VMware 2V0-71.23 VMware Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations Professional Exam Practice Test

The Kubernetes RBAC API declares four kinds of Kubernetes object: Role, ClusterRole, RoleBinding and ClusterRoleBinding. These objects are used to define permissions and assign them to users or groups within a cluster. A Role or ClusterRole contains rulesthat represent a set of permissions on resources or non-resource endpoints. A RoleBinding or ClusterRoleBinding grants the permissions defined in a Role or ClusterRole to a set of subjects (users, groups, or service accounts). A RoleBinding applies only within a specific namespace, while a ClusterRoleBinding applies cluster-wide.

The other options are incorrect because:

• CloudPolicyObject is not a valid Kubernetes object type. It might be confused with NetworkPolicy, which is an object type that defines how pods are allowed to communicate with each other and other network endpoints.
• Container type and Container object are not valid Kubernetes object types. They might be confused with Pod, which is an object type that represents a group of one or more containers running on a node.
• ClusterObject and ClusterNode are not valid Kubernetes object types. They might be confused with Cluster and Node, which are concepts that describe the logical and physical components of a Kubernetes cluster.

References: Using RBAC Authorization, Kubernetes RBAC: Concepts, Examples & Top Misconfigurations

Two valid options for obtaining kubectl config file in Tanzu Kubernetes environment are:

• Download from vSphere UI: For Tanzu Kubernetes clusters that are deployed on vSphere with Tanzu, you can download the kubeconfig file from the vSphere UI by selecting the cluster and clicking on the Download kubeconfig button1. This file contains the credentials and connection information for the cluster, which you can use to access it with kubectl1.
• Access from VMware Tanzu Mission Control: For Tanzu Kubernetes clusters that are attached or provisioned by VMware Tanzu Mission Control, you can access the kubeconfig file from the Tanzu Mission Control console by selecting the cluster and clicking on the Access this cluster button2. This will generate a YAML file that you can download and use to connect to the cluster with kubectl2.

References: Download a Kubeconfig File for a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster - VMware Docs, Connect to a Managed Cluster with kubectl - VMware Docs

To create a vSphere Namespace, the correct steps are to use the vSphere web client, select Workload Management, select Namespaces tab, and click Create Namespace. A vSphere Namespace is a logical grouping of Kubernetes resources that can be used to isolate and manage workloads on a Supervisor Cluster1. To create a vSphere Namespace, a user needs to have the vSphere Client and the required privileges to access the Workload Management menu and the Namespaces tab2. From there, the user can select the Supervisor Cluster where to place the namespace, enter a name for the namespace, configure the network settings, set the resource limits, assign permissions, and enable services for the namespace2. References: Create and Configure a vSphere Namespace - VMware Docs, vSphere with Tanzu Concepts - VMware Docs

The Scheduler is the Kubernetes component that is responsible for workload creation. The Scheduler is responsible for assigning pods to nodes based on various factors, such as resource availability, node affinity, taints and tolerations, and pod priority. The Scheduler watches for newly created pods that have no node assigned, and selects a suitable node for them to run on. The Scheduler then informs the API server of its decision, and the API server binds the pod to the node. References: Scheduling | Kubernetes, Kubernetes Components | Kubernetes

A Deployment is a Kubernetes object that allows you to perform a rolling update without disrupting services. A Deployment manages a ReplicaSet or a Pod and provides declarative updates for them. You can describe the desired state of your application using a Deployment, and it will change the actual state to the desired state at acontrolled rate. A Deployment also allows you to roll back to a previous version if something goes wrong during the update14.

The other options are incorrect because:

• A ReplicaSet is a Kubernetes object that ensures that a specified number of pod replicas are running at any given time. It does not provide any mechanism for updating or rolling back pods15.
• A Service is a Kubernetes object that defines a logical set of pods and a policy to access them. It does not provide any mechanism for updating or rolling back pods16.
• A Container is not a Kubernetes object, but rather a component of a Pod. A Pod is the smallest deployable unit of computing in Kubernetes. A Pod can contain one or more containers that share storage and network resources. A Pod does not provide any mechanism for updating or rolling back itself or its containers17.

References: Deployments, ReplicaSets, Services, Pods

A Container Storage Interface (CSI) in VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid is a plug-in that allows providers to expose storage as persistent storage for Kubernetes clusters. CSI is a standard interface that defines an abstraction layer for container orchestrators to work with storageproviders3. VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid supports StorageClass objects for different storage types, provisioned by Kubernetes internal (“in-tree”) or external (“out-of-tree”) plug-ins. Two of the supported storage types are vSphere Cloud Native Storage (CNS) and Amazon EBS, which use the vSphere CSI driver and the AWS EBS CSI driver respectively4. References: Tanzu Kubernetes Storage Class Example - VMware Docs, Deploying and Managing Cloud Native Storage (CNS) on vSphere - VMware Docs

The statement that correctly describes a global namespace in VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is that it defines an application boundary and provides consistent traffic routing, connectivity, resiliency, and security for applications across multiple clusters. A global namespace is a logical abstraction of an application from the underlying infrastructure that spans across multiple clusters and clouds4. A global namespace connects the resources and workloads that make up the application into one virtual unit and manages their identity, discovery, connectivity, security, and observability4. A global namespace also enables automatic service discovery and cross-cluster communication within the application boundary4. References: Global Namespaces - VMware Docs

The statement that correctly describes the Cluster API is that it is a specialized toolset to bring declarative, Kubernetes-style APIs to cluster creation, configuration, and management in theKubernetes ecosystem. Cluster API is a Kubernetes sub-project that provides declarative APIs and tooling to simplify provisioning, upgrading, and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters5. Cluster API uses a set of custom resource definitions (CRDs) to represent clusters, machines, and other objects. Cluster API also relies on providers to implement the logic for interacting with different infrastructure platforms5. References: Introduction - The Cluster API Book

The Kubernetes project that vSphere with Tanzu Supervisor Cluster uses to automate the lifecycle management of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Clusters is Cluster API. Cluster API is a Kubernetes project that provides declarative APIs for cluster creation, configuration, and management. Cluster API uses a set of custom resource definitions (CRDs) to represent clusters, machines, and other objects. Cluster API also relies on providers to implement the logic for interacting with different infrastructure platforms5. vSphere with Tanzu Supervisor Cluster uses Cluster API to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters on vSphere 7 across multiple vCenter Server instances and/or multiple data centers via Tanzu Mission Control6. References: Taking Kubernetes to the People: How Cluster API Promotes Self … - VMware, kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api - GitHub

Kubernetes observability is the ability to monitor and analyze the performance, health, and behavior of Kubernetes clusters and applications. It provides visibility into Kubernetes clusters for troubleshooting and impact assessment, by collecting logs, events, traces, and alerts from various sources. It also collects real-time metrics from all layers of Kubernetes, such as nodes, pods, containers, services, and network policies, and displays them in dashboards and charts. Kubernetes observability helps administrators and developers to identify and resolve issues, optimize resource utilization, and ensure service quality and reliability. References: VMware Tanzu Observability Documentation, What is Kubernetes Observability?

The Tanzu CLI is a command-line tool that enables users to interact with VMware Tanzu products and services. It must be installed upfront to deploy VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management cluster, as it provides commands to create, configure, scale, upgrade, and delete management clusters on different platforms. The Tanzu CLI also allows users to create workload clusters from the management cluster, and to perform various operations on both types of clusters. References: VMware Tanzu CLI Documentation, [Deploying Management Clusters with the Tanzu CLI]

Two components that are installed on the target cluster when VMware Tanzu Mission Control Data Protection is enabled are Velero and data protection extension. VMware Tanzu Mission Control Data Protection is a feature that allows users to backup and restore Kubernetes resources and persistent volumes across clusters using a centralized management platform6. To enable data protection for a cluster, users need to install Velero and data protection extension on the cluster7. Velero is an open source tool that performs backup and restore operations using custom resource definitions and controllers6. Data protection extension is a component that enhances Velero’s functionality by providing additional features such as backup scheduling, retention policy, backup hooks, restore hooks, and backup encryption8. References: Data Protection - VMware Docs, Protecting Data - VMware Docs, Enable Data Protection for a Cluster - VMware Docs

The purpose of setting ENABLE_AUDIT_LOGGING=true during a cluster deployment is to log metadata about all requests made to the Kubernetes API server. This enables auditing of the cluster activities and helps with security and compliance. The audit logs are stored in /var/log/kubernetes/audit.log on the control plane node and can be accessed by the cluster administrator. The audit logs are generated based on an audit policy file that defines what events should be recorded and what data they should include12

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ClusterIP and NodePort are two Kubernetes Service types that are fulfilled natively by Kubernetes without requiring external integrations. ClusterIP exposes a service on a cluster-internal IP address that can only be accessed from within the cluster. NodePort exposes a service on a static port on each node’s IP address, and forwards the traffic to the corresponding ClusterIP service. Both ClusterIP and NodePort services are created by Kubernetes using iptables rules on the nodes, and do not depend on any external load balancers or DNS providers. References: Kubernetes Service Types Overview, Service | Kubernetes

The role of the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service is to provision Kubernetes clusters that integrate with the underlying vSphere Namespace resources and Supervisor Services. The Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service is a component of vSphere with Tanzu that provides self-service lifecycle management of Tanzu Kubernetes clusters3. A Tanzu Kubernetes cluster is an opinionated installation of Kubernetes that runs on top of the Supervisor Cluster and inherits its capabilities, such as storage integration, pod networking, load balancing, authentication, and authorization4. The Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service exposes three layers of controllers to manage the lifecycle of a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster: Cluster API, Virtual Machine Service, and Tanzu Kubernetes Release Service3. References: Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service Architecture - VMware Docs, What Is a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster? - VMware Docs

To register the vSphere management cluster in VMware Tanzu Mission Control, an administrator can use either the web console or the CLI of VMware Tanzu Mission Control. The web console provides a graphical user interface to perform the registration, while the CLI provides a command-line interface to run a script that automates the registration process. Both methods require the administrator to have access to the vSphere management cluster and to provide some information such as the cluster name, context, and namespace. The registration process creates a service account and a secret in the vSphere management cluster, and generates a kubeconfig file that is used by VMware Tanzu Mission Control to connect to the cluster. References: VMware Tanzu Mission Control Documentation, Registering a vSphere Management Cluster

Prometheus is an open-source systems monitoring and alerting toolkit that can collect metrics from target clusters at specified intervals, evaluate rule expressions, display the results, and trigger alerts if certain conditions arise8. Tanzu Kubernetes Grid includes signed binaries for Prometheus that users can deploy on workload clusters to monitor cluster health and services9. Prometheus uses a pull model to scrape metrics from various sources, such as Kubernetes nodes, pods, services, and endpoints. Prometheus stores the collected metrics in a time-series database and allows users to query them using PromQL, a powerful query language. Prometheus also supports defining alert rules based on metric values and sending notifications to external systems, such as Alertmanager8.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Provide the functionality of a lightweight log processor and forwarder that allows you to collect data and logs from different sources is a description of Fluent Bit, which is an open-source log processor and forwarder that can be used to collect data and logs from Kubernetes clusters and send them to various destinations10. Fluent Bit is not part of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid.
• Inject time-series database (TSDB) data into high-quality graphs and visualizations is a description of Grafana, which is an open-source visualization and analytics software that can be used to query, visualize, alert on, and explore metrics from various sources, including Prometheus11. Grafana is not part of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid.
• Extend the open-source Docker distribution by adding the functionalities usually required by users such as security and identity control and management is a description of Harbor, which is an open-source cloud native registry that can be used to store, sign, and scan container images for vulnerabilities12. Harbor is not part of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid.

References: Prometheus Overview, Implement Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, Fluent Bit, What is Grafana?, Harbor Overview

The set of tools that can be used to attach a Kubernetes cluster to VMware Tanzu Mission Control are kubectl and VMware Tanzu Mission Control Web Ul. kubectl is a command-line tool that allows users to interact with Kubernetes clusters. VMware Tanzu Mission Control Web Ul is a graphical user interface that allows users to manage their clusters and policies. To attach a cluster, users need to use both tools. First, they need to use the web console to select the cluster group and generate a YAML manifest for the cluster. Then, they need to use kubectl to apply the manifest on the cluster and install the cluster agent extensions that enable communication with Tanzu Mission Control. References: Attach a Cluster - VMware Docs, What Happens When You Attach a Cluster