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Google PCA Manage implementation of cloud architecture Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to deploy a containerized application to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) using a Deployment into the correct order.
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Correct answer & explanation
Build the container image, then push the image to a registry, then create a Deployment manifest, then apply the Deployment to the cluster, then create a Service to expose the application.
The image must be in a registry before the Deployment can reference it. The Service provides external access.
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Build the container image, then push the image to a registry, then create a Deployment manifest, then apply the Deployment to the cluster, then create a Service to expose the application.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because the image must exist and be available in a registry before the Deployment can reference it, and the Service should be created after the Deployment to expose the running pods.
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Build the container image, then push the image to a registry, then create a Service, then create a Deployment manifest, then apply the Deployment.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because creating a Service before the Deployment is premature; the Service needs to reference running pods, which do not exist until the Deployment is applied.
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Build the container image, then create a Deployment manifest, then push the image to a registry, then apply the Deployment, then create a Service.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the image must be pushed to a registry before it can be referenced in the Deployment manifest; otherwise, the Deployment will fail to pull the image.
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Create a Deployment manifest, then apply the Deployment, then build the container image, then push the image to a registry, then create a Service.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot apply a Deployment that references an image that has not been built or pushed yet; the image must exist in a registry first.
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