Google Exam Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Topic 5 Question 82 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer exam

Question #: 82
Topic #: 5

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You deployed an application into a large Standard Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster. The application is stateless and multiple pods run at the same time. Your application receives inconsistent traffic. You need to ensure that the user experience remains consistent regardless of changes in traffic. and that the resource usage of the cluster is optimized.

What should you do?

AConfigure a cron job to scale the deployment on a schedule.

BConfigure a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.

CConfigure a Vertical Pod Autoscaler.

DConfigure cluster autoscaling on the node pool.

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Suggested Answer: B

by Dominic at Oct 22, 2024, 09:46 PM

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Jaime

2 months ago

B) Configure a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler. This is the way to go! Automatic scaling based on metrics is the perfect solution for this scenario. Plus, it's way easier than trying to figure out the perfect cron schedule.

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Rolande

28 days ago

User 4: Definitely the best option for this situation.

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Johana

1 months ago

User 3: And it will also help optimize the resource usage of the cluster.

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Casandra

1 months ago

User 2: I agree, it will ensure that the user experience remains consistent regardless of changes in traffic.

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Veronique

2 months ago

User 1: B) Configure a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler. This is the way to go! Automatic scaling based on metrics is the perfect solution for this scenario.

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Buck

2 months ago

A) Configure a cron job to scale the deployment on a schedule. This seems like a lot of work, and the traffic is inconsistent, so a scheduled scaling wouldn't be very effective.

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Helga

2 months ago

C) Configure a Vertical Pod Autoscaler. This will automatically adjust the resources allocated to each pod, optimizing resource usage.

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Bok

2 months ago

B) Configure a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.

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Tyisha

2 months ago

D) Configure cluster autoscaling on the node pool.

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Carisa

2 months ago

B) Configure a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.

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Willard

3 months ago

I agree with Aliza. Horizontal Pod Autoscaler will adjust the number of pods based on traffic, ensuring consistent user experience.

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Maxima

3 months ago

D) Configure cluster autoscaling on the node pool. This will automatically add or remove nodes to accommodate changes in traffic, ensuring the cluster is always properly sized.

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Aracelis

2 months ago

That sounds like a good idea to optimize resource usage.

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Nada

2 months ago

D) Configure cluster autoscaling on the node pool.

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Kristal

2 months ago

That will automatically adjust the number of pods based on traffic.

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Dulce

2 months ago

B) Configure a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.

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Argelia

3 months ago

B) Configure a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler. This is the best option to ensure consistent user experience and optimize resource usage by automatically scaling pods based on metrics like CPU and memory.

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