You Have Created Several Pre-Emptible Linux Virtual Machine Instances Using

question 81

Multiple Choice

You have created several pre-emptible Linux virtual machine instances using Google Compute Engine. You want to properly shut down your application before the virtual machines are preempted. What should you do?

• A) Create a shutdown script named k99.shutdown in the /etc/rc.6.d/ directory Create a shutdown script named k99.shutdown in the /etc/rc.6.d/ directory
• B) Create a shutdown script registered as a xinetd service in Linux and configure a Stackdriver endpoint check to call the service Create a shutdown script registered as a xinetd service in Linux and configure a Stackdriver endpoint check to call the service
• C) Create a shutdown script and use it as the value for a new metadata entry with the key shutdown-script in the Cloud Platform Console when you create the new virtual machine instance Create a shutdown script and use it as the value for a new metadata entry with the key shutdown-script in the Cloud Platform Console when you create the new virtual machine instance
• D) Create a shutdown script, registered as a xinetd service in Linux, and use the gcloud compute instances add-metadata command to specify the service URL as the value for a new metadata entry with the key shutdown-script-url Create a shutdown script, registered as a xinetd service in Linux, and use the gcloud compute instances add-metadata command to specify the service URL as the value for a new metadata entry with the key shutdown-script-url

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