Linux Foundation CKAD Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

Solution:

0) SSH to the correct host

ssh ckad00044

(Optional sanity)

kubectl config current-context

kubectl get ns | grep rapid-goat

1) Inspect the Deployment and current container name

kubectl -n rapid-goat get deploy busybox

kubectl -n rapid-goat get deploy busybox -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[*].name}{"\n"}'

kubectl -n rapid-goat get deploy busybox -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[*].image}{"\n"}'

Note the current container name (likely something like busybox). We need to rename it to musl.

2) Edit the Deployment (best for renaming container)

Renaming a container is easiest with edit:

kubectl -n rapid-goat edit deploy busybox

In the editor, find:

spec:

template:

spec:

containers:

- name:

image:

Change it to:

- name: musl

image: busybox:musl

Save and exit.

3) Ensure the rollout happens and completes

kubectl -n rapid-goat rollout status deploy busybox

4) Verify the new Pod template is correct

Check the Deployment template:

kubectl -n rapid-goat get deploy busybox -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[0].name}{"\n"}{.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}{"\n"}'

Check running Pods and the image actually used:

kubectl -n rapid-goat get pods -o wide

POD=$(kubectl -n rapid-goat get pods -l app=busybox -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}' 2>/dev/null || true)

If you don’t have that label selector, just pick a pod name from kubectl get pods and:

kubectl -n rapid-goat describe pod | sed -n '/Containers:/,/Conditions:/p'

Below is an exam-style, step-by-step solution (commands + verification). Follow exactly on host ckad000.

0) Connect to the right host

ssh ckad000

(Optional but good sanity check)

kubectl config current-context

kubectl get ns

1) Inspect the existing Deployment (to know its labels/ports)

kubectl -n prod get deploy nginx-deployment

kubectl -n prod get deploy nginx-deployment -o wide

Check what labels the Pod template already has (important for the Service selector):

kubectl -n prod get deploy nginx-deployment -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.metadata.labels}{"\n"}'

Check container ports (so we expose the correct targetPort):

kubectl -n prod get deploy nginx-deployment -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[0].ports}{"\n"}'

If ports output is empty, it’s still often nginx on 80, but the safest is to confirm by describing a pod later.

2) Update Deployment to 2 replicas

Fastest:

kubectl -n prod scale deploy nginx-deployment --replicas=2

Verify:

kubectl -n prod get deploy nginx-deployment

3) Add label role=webFrontEnd to the Pod (Pod template label)

You must add it under:

spec.template.metadata.labels

Use a patch (quick + safe):

kubectl -n prod patch deploy nginx-deployment \

-p '{"spec":{"template":{"metadata":{"labels":{"role":"webFrontEnd"}}}}}'

Verify the Deployment template now includes it:

kubectl -n prod get deploy nginx-deployment -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.metadata.labels}{"\n"}'

Now verify the running Pods have the label (important!):

kubectl -n prod get pods --show-labels

If the label doesn’t show on pods immediately, wait for rollout:

kubectl -n prod rollout status deploy nginx-deployment

kubectl -n prod get pods --show-labels

4) Create a NodePort Service rover exposing the Deployment’s Pods

4.1 Get a reliable target port

Try to read containerPort:

kubectl -n prod get deploy nginx-deployment -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[0].ports[0].containerPort}{"\n"}'

If this prints a number (commonly 80), use it as --target-port.

If it prints nothing/empty, check a pod:

POD=$(kubectl -n prod get pod -l role=webFrontEnd -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')

kubectl -n prod describe pod "$POD" | sed -n '/Containers:/,/Conditions:/p' | sed -n '/Ports:/,/Environment:/p'

Assuming nginx is on 80 (most common), create the service:

kubectl -n prod expose deploy nginx-deployment \

--name=rover \

--type=NodePort \

--port=80 \

--target-port=80

If your nginx container port is different (e.g., 8080), change --target-port=8080 accordingly.

5) Verify Service + endpoints (critical)

kubectl -n prod get svc rover -o wide

kubectl -n prod describe svc rover

kubectl -n prod get endpoints rover -o wide

You should see 2 endpoints (matching 2 pods).

Also confirm the pods are Ready:

kubectl -n prod get pods -l role=webFrontEnd -o wide

Quick “CKAD checkpoints”

Deployment in prod has replicas=2

Pod template has label role=webFrontEnd

Service rover in prod is NodePort

Service endpoints point to the nginx pods