CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) — Question 105

A non-critical vulnerability has been identified by a Linux vendor, who has released a patch and recommends that it be applied immediately.
Which of the following is the BEST plan for the cloud administrator to install the patch?

Answer options

• A. Schedule an emergency maintenance window and deploy the patch to servers in production.
• B. Deploy the patch to the failover cluster and force a failover to the patched environment.
• C. Deploy the patch to half of the servers in production and monitor for any issues.
• D. Deploy the patch to the development and QA environments and request a functional test review.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The best plan is to deploy the patch in the development and QA environments first, as this allows for testing without affecting production systems. The other options involve applying the patch directly to production or failover systems, which could introduce risks if the patch has unforeseen issues.