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Your managed instance group raised an alert stating that new instance creation has failed to create new instances. You need to maintain the number of running instances specified by the template to be

The correct answer is A. Create an instance template that contains valid syntax which will be used by the instance group.. How to update instance templates Instance templates are designed to create instances with identical configurations. So you cannot update an existing instance template or change an instance template after you create it. If you need to make changes to the configuration, create a ne

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Question

Your managed instance group raised an alert stating that new instance creation has failed to create new instances. You need to maintain the number of running instances specified by the template to be able to process expected application traffic. What should you do?

Options

  • ACreate an instance template that contains valid syntax which will be used by the instance group.
  • BCreate an instance template that contains valid syntax that will be used by the instance group.
  • CVerify that the instance template being used by the instance group contains valid syntax.
  • DDelete the current instance template and replace it with a new instance template.

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    81% (30)
  • B
    11% (4)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

How to update instance templates Instance templates are designed to create instances with identical configurations. So you cannot update an existing instance template or change an instance template after you create it. If you need to make changes to the configuration, create a new instance template. You can create a template based on an existing instance template, or based on an existing instance. You can also override instance template fields when creating a VM instance from an instance https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instance- templates#:~:text=So%20you%20cannot%20update%20an,based%20on%20an%20existing%20i

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