CDP Release Management & Deployment Pipelines Flashcards

What is a 'deployment gate' (quality gate) in a CD pipeline?

Answer: An automated checkpoint that must pass before advancing to the next stage

Deployment gates are automated checks (tests, policy scans, health checks) that must succeed before a pipeline proceeds to the next environment.

In release management, what does 'change freeze' mean?

Answer: A period during which no new changes are deployed to production

A change freeze is a planned window where deployments are halted to reduce risk, often around holidays or major business events.

Which tool is most commonly used to define multi-stage deployment pipelines as code in enterprise DevOps?

Answer: Jenkins with Jenkinsfile

Jenkins with a Jenkinsfile allows pipeline-as-code, defining all stages, steps, and gates in a version-controlled file.

What is the main benefit of using an artifact repository such as Nexus or Artifactory?

Answer: Centralizing versioned build artifacts for consistent deployments

Artifact repositories store and version built artifacts so every deployment uses the exact same tested binary, ensuring consistency.

What does 'environment parity' mean in a DevOps deployment pipeline?

Answer: Dev, staging, and production environments are as identical as possible

Environment parity minimizes 'works on my machine' issues by keeping dev, staging, and production configurations as similar as possible.

Which metric measures the frequency at which an organization successfully deploys to production?

Answer: Deployment Frequency

Deployment Frequency is one of the four DORA metrics that measures how often a team deploys working software to production.