Google PCA Practice Question: Managing and Provisioning a Solution Infrastructure
A team wants to deploy a microservice on Cloud Run that needs to access a Cloud Memorystore for Redis instance in the same region. The Redis instance is in a VPC network. Which configuration is required for Cloud Run to reach the Redis instance?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Create a Serverless VPC Access connector and configure Cloud Run to use it
Cloud Run services can connect to a VPC using a Serverless VPC Access connector, which provides private network access.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Configure a Cloud NAT gateway
Why it's wrong here
Cloud NAT provides outbound internet access, not private access to VPC resources.
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Create a Serverless VPC Access connector and configure Cloud Run to use it
Why this is correct
The connector enables Cloud Run to send traffic to the VPC.
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Use Private Google Access
Why it's wrong here
Private Google Access allows access to Google APIs without public IP, not to Memorystore.
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Deploy Cloud Run within a VPC
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Run is a serverless platform that cannot be deployed inside a VPC.
Quick reference
Cloud Service Model Comparison
| Model | You Manage | Provider Manages | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| IaaS | OS, runtime, apps, data | Hardware, hypervisor, networking | EC2, Azure VMs, GCP Compute Engine |
| PaaS | Apps and data | OS, runtime, middleware, hardware | Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service |
| SaaS | Data and settings only | Everything else | Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday |
| FaaS / Serverless | Function code only | Infra, scaling, runtime | Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Run |
| CaaS | Containers and apps | Kubernetes, OS, hardware | EKS, AKS, GKE |
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Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
Key term
VPC
A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a logically isolated section of a cloud provider's network where you can launch and manage resources like servers and databases with complete control over IP addressing, subnets, route tables, and security.
Key term
Redis
Redis is an open-source, in-memory data structure store used as a database, cache, and message broker for high-speed data access.
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