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AZ-400 · Question #616

You have an AzureDevOps project that contains a pipeline named Pipeline1. Pipeline1 contains the following stages: - Build - Unit test - User acceptance test deployment - Staging deployment - Approval

The correct answer is B. Create a deployment pipeline for hotfixes that contains a build stage, a unit test stage, and a. A hotfix DevOps pipeline automates code delivery by integrating a build stage (compiling code into a deployable artifact), a unit test stage (running automated tests to validate functionality), and a production deployment stage (releasing the artifact to production) to quickly fi

Submitted by mike_84· Mar 6, 2026Design and implement build and release pipelines

Question

You have an AzureDevOps project that contains a pipeline named Pipeline1. Pipeline1 contains the following stages: - Build - Unit test - User acceptance test deployment - Staging deployment - Approval - Production deployment You use pull requests from feature branches to suggest changes to a release branch. When a pull request is issued against the main branch, Pipeline1 runs. You need to reduce the time it takes to deploy resolutions for high severity incidents. What should you do?

Options

  • ACreate a deployment pipeline for hotfixes that contains a production deployment stage.
  • BCreate a deployment pipeline for hotfixes that contains a build stage, a unit test stage, and a
  • CIn the Azure Boards backlog, create a bug, and then assign the bug to a sprint.
  • DFix the code in the main branch, and then deploy and raise a pull request to the release branch.

How the community answered

(16 responses)
  • A
    13% (2)
  • B
    75% (12)
  • C
    6% (1)
  • D
    6% (1)

Explanation

A hotfix DevOps pipeline automates code delivery by integrating a build stage (compiling code into a deployable artifact), a unit test stage (running automated tests to validate functionality), and a production deployment stage (releasing the artifact to production) to quickly fix critical issues. This process reduces lead time between a fix being committed and its deployment, improving software quality and delivery speed, often using CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps or Jenkins. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/get-started/key-pipelines-concepts

Topics

#hotfix pipeline#deployment strategy#incident response#pipeline stages

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