CCIE Data Center (legacy) — Question 63

In OpenStack, which two statements about the NOVA component are true? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. It launches virtual machine instances.
• B. It is considered the cloud computing fabric controller.
• C. It provides persistent block storage to running instances of virtual machines.
• D. It tracks cloud usage statistics for billing purposes.
• E. It provides the authentication and authorization services. AB

Correct answer:

Explanation

The correct answers are A and B because NOVA is responsible for launching virtual machine instances and is known as the cloud computing fabric controller. Options C, D, and E are incorrect as they pertain to other components in OpenStack; C refers to Cinder for storage, D relates to telemetry services, and E is associated with Keystone for authentication and authorization.