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Question #1 Verified Q&A
Task A web application requires a specific version of redis to be used as a cache.<br />
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• Use the Ifccncf/redis image with the 3.2 tag<br />
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• Expose port 6379<br />
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Create a pod with the following characteristics, and leave it running when complete:<br />
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• The pod must run in the web namespace.<br />
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• The name of the pod should be cache<br />
The namespace has already been created<br />
[student@node-1] $ | kubectl<br />
Config use-context k8s<br />
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Set Configuration Context: Context SIMULATION solution below.
Explanation:
Solution:
Question #2 Verified Q&A
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You are tasked to create a secret and consume the secret in a pod using environment variables as environment variable inside the pod<br />
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• Start an nginx pod named nginx-secret using container image nginx, and add an environment<br />
follow:<br />
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• Create a secret named another-secret with a key/value pair; key1/value4<br />
variable exposing the value of the secret key key 1, using COOL_VARIABLE as the name for the Context SIMULATION solution below.
Explanation:
Solution: nn Readme >_ Web Terminal apiVeraion: v1 kind: Pod netadate: run: nginx-secret nate: nginx-secret<br />
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- inage: nginx<br />
nane: nginx-accret env:<br />
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- naxe: COOL VARIABLE<br />
valuofrom: key: keyll Ca Readme › Web Terminal<br />
atudent@node-1:~$ vin nginx secret.yzl<br />
studentênode-1:-$ kubectl creato -€ nginx_secret.yal<br />
pod/nginx-secret created<br />
atudent@nodo-1:~$ kubectl get pods<br />
RESZARTS liveness-http 1/1 Running 1/1 Running nginx-secret 0/1 ContainerCreating PoLLes 1/1 0<br />
atudent@node-1:-$ kubectl get poda<br />
RESTARTS liveneas-http 1/1 Running 6h38m nginx-101 1/1 Running 0639 nginx-secret 1/1 Running 8s poller 1/1 Running
Question #3 Verified Q&A
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• Create a pod named nginx-resources in the pod-resources namespace that requests a minimum of<br />
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• The pod should use the nginx image<br />
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• The pod-resources namespace has already been created<br />
scheduled to-a node that has those resources available.<br />
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200m CPU and 1Gi memory for its container AGE 6h38m You are required to create a pod that requests a certain amount of CPU and memory, so it gets 45 SIMULATION solution below.
Explanation:
Solution: nn Readme >_ Web Terminal Boivozaion: v1 kind: Pod creationtimeatamp: nuli tun: nginx-resources nanesgace: pod-resources<br />
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- image: nginx<br />
nano: nginx-reaourcea dnaPolicy: ClusterFirat reatartfolicy: Alwaya "nginx_resourcos.yml" 16L, 289C mn Readme >_ Web Terminal apiVezaion: v1 ocolhca mun: nainx-resources nane: nginx-resources mamospacon pod zobouzcod inage: nginx паю: подах кезоиксез LOCUOBLE cpu:200m<br />
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n Readme >_ Web Terminal<br />
atudent@node-1i~$ kubect1 run nginx-reaourcea -n pod-reaourcea --inage=nginx --dry-run=elient -o-<br />
yanl > nginx_reaources.yml student@node-1:~§ vim nginx_resources.yal atudent@node-1i-kubecti create -g nginx_feaourcea.yal Error: unknown shorthand flag: "g' in "g<br />
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See 'kubectl create -help' for usage.<br />
atudent@nodo-1i-$ kuboctl create -É nginx reaources-yal<br />
роди дених сосе crcated<br />
atudent@node-1i+$ kubectl get pods -a pod-zel<br />
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Question #4 Verified Q&A
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• Create a ConfigMap named another-config containing the key/value pair: key4/value3<br />
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• start a pod named nginx-configmap containing a single container using the<br />
You are tasked to create a ConfigMap and consume the ConfigMap in a pod using a volume mount. nginx image, and mount the key you just created into the pod under directory /also/a/path<br />
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Please complete the following: Context SIMULATION solution below.
Explanation:
Solution:<br />
confignap another-config --trom-literal=keyf=value3<br />
confignap/another-config created<br />
studentênode-1:~$ kubect} get configrap<br />
DATA AGE another-config<br />
student@node-1:+$ kubectl run nginx-confignap --image-nginx --dry-run=client - yani > ngin conf<br />
ignap. yal student@node-1:~5 vin ngin_configmap-yal ^C<br />
student@node-1:-$ mr ngin_confignap-yal nginx_confignap-yal<br />
student@node-li-S vin nginx_co_<br />
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confi gMap: nase: another-config 13,6 A11<br />
atudent@nodo-1t-$ kubectl create confignap another-config --froa-literal=koyf=value3<br />
confignap/another-config created<br />
atudent@node-1:~$ kubectl get confignap<br />
NAME DAZA another-config<br />
atudent@node-li-S kubecti run nginx-confignap --isage=nginx --dry-run=client -o yaml » ngin_cont<br />
ignap. yml<br />
student@node-1:-$ vin ngin_confignap-yml ^C<br />
student@node-1:-$ av ngin confignap-yal nginx_confignap. yal<br />
atudent@node-1:-$ vin nginx_confignap.yal<br />
student@node-1:-51<br />
atudent@node-1:-$ kubect] run nginx-configeap --izagenginx --dry-runsclient - yaml > ngin_conf<br />
igmap. yal student8node-1:-5 via ngin_confignap-yal "C atudent node-Li-say ngin_configrap-yal nginx_configaap.yal student@node-1i-s via nginx_confignap.yal student@node-1: -5 kubecti create Enginx_confignap. yal Error: muat apecify one of -f and -k error: unknown command "Enginx_configmap-yal-<br />
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See 'kubectl create -h' foz holp and examplea<br />
studentênode-1:-$ kubect create -{ nginx_configaap-yal<br />
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• these errors, turn validation off with --validate-false<br />
student node-li-s vin nginx_confignap. yal |
Question #5 Verified Q&A
Task Your application’s namespace requires a specific service account to be used.<br />
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Update the app-a deployment in the production namespace to run as the restrictedservice service<br />
account. The service account has already been created. Context SIMULATION solution below.
Explanation:
Solution:

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