CDP CDP Release Management & Deployment Pipelines

Question 1

Which deployment strategy releases a new version to a small subset of users before a full rollout?

Accepted Answer

Canary deployment

Answer

Canary deployment gradually shifts a small percentage of traffic to the new version to detect issues before full rollout.

Question 2

In a blue-green deployment, what is the primary role of the 'green' environment?

Accepted Answer

It is the idle standby running the new version

Answer

In blue-green deployments, 'green' is the new version environment that receives traffic once validated, while 'blue' remains live during testing.

Question 3

What is the purpose of a feature flag in a deployment pipeline?

Accepted Answer

To enable or disable features at runtime without redeploying

Answer

Feature flags allow teams to toggle features on or off at runtime, decoupling code deployment from feature release.

Question 4

Which artifact versioning strategy is most commonly recommended for CDP exam release pipelines?

Accepted Answer

Semantic versioning (SemVer)

Answer

Semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) provides clear intent about the nature of changes and compatibility.

Question 5

What does a 'rollback' in a deployment pipeline refer to?

Accepted Answer

Reverting to a previous stable version after a failed release

Answer

A rollback restores a previously known-good version when a new release introduces critical issues.

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