EX280 Troubleshooting And Diagnostics Practice Question
An application pod is running, but HTTP requests to the service are returning '502 Bad Gateway'. The administrator wants to check if the endpoints controller has populated the Service with active pod IP addresses. Which command verifies this?
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 get endpoints my-service
oc get endpoints lists the IP addresses and ports corresponding to the Service selector, confirming if pods are registered.
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 get svc my-service
Why it's wrong here
oc get svc shows service ports and selectors, but not the resolved backend endpoint IP addresses.
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oc get endpoints my-service
Why this is correct
oc get endpoints displays the target pod IPs currently backing the service.
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oc describe ingress
Why it's wrong here
Ingress resources are secondary in OpenShift where Routes are primary, and it doesn't show endpoint IPs.
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oc get routes my-route
Why it's wrong here
Routes deal with external ingress traffic, not internal service-to-pod endpoint mapping.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Red Hat exam blueprint
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