EX280 Storage And Persistent Volumes Practice Question
An administrator is reviewing PersistentVolumes and notices several PVs stuck in a Terminating state. What is the most common reason a PV cannot be deleted immediately?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The volume attachment object still holds an active lock, or a finalizer prevents deletion until unmounted.
A PV in Terminating state usually has a finalizer attached or is still actively mounted/attached by a node/CSI driver attachment object that hasn't cleaned up.
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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etcd disk space is full.
Why it's wrong here
While full etcd causes issues, terminating states are governed by finalizers and controller loops.
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The volume attachment object still holds an active lock, or a finalizer prevents deletion until unmounted.
Why this is correct
Volume attachments and finalizers prevent premature PV deletion while in use.
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The project quota has been exceeded.
Why it's wrong here
Quotas do not block resource deletion.
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The apiserver cache is corrupted and requires a cluster reboot.
Why it's wrong here
Cluster reboots are not required for resource termination issues.
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