CI/CD Pipelines on AWS Flashcards
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Which deployment strategy in CodeDeploy shifts 10% of traffic to the new version initially, then shifts the remaining 90% after a defined interval?
Answer: Canary
The Canary deployment strategy routes a small initial percentage of traffic to the new version before completing the full shift after a wait period.
What is the maximum number of stages allowed in an AWS CodePipeline pipeline?
Answer: 50
AWS CodePipeline supports up to 50 stages per pipeline, allowing complex multi-step workflows.
Which AWS CodeBuild environment type provides the highest isolation for builds?
Answer: Linux container
Standard Linux containers in CodeBuild provide strong isolation via Docker, and each build runs in a fresh container environment.
In CodePipeline, which event source can be used to automatically trigger a pipeline when changes are pushed to a GitHub repository?
Answer: GitHub webhook via CodeStar Connections
CodeStar Connections allows CodePipeline to receive GitHub webhook events to automatically trigger pipelines on code pushes.
Which CodeDeploy component defines the deployment rules, success conditions, and failure conditions?
Answer: Deployment Configuration
A Deployment Configuration in CodeDeploy specifies the minimum number of healthy instances and the pace at which instances are deployed.
Which AWS service integrates with CodePipeline to run automated test suites as a test action?
Answer: AWS CodeBuild
AWS CodeBuild can be used as a test action in CodePipeline to run unit, integration, or end-to-end tests as part of the pipeline.
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