CCSK · Question #185
In which layer is the management plane?
The correct answer is C. Metastructure layer. The management plane resides in the metastructure layer, which provides the APIs and interfaces that bridge infrastructure and higher cloud layers.
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In which layer is the management plane?
Options
- AInfrastructure layer
- BApplistructure layer
- CMetastructure layer
- DInfostructure layer
- EOverstructure layer
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(37 responses)- A11% (4)
- C78% (29)
- D8% (3)
- E3% (1)
Why each option
The management plane resides in the metastructure layer, which provides the APIs and interfaces that bridge infrastructure and higher cloud layers.
The infrastructure layer refers to the physical and virtual compute, network, and storage components - not the management interfaces that control them.
Applistructure refers to application services and middleware deployed in the cloud, not the management control mechanisms.
The metastructure layer in CSA cloud architecture contains the protocols, mechanisms, and APIs that form the management plane. This layer acts as the interface through which cloud consumers and providers manage and configure infrastructure resources, making it the home of orchestration, automation, and control-plane functions.
Infostructure encompasses the data and information assets stored and processed in the cloud, not the management and orchestration layer.
Overstructure is not a recognized layer in the CSA cloud architecture model.
Concept tested: CSA cloud architecture metastructure management plane
Source: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/guidance/
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