You are managing a few hundred Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines running on Google Compute Engine (GCE). You need to patch the operating systems for those VMs periodically in a secu

The correct answer is D. Set up VM Manager, and install the OS Config agent on each VM. Schedule a patch job to apply. VM Manager with the OS Config agent is the recommended and secure way to automate patch management on Google Compute Engine. It allows you to centrally schedule, deploy, and monitor patch jobs across hundreds of VMs in a scalable and policy-driven manner without needing manual SS

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You are managing a few hundred Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines running on Google Compute Engine (GCE). You need to patch the operating systems for those VMs periodically in a secure and scalable way. What should you do?

Options

ACreate a Cloud Scheduler job to run a Bash script that securely connects to each VM and applies
BConfigure Config Sync, and install the Ops Agent on each VM. Schedule a patch job to apply
CSchedule a Cloud Build job, and use Cloud Deploy to run a patch job that applies patches on
DSet up VM Manager, and install the OS Config agent on each VM. Schedule a patch job to apply

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D
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Explanation

VM Manager with the OS Config agent is the recommended and secure way to automate patch management on Google Compute Engine. It allows you to centrally schedule, deploy, and monitor patch jobs across hundreds of VMs in a scalable and policy-driven manner without needing manual SSH connections or custom scripts.

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#VM Manager#OS Config agent#patch management#Compute Engine

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