This EX294 practice question tests your understanding of coordinate rolling updates. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which THREE commands can verify the status of a rolling update on an OpenShift deployment?
oc describe deployment/<name>
Shows conditions like Progressing and Available.
oc logs deployment/<name>
Why wrong: Logs are for specific pods, not the deployment.
oc get events
Events show rollout-related changes and errors.
oc get pods -l <selector>
Why wrong: Shows pod count but not full rollout status.
oc rollout status deployment/<name>
Displays the current rollout status.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
oc describe deployment/<name>
Option A is correct because `oc describe deployment/<name>` provides detailed information about the deployment, including the current rollout status, revision history, and conditions such as Progressing or Available. This allows you to verify whether a rolling update is in progress, has completed, or has stalled by examining fields like `Replicas`, `UpdatedReplicas`, and `Conditions`.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
oc describe deployment/<name>
Why this is correct
Shows conditions like Progressing and Available.
Related concept
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oc logs deployment/<name>
Why it's wrong here
Logs are for specific pods, not the deployment.
oc get events
Why this is correct
Events show rollout-related changes and errors.
Related concept
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oc get pods -l <selector>
Why it's wrong here
Shows pod count but not full rollout status.
oc rollout status deployment/<name>
Why this is correct
Displays the current rollout status.
Related concept
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Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse `oc logs` with `oc rollout status` or assume that listing pods alone is sufficient to determine rollout health, but only `oc rollout status` and `oc describe deployment` provide the authoritative rollout state, while `oc get events` reveals cluster-level events that may indicate rollout issues.
Trap categories for this question
Command / output trap
Shows pod count but not full rollout status.
Detailed technical explanation
Under the hood, OpenShift deployments use a ReplicaSet-based rolling update strategy defined by the `strategy.type: RollingUpdate` field. The `oc rollout status` command polls the deployment's status conditions and exits with a non-zero code if the rollout fails, making it ideal for scripting. A subtle behavior is that `oc describe deployment` shows the `Progressing` condition as `True` during an update, but if the update is paused or stuck, the condition may become `False` with a reason like `ProgressDeadlineExceeded`.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the EX294 exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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Coordinate rolling updates — This question tests Coordinate rolling updates — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: oc describe deployment/<name> — Option A is correct because `oc describe deployment/<name>` provides detailed information about the deployment, including the current rollout status, revision history, and conditions such as Progressing or Available. This allows you to verify whether a rolling update is in progress, has completed, or has stalled by examining fields like `Replicas`, `UpdatedReplicas`, and `Conditions`.
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