EX280 Application Deployment And Lifecycle Practice Question
Which TWO statements are true regarding Kustomize usage within OpenShift? (Choose two.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Kustomize is natively integrated into the oc command line tool using the -k flag.
Kustomize is integrated directly into the oc command-line tool via the -k flag, and it allows managing declarative resource overlays without template engines like Helm.
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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Kustomize replaces the Kubernetes API server entirely during resource creation.
Why it's wrong here
Kustomize generates standard Kubernetes manifests that are submitted to the API server normally.
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Kustomize is natively integrated into the oc command line tool using the -k flag.
Why this is correct
oc apply -k and oc kustomize natively support building and applying Kustomize directories.
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Kustomize requires a centralized chart repository server similar to ChartMuseum.
Why it's wrong here
Kustomize works entirely with filesystem directories and does not require a remote chart repository.
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Kustomize allows modifying base manifests using patches and name prefixes/suffixes.
Why this is correct
Overlays in Kustomize apply patches, name modifications, and common labels or annotations to base resources.
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Kustomize requires writing complex Go templates with conditional logic statements.
Why it's wrong here
Kustomize uses pure declarative YAML overlays without template scripting languages like Go templates or Helm syntax.
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