Which statement best describes how Kustomize fits into the Kubernetes ecosystem?

It is a separate CLI tool that must be installed independently of kubectl

It is a plugin that requires a separate license to use

It is a built-in feature of kubectl that can be used with the -k flag

It is a server-side controller that manages configuration at runtime

You have a base kustomization and two overlays: 'dev' and 'prod'. Both overlays need to add the same annotation to all resources, but 'prod' also needs to add a different annotation. You want to define the shared annotation once and reuse it. What is the best approach?

Add the shared annotation to the base, and add the prod-specific annotation in the prod overlay.

Use a JSON patch in each overlay to add the annotations.

Copy the shared annotation into both overlays' commonAnnotations.

Create a component that adds the shared annotation, and reference it from both overlays. In the 'prod' overlay, add the additional annotation via commonAnnotations.

What is the purpose of a Kustomize component?

To create a new Kubernetes resource type

To replace bases in a kustomization

To store secrets in a more secure way

To share reusable configuration patches across multiple kustomizations

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1foundation · easy
Which statement best describes how Kustomize fits into the Kubernetes ecosystem?
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2expert · medium
You have a base kustomization and two overlays: 'dev' and 'prod'. Both overlays need to add the same annotation to all resources, but 'prod' also needs to add a different annotation. You want to define the shared annotation once and reuse it. What is the best approach?
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3foundation · easy
What is the purpose of a Kustomize component?
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4foundation · easy
Which kustomization.yaml field adds a label to every resource in the kustomization?
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5application · easy
You have a kustomization directory that references a base and applies an overlay. You want to review the final YAML that will be applied to the cluster before actually deploying. Which command should you run?
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Questions 1–5

Which statement best describes how Kustomize fits into the Kubernetes ecosystem?

You have a base kustomization and two overlays: 'dev' and 'prod'. Both overlays need to add the same annotation to all resources, but 'prod' also needs to add a different annotation. You want to define the shared annotation once and reuse it. What is the best approach?

What is the purpose of a Kustomize component?

Which kustomization.yaml field adds a label to every resource in the kustomization?

You have a kustomization directory that references a base and applies an overlay. You want to review the final YAML that will be applied to the cluster before actually deploying. Which command should you run?

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