EX280 Application Deployment And Lifecycle Practice Question
An administrator wants to pause rollouts on a DeploymentConfig named backend-api to make multiple configuration changes without triggering intermediate builds or rollouts. Which command pauses the rollout?
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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oc rollout pause dc/backend-api
The oc rollout pause command suspends rollout updates on a Deployment or DeploymentConfig.
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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oc patch dc/backend-api --type=json -p='[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/paused", "value": true}]'
Why it's wrong here
While raw patches can work, rollout pause is the standard built-in command designed for this task.
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oc suspend dc/backend-api
Why it's wrong here
suspend is not a valid oc subcommand.
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oc stop rollout dc/backend-api
Why it's wrong here
stop is not a valid rollout subcommand.
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oc rollout pause dc/backend-api
Why this is correct
oc rollout pause marks the deployment as paused, preventing automatic rollouts until resumed.
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