Identify a Configuration Management Solution to Achieve Technical and Business Requirements 350-901 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes the role of configuration management in application deployment?

   • AIt ensures that application servers are configured consistently across environments, reducing deployment errors
   • BIt replaces the need for version control systems like Git
   • CIt is used exclusively for network device configuration, not application servers
   • DIt only applies to physical servers, not virtual or cloud instances
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2. 17application · medium

   A company is implementing Chef for the first time. The team has written a few cookbooks and wants to test them in a safe environment before applying to production. They also want to ensure that the cookbooks are versioned and that changes are reviewed. Which implementation step best addresses these needs?

   • AUse a Git repository for cookbooks and a CI/CD pipeline that runs Test Kitchen against a local VM or cloud instance
   • BWrite a custom script to copy cookbooks to a staging server and run chef-client
   • CUpload cookbooks directly to the Chef server and run chef-client on a test node
   • DUse Chef Automate to schedule cookbook runs and rely on its built-in logging
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4. 18expert · hard

   A managed service provider (MSP) must automate configuration for 500 customer environments, each with its own security boundary. The MSP's team is proficient in Python. The solution must support a multi-tenant model where each customer's configuration data is isolated, and it must allow customers to self-service their own configuration changes without MSP intervention. Which solution best satisfies these requirements?

   • AChef with a single Chef server and environment-specific data bags
   • BPuppet with a single Puppet server and node-specific Hiera data
   • CSaltStack with a multi-master architecture and per-tenant pillars for data isolation
   • DAnsible with a single control node and separate inventory files per customer
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a business requirement that should be considered when choosing a configuration management solution?

   • AThe tool must have a low total cost of ownership
   • BThe tool must provide an API for custom integrations
   • CThe tool must support Windows and Linux servers
   • DThe tool must be able to handle 10,000 nodes
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6. 20application · medium

   A healthcare organization must manage 2,000 Windows and Linux servers across two data centers. The compliance team requires an immutable audit trail showing which configuration change was applied, by whom, and when. The operations team has no programming background and needs to write automation quickly. The security team mandates that no agent software be installed on managed hosts. Which configuration management solution best meets these requirements?

   • AAnsible with a Git-backed inventory and a CI/CD pipeline that records every playbook run
   • BChef with a Chef Automate server and a policyfile-based workflow for all nodes
   • CPuppet with a PuppetDB-backed report collector and signed certificates for every node
   • DSaltStack with its event-driven reactor system and a masterless minion configuration
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