XK0-006 Required Fields for Deployment Manifest Practice Question
A Kubernetes administrator is creating a YAML manifest for a Deployment. Which three fields are required in a valid Deployment specification? (Choose three.)
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apiVersion
A valid Kubernetes Deployment manifest actually requires four top-level fields: apiVersion, kind, metadata, and spec. The current explanation incorrectly states that only three fields are required and that metadata is not one of them. The correct required fields are all of A, B, C, and E.
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apiVersion
Why this is correct
Correct: apiVersion is required to specify the API version.
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spec
Why this is correct
Correct: spec defines the desired state and is mandatory for a Deployment.
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kind
Why this is correct
Correct: kind specifies the resource type (Deployment).
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status
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: status is automatically generated and not part of the input manifest.
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metadata
Why this is correct
Incorrect: While metadata is technically required, the question focuses on the three fields essential to a Deployment specification, which includes spec instead of metadata.
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