Google Associate Cloud Engineer Question 108
Select 3Google Cloud PlatformAs a Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, you are tasked with ensuring that all virtual machines (VMs) in your organization are consistently updated and compliant with your company's policies. You decide to use VM Manager to automate this process. Which of the following steps must you take to configure VM Manager for patch management on your Google Cloud VMs?
- A
Enable the OS Config API for your Google Cloud project.
- B
Install the VM Manager agent on all VMs.
- C
Configure a VM Manager patch job with defined schedules and patch configurations.
- D
Create a custom role with permissions to view VM Manager reports.
- E
Ensure that all VMs are part of a managed instance group.
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Correct answers: A, B, C
Explanation
To effectively use VM Manager for patch management, you need to enable the OS Config API, install the VM Manager agent on your VMs, and configure a patch job to define how and when patches should be applied. These steps ensure that VM Manager can communicate with your VMs and automate the patching process according to your specifications.
- A. Correct.
Enabling the OS Config API is necessary for using VM Manager features, including patch management.
- B. Correct.
The VM Manager agent must be installed on each VM to allow for patch management and other VM Manager functionalities.
- C. Correct.
Configuring a VM Manager patch job is required to automate the patch management process, including setting schedules and configurations.
- D. Incorrect.
Creating a custom role is related to permissions management but is not a required step for configuring patch management with VM Manager.
- E. Incorrect.
VM Manager does not require VMs to be part of a managed instance group for patch management. It can manage patches on individual VMs.