Google Associate Cloud Engineer Question 114
Select 3Google Cloud PlatformAs a Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, you need to install and configure the Kubernetes command line tool (kubectl) to manage your GKE clusters. Which of the following steps must you perform to correctly install and configure kubectl on a machine running Linux?
- A
Download the kubectl binary from Google Cloud Storage
- B
Use the gcloud components install kubectl command
- C
Ensure kubectl is in your PATH
- D
Configure kubectl to use the credentials of your GKE cluster
- E
Install kubectl using Homebrew
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Correct answers: B, C, D
Explanation
To correctly install and configure kubectl on a Linux machine for managing GKE clusters, you should use the gcloud components install kubectl command to install it, ensure that the kubectl binary is accessible from your PATH, and configure it to use your GKE cluster's credentials. This setup allows seamless interaction with Google Kubernetes Engine from the command line.
- A. Incorrect.
Downloading the kubectl binary from Google Cloud Storage is not a recommended method for installing kubectl on Linux. Instead, Google Cloud SDK provides a more integrated approach.
- B. Correct.
The gcloud components install kubectl command is the recommended way to install kubectl when using Google Cloud SDK on Linux. It ensures you have the right version compatible with your GKE cluster.
- C. Correct.
After installation, ensuring that kubectl is in your PATH allows you to run the kubectl command from any directory.
- D. Correct.
Configuring kubectl with the credentials of your GKE cluster is essential to interact with the cluster. This typically involves using the gcloud container clusters get-credentials command.
- E. Incorrect.
Installing kubectl using Homebrew is specific to macOS and not typically used on Linux systems.