CV0-003 Question #310: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Install the patch on as many VMs as possible during the next maintenance window.. When a patch is already regression tested and approved, the correct practice in a private cloud is to deploy it during a scheduled maintenance window to ensure change control and minimize production disruption.

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Question

In a private cloud environment, which of the following is the BEST way to update 20 VMs with the same patch that has been regression tested and approved for rollout?

Options

AAutomate the distribution of the patch and use an orchestration tool to roll it out.
BRoll out the patch manually to the 20 VMs and reboot the system.
CDeploy the patch to ten VMs for testing and then install it on the remaining VMs.
DInstall the patch on as many VMs as possible during the next maintenance window.

Explanation

When a patch is already regression tested and approved, the correct practice in a private cloud is to deploy it during a scheduled maintenance window to ensure change control and minimize production disruption.

Common mistakes.

A. Automating distribution via an orchestration tool without scheduling it during a maintenance window bypasses change control practices and risks disrupting production workloads at an uncontrolled time.
B. Manually patching 20 VMs is time-consuming, inconsistent, and error-prone compared to a structured maintenance window approach.
C. The patch has already been regression tested and approved for rollout, so deploying to only half the VMs for additional testing is redundant and unnecessarily delays full remediation.

Concept tested. Private cloud patch management using scheduled maintenance windows

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/sum/deploy-use/deploy-software-updates

Topics

#patch management#private cloud#orchestration#maintenance window

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