You are ready to deploy a new feature of a web-based application to production. You want to use Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) to perform a phased rollout to half of the web server pods. What should y

The correct answer is A. Use a partitioned rolling update.. https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/updating- apps#partitioning_a_rollingupdate Partitioning is useful if you want to stage an update, roll out a canary, or perform a phased roll

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Question

You are ready to deploy a new feature of a web-based application to production. You want to use Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) to perform a phased rollout to half of the web server pods. What should you do?

Options

AUse a partitioned rolling update.
BUse Node taints with NoExecute.
CUse a replica set in the deployment specification.
DUse a stateful set with parallel pod management policy.

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A
75% (18)
B
13% (3)
C
4% (1)
D
8% (2)

Explanation

https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/updating- apps#partitioning_a_rollingupdate Partitioning is useful if you want to stage an update, roll out a canary, or perform a phased roll

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#GKE#Kubernetes Deployments#Rolling Update Strategy#Phased Rollout

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