You need to create a copy of a custom Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) to facilitate an expected increase in application traffic due to a business acquisition. What should you do?

The correct answer is D. Create a custom Compute Engine image from a snapshot.. A custom image belongs only to your project. To create an instance with a custom image, you must first have a custom image.

Submitted by andreas_gr· Mar 30, 2026Deploying and implementing a cloud solution

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You need to create a copy of a custom Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) to facilitate an expected increase in application traffic due to a business acquisition. What should you do?

Options

ACreate a Compute Engine snapshot of your base VM.
BCreate a Compute Engine snapshot of your base VM.
CCreate a custom Compute Engine image from a snapshot.
DCreate a custom Compute Engine image from a snapshot.

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A
4% (1)
C
4% (1)
D
91% (21)

Explanation

A custom image belongs only to your project. To create an instance with a custom image, you must first have a custom image.

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#Compute Engine snapshots#custom images#VM replication#instance scaling

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