Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2021 Multicloud Architect Associate — Question 41

What is a key benefit of using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Resource Manager for your Terraform provisioning and management activities? (Choose the best answer.)

Answer options

• A. You can use Resource Manager to apply patches to all existing Oracle Linux interfaces in a specified compartment.
• B. Resource Manager has administrative privileges by design. Even if your IAM user does not have access, you can leverage Resource Manager to provision new resources to any compartment in the Tenancy.
• C. You can use Resource Manager to identify and maintain an inventory of all Compute and Database instances across your tenancy.
• D. Resource Manager manages to Terraform state file for your infrastructure and locks the file so that only one job at a time can run on a given stack.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because Resource Manager indeed manages the Terraform state file and ensures that only one operation occurs at a time, preventing potential conflicts. Option A is incorrect as it pertains to patching, which is not a function of Resource Manager. Option B is misleading since Resource Manager's access is tied to IAM policies. Option C is not accurate as it doesn't focus on the state file management aspect, which is the primary benefit highlighted in the correct answer.