Exam CKA Topic 3 Question 37 Discussion

Actual exam question for Linux Foundation's CKA exam
Question #: 37
Topic #: 3
You have a deployment named 'my-app' running a web application that uses an external database service. You need to configure a 'ClusterlP' service to route traffic to the external database service.

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Solution (Step by Step) :
1 . Create the ClusterlP service:
- Create a 'ClusterlP' service that points to the external database service using the 'externalName' field.

2. Apply the service: - Apply the YAML file using 'kubectl apply -f external-db-service.yamr 3. Verify the service: - Check the status of the service using 'kubectl get services external-db-service -n ' 4. Test the service: - From a pod in the same namespace as the service, try to connect to the external database service using the 'external-db-service' service name and port. Note: - Replace with the actual namespace. - Replace 'my-external-db.example.com' with the actual hostname of your external database service. - Ensure that your cluster has access to the external database service.

by Miriam at Sep 09, 2025, 12:53 AM

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