to create stacks across multiple accounts/regions, not detect drifts.
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Change sets
Why it's wrong here
Change sets allow you to preview changes before applying them, but they do not detect existing drifts.
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Rollback triggers
Why it's wrong here
Rollback triggers are used to monitor stack creation/update and initiate rollback on failure.
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