Consul 1.15 Service Mesh With Consul Connect Practice Question
What is the purpose of the 'upstreams' block in a service definition?
Answer choices
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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To configure the outbound dependencies of the service.
It defines the targets that the sidecar proxy should be allowed to proxy requests to.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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To set the service's health check interval.
Why it's wrong here
Health checks are in the checks block.
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To limit the total number of connections.
Why it's wrong here
Connection limits are done via configuration parameters, not upstreams.
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To define the ingress rules.
Why it's wrong here
Ingress is defined by the proxy configuration.
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To configure the outbound dependencies of the service.
Why this is correct
Upstreams are the outbound dependencies.
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