CIS-DF Governance Practice Question
An administrator is setting up CMDB Data Manager policies to govern the lifecycle of server CIs. Which THREE lifecycle stages are natively supported by CMDB Data Manager out of the box? (Choose three.)
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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Attestation
CMDB Data Manager supports out-of-the-box lifecycle policies for Attestation, Retirement, Deletion, and Archive.
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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Attestation
Why this is correct
Attestation policies allow designated owners to periodically verify CI accuracy.
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Archive
Why this is correct
Archiving is a supported policy action to move old CIs to archive tables.
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Discovery
Why it's wrong here
Discovery is managed via Discovery schedules and patterns, not CMDB Data Manager lifecycle policies.
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Retire
Why this is correct
Retirement is a core supported policy type in CMDB Data Manager.
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Provision
Why it's wrong here
Provisioning is handled by orchestration and catalog workflows, not CMDB Data Manager policies.
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