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PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT · Question #38

Your development team has installed a new Linux kernel module on the batch servers in Google Compute Engine (GCE) virtual machines (VMs) to speed up the nightly batch process. Two days after the insta

The correct answer is A. Use Stackdriver Logging to search for the module log entries = Check logs C. Use gcloud or Cloud Console to connect to the serial console and observe the logs = Check E. Adjust the Google Stackdriver timeline to match the failure time, and observe the batch server. grub messages, remember new kernel module was installed. metrics = Zoom into the time window when problem happened.

Submitted by haruto_sh· Mar 30, 2026Ensuring solution and operations reliability

Question

Your development team has installed a new Linux kernel module on the batch servers in Google Compute Engine (GCE) virtual machines (VMs) to speed up the nightly batch process. Two days after the installation, 50% of the batch servers failed the nightly batch run. You want to collect details on the failure to pass back to the development team. Which three actions should you take? Choose 3 answers

Options

  • AUse Stackdriver Logging to search for the module log entries = Check logs
  • BRead the debug GCE Activity log using the API or Cloud Console.
  • CUse gcloud or Cloud Console to connect to the serial console and observe the logs = Check
  • DIdentify whether a live migration event of the failed server occurred, using in the activity log.
  • EAdjust the Google Stackdriver timeline to match the failure time, and observe the batch server
  • FExport a debug VM into an image, and run the image on a local server where kernel log

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    61% (11)
  • B
    11% (2)
  • D
    6% (1)
  • F
    22% (4)

Explanation

grub messages, remember new kernel module was installed. metrics = Zoom into the time window when problem happened.

Topics

#Stackdriver Logging#serial console#GCE diagnostics#kernel debugging

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