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DCA Question #76: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: Yes. In specific scenarios, an autoscaler might delete an unhealthy pod to alleviate unproductive resource consumption, rather than restarting it to fix.

Submitted by ricky.ec· Apr 18, 2026Container Orchestration

Question

One of several containers in a pod is marked as unhealthy after failing its livenessProbe many times. Is this the action taken by the orchestrator to fix the unhealthy container? Solution: The controller managing the pod is autoscaled back to delete the unhealthy pod and alleviate load.

Options

  • AYes
  • BNo

Explanation

In specific scenarios, an autoscaler might delete an unhealthy pod to alleviate unproductive resource consumption, rather than restarting it to fix.

Common mistakes.

  • B. The primary response to a liveness probe failure is container restart, but in an autoscaling context, an unhealthy pod could be deemed expendable during a scale-down event to optimize resource usage.

Concept tested. Kubernetes autoscaling and unhealthy pod management

Reference. https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/horizontal-pod-autoscale/

Topics

#Liveness Probe#Container Health#Pod Management#Orchestration Actions

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