Google Associate Cloud Engineer Exam - Topic 7 Question 29 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Associate Cloud Engineer exam

Question #: 29
Topic #: 7

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You have a Compute Engine instance hosting an application used between 9 AM and 6 PM on weekdays. You want to back up this instance daily for disaster recovery purposes. You want to keep the backups for 30 days. You want the Google-recommended solution with the least management overhead and the least number of services. What should you do?

A1. Update your instances' metadata to add the following value: snapshot--schedule: 0 1 * * *
2. Update your instances' metadata to add the following value: snapshot--retention: 30

B1. In the Cloud Console, go to the Compute Engine Disks page and select your instance's disk.
2. In the Snapshot Schedule section, select Create Schedule and configure the following parameters:
-- Schedule frequency: Daily
-- Start time: 1:00 AM -- 2:00 AM
-- Autodelete snapshots after 30 days

C1. Create a Cloud Function that creates a snapshot of your instance's disk.
2. Create a Cloud Function that deletes snapshots that are older than 30 days.
3. Use Cloud Scheduler to trigger both Cloud Functions daily at 1:00 AM.

D1. Create a bash script in the instance that copies the content of the disk to Cloud Storage.
2. Create a bash script in the instance that deletes data older than 30 days in the backup Cloud Storage bucket.
3. Configure the instance's crontab to execute these scripts daily at 1:00 AM.

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Suggested Answer: B

by Keneth at May 07, 2022, 01:42 AM

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Francis

4 months ago

B is the way to go, less hassle for sure!

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Lorean

4 months ago

I thought snapshots were kept indefinitely unless you delete them.

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Mirta

4 months ago

Wait, why would you create Cloud Functions for this? Seems overkill.

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Rory

4 months ago

I agree, B is definitely the Google-recommended approach!

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Natalie

5 months ago

Option B sounds like the easiest way to set up daily backups.

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Lauran

5 months ago

I recall we discussed option D in class, but using bash scripts feels risky. I’d prefer a more integrated solution like B.

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Emilio

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure about the metadata update in option A. I remember something about it, but it feels a bit more manual than what we practiced.

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Fernanda

5 months ago

I think option B sounds familiar; it seems like the easiest way to set up a snapshot schedule directly in the console.

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Kattie

5 months ago

Option C seems complicated with the Cloud Functions and Cloud Scheduler. I feel like it adds unnecessary complexity for just backing up an instance.

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Leonora

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by this question. Is the Android library code really organized in a way that allows it to be used by multiple apps? I'll have to review my notes on Android development to be sure.

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Ricki

5 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording of the options. Are they all referring to the same type of form, or could it be different types of forms? I'll need to think about the context and the specific scenarios where a Submit button would appear.

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Robt

5 months ago

Okay, I think I can handle this. Applying the Jump & Turn effect to the 3D model on slide 3 should be straightforward.

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