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Question #: 144
Topic #: 1
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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?

  • A. 1. Update your instances' metadata to add the following value: snapshotג€"schedule: 0 1 * * * 2. Update your instances' metadata to add the following value: snapshotג€"retention: 30
  • B. 1. 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 ג€" 2:00 AM - Autodelete snapshots after: 30 days
  • C. 1. 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.
  • D. 1. 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 SSPC at Aug. 13, 2020, 2:21 p.m.

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ESP_SAP
Highly Voted 4 years, 3 months ago
Correct Answer is (B): Creating scheduled snapshots for persistent disk This document describes how to create a snapshot schedule to regularly and automatically back up your zonal and regional persistent disks. Use snapshot schedules as a best practice to back up your Compute Engine workloads. After creating a snapshot schedule, you can apply it to one or more persistent disks. https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/scheduled-snapshots
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4 years, 3 months ago
Definitely B. With something like this, you should not have to write any custom scripts, custom functions, or cron jobs. This is google's way of saying 'hey, we've already built that stuff in to our snapshot schedules feature.
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Ridhanya
Highly Voted 3 years ago
it is b. we cannot define snapshot config in instance metadata. VM instance metadata is used only for: startup and shutdown scripts host maintanence guest attributes
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ccpmad
Most Recent 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Now in 2024, use backup&DR for this. But in 2020 it was B
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Jonassamr
7 months ago
Selected Answer: B
https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/schedule-instance-start-stop
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ccpmad
6 months, 3 weeks ago
No, it is not about schedule start-stop, is about snapshot schedule of the disks... but yes, it is B.
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idk_4
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
I think when we think about best practice, we should always think about being practical. The most practical method is usually the best practice with a few exceptions. In this scenario, Answers C and D require a lot of effort. Answer A seems not quite relevant. Answer B is the only correct option.
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Captain1212
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B is the correct answer
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Rajat2309sharma
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B is ans
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slcvlctetri
1 year, 11 months ago
Selected Answer: B
got this question 2 days ago. B is right.
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AzureDP900
2 years, 5 months ago
B is more appropriate
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nhadi82
2 years, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Correct Answer B
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gcpengineer
3 years, 4 months ago
why not C?
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Gianfry
3 years ago
The question calls for "Google-recommended solution with the least management overhead and the least number of services"
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arsh1916
3 years, 6 months ago
B is correct
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Hi2ALL
3 years, 9 months ago
B is more realistic approach
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GCP_user
3 years, 9 months ago
B is the best option so far. However just wonder this: Schedule frequency: Daily " Start time: 1:00 AM " 2:00 AM" Autodelete snapshots: after 30 days; For Saturday and Sunday it will be a waste of resource to create snapshots since the instance is running during weekdays.
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GCP_Student1
3 years, 9 months ago
B. 1. 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
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DucSiu
3 years, 10 months ago
It's B
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Bhagirathi
4 years ago
B for sure, any doubt?
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