SAFe® 5 DevOps Certification SAFe® 5 DevOps: Continuous Deployment 2

Question 1

Which SAFe® 5 DevOps practice helps teams achieve zero-downtime deployments?

Accepted Answer

Using deployment strategies such as blue-green, canary, or rolling updates

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Deploying only during scheduled maintenance windows approved by the CAB

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Requiring all team members to be on-call during every deployment

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Limiting deployments to once per Program Increment to reduce risk

Question 2

In SAFe® 5 DevOps, what is the purpose of a deployment verification test (smoke test) run after production deployment?

Accepted Answer

To quickly validate that critical functionality is working after a deployment before full traffic is enabled

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To run the full regression suite on the production environment to ensure all features work

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To compare the production database schema against the staging schema

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To notify stakeholders that a deployment has been initiated

Question 3

How does Continuous Deployment differ from Continuous Delivery in SAFe® 5 DevOps?

Accepted Answer

Continuous Deployment automatically deploys every passing build to production; Continuous Delivery keeps the software in a deployable state but may require a manual gate

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Continuous Deployment is manual while Continuous Delivery is fully automated

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Continuous Delivery deploys every passing build to production automatically; Continuous Deployment requires a manual approval gate before production

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There is no difference — the terms are used interchangeably in SAFe® 5

Question 4

What role does a rollback strategy play in SAFe® 5 DevOps Continuous Deployment?

Accepted Answer

It provides a plan to revert a deployment quickly if critical defects are discovered in production

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It defines how teams roll back sprint goals when capacity is exceeded

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It outlines the process for reverting code changes in the source control repository only

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It is used exclusively during blue-green deployments and not other deployment types

Question 5

In SAFe® 5 DevOps, which practice ensures that deployment scripts and infrastructure definitions are treated as first-class code artifacts?

Accepted Answer

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

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Continuous Integration

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Release on Demand

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Value Stream Mapping

Question 6

What is the primary benefit of automating deployment pipelines in SAFe® 5 DevOps?

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It reduces deployment risk by making the process consistent, fast, and repeatable

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It eliminates the need for developers to write automated tests

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It ensures that all deployments are approved by the Change Advisory Board

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It allows teams to skip the staging environment and deploy directly to production

Question 7

In the context of SAFe® 5 DevOps, what does 'deployment frequency' indicate about an organization's DevOps maturity?

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Higher deployment frequency suggests smaller, safer changes and a more mature deployment pipeline

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Higher deployment frequency always indicates lower software quality

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Deployment frequency is only relevant for web applications, not enterprise systems

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Deployment frequency measures how many developers are available to perform releases