Exam Terraform Associate topic 1 question 197 discussion

Actual exam question from HashiCorp's Terraform Associate

Question #: 197
Topic #: 1

You have some Terraform code and a variable definitions file named dev.auto.tfvars that you tested successfully in the dev environment. You want to deploy the same code in the staging environment with a separate variable definition file and a separate state file.

Which two actions should you perform? (Choose two.)

A. Copy the existing terraform.tfstate file and save it as staging.terraform.tfstate
B. Write a new staging.auto.tfvars variable definition file and run Terraform with the var-file=”staging.auto.tfvars” flag
C. Create a new Terraform workspace for staging
D. Create a new Terraform provider for staging
E. Add new Terraform code (*.tf files) for staging in the same directory

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Suggested Answer: BC 🗳️

by nakikoo at Jan. 13, 2023, 7:09 p.m.

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7b5b962

1 year, 2 months ago

B. Terraform core Terraform core is responsible for reading the configuration, generating the execution plan, and applying the changes by interacting with the providers.

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starksolutions

1 year, 8 months ago

merci .

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akm_1010

2 years ago

Selected Answer: BC

with a separate variable definition file :- Write a new staging.auto.tfvars variable definition file and run Terraform with the var-file=”staging.auto.tfvars” flag Want to deploy the same code in the staging environment with a separate state file :- Create a new Terraform workspace for staging. Workspaces isolate Terraform state.

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Ni33

2 years, 3 months ago

Selected Answer: BC

B and C are correct answers. same tfstate file can be used in multiple workspaces to provision infrastructure and each workspace has its own tfvar file matching workspace prefix.

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camps

2 years, 4 months ago

Selected Answer: BC

B. Write a new staging.auto.tfvars variable definition file and run Terraform with the var-file="staging.auto.tfvars" flag C. Create a new Terraform workspace for staging

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nakikoo

2 years, 7 months ago

Correct, workspace to use same .tf configuration with a different environment such as dev, prod, test, write new stage then refer the existing .tf config

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