EX280 Application Deployment And Lifecycle Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are valid deployment strategies supported by OpenShift?
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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Recreate
Rolling and Recreate are the primary native strategies.
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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Parallel
Why it's wrong here
Not a native OpenShift strategy name.
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Sequential
Why it's wrong here
Not a native OpenShift strategy name.
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Recreate
Why this is correct
Standard strategy that replaces all pods.
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Rolling
Why this is correct
Standard zero-downtime strategy.
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Canary
Why it's wrong here
Canary is a method, not a native strategy object type.
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