Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer — Question 72

You are migrating a production-critical on-premises application that requires 96 vCPUs to perform its task. You want to make sure the application runs in a similar environment on GCP. What should you do?

Answer options

• A. When creating the VM, use machine type n1-standard-96.
• B. When creating the VM, use Intel Skylake as the CPU platform.
• C. Create the VM using Compute Engine default settings. Use gcloud to modify the running instance to have 96 vCPUs.
• D. Start the VM using Compute Engine default settings, and adjust as you go based on Rightsizing Recommendations.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because selecting the n1-standard-96 machine type directly provides the required 96 vCPUs for the application. Option B, while it may influence performance, does not guarantee the number of vCPUs needed. Option C is incorrect because modifying a running instance is not an ideal way to ensure the necessary resources are provisioned from the start. Option D suggests starting with default settings, which may not meet the critical requirement immediately.