Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) — Question 326

The management plane is used to administer a cloud environment and perform administrative tasks across a variety of systems, but most specifically it's used with the hypervisors.
What does the management plane typically leverage for this orchestration?

Answer options

• A. APIs
• B. Scripts
• C. TLS
• D. XML

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The management plane usually employs APIs for orchestration, as they provide the necessary interfaces for interacting with cloud services and hypervisors. While scripts can automate tasks, they do not serve as a primary orchestration method like APIs do. TLS is a security protocol and XML is a data format, neither of which are directly responsible for orchestration in this context.