Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer — Question 211

You have deployed an application on a single Compute Engine instance. The application writes logs to disk. Users start reporting errors with the application. You want to diagnose the problem. What should you do?

Answer options

• A. Navigate to Cloud Logging and view the application logs.
• B. Configure a health check on the instance and set a “consecutive successes” Healthy threshold value of 1.
• C. Connect to the instance’s serial console and read the application logs.
• D. Install and configure the Ops agent and view the logs from Cloud Logging.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because installing the Ops agent allows for comprehensive log management and integration with Cloud Logging, providing better insights into the application's behavior. Options A and C may not capture all relevant logs, while B focuses on health checks rather than log diagnostics.