Anytime a team needs to run a container on Kubernetes they will need to define a pod within which to run the container. Please complete the following: Create a YAML formatted pod manifest…

This question tests the ability to create a Kubernetes pod manifest in YAML, apply it with kubectl, and capture pod status output in JSON format - core skills for the CKA/CKAD exam.

Submitted by thandi_sa· May 4, 2026Application Deployment

Question

Anytime a team needs to run a container on Kubernetes they will need to define a pod within which to run the container. Please complete the following:
Create a YAML formatted pod manifest /opt/KDPD00101/pod1.yml to create a pod named app1 that runs a container named app1cont using image lfconf/arg-output with these command line arguments: -lines 56 -f
Create the pod with the kubectl command using the YAML file created in the previous step
When the pod is running,display summary data about the pod in JSON format using the kubectl command and redirect the output to a file named /opt/KDPD00101/out1.json

Explanation

This question tests the ability to create a Kubernetes pod manifest in YAML, apply it with kubectl, and capture pod status output in JSON format - core skills for the CKA/CKAD exam.

Approach. Step 1: Create /opt/KDPD00101/pod1.yml with apiVersion: v1, kind: Pod, metadata.name: app1, and a container named app1cont using image lfconf/arg-output with args: ["-lines", "56", "-f"]. Step 2: Apply the manifest with 'kubectl apply -f /opt/KDPD00101/pod1.yml'. Step 3: Wait for the pod to reach Running state (use 'kubectl get pod app1 --watch' or 'kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod/app1'). Step 4: Capture summary data with 'kubectl get pod app1 -o json > /opt/KDPD00101/out1.json' - the '-o json' flag outputs full pod metadata, spec, and status in JSON, and '>' redirects it to the target file.

Concept tested. Kubernetes Pod manifest authoring (YAML structure, container args vs command), imperative vs declarative kubectl usage, and kubectl output formatting (-o json) with shell redirection.

Reference. https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/ - see 'Defining a Pod' and 'kubectl get' output options.

Topics

#Pod Definition#Kubernetes Deployment#kubectl Commands#Resource Manifests

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