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350-401 · Question #508

350-401 Question #508: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Ansible uses a push model where the control node actively pushes configurations out to managed nodes over SSH, and it uses a primary/secondary (master/agent) architecture where the control node directs managed hosts. Puppet, by contrast, uses a pull model where agents periodicall

Submitted by femi9· Mar 6, 2026Infrastructure Automation and Orchestration - understanding the architecture and operational models of common configuration management and orchestration tools such as Ansible and Puppet

Question

Drag and Drop Question Drag and drop the characteristics from the left onto the orchestration tools that they describe on the right. Answer:

Explanation

Ansible uses a push model where the control node actively pushes configurations out to managed nodes over SSH, and it uses a primary/secondary (master/agent) architecture where the control node directs managed hosts. Puppet, by contrast, uses a pull model where agents periodically check in with the Puppet master to pull their configurations, and it supports a multimaster architecture where multiple Puppet masters can serve agents for scalability and redundancy.

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#Configuration Management#Orchestration Tools#Ansible#Puppet

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