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Browse all 6 practice questions covering AWS CodeDeploy for the SOA-C03 certification exam. Answers are intentionally hidden on this page so you can self-test first before checking results in quiz mode.
- Question 1Deployment, Provisioning & Automation
A SysOps administrator is managing application deployments using AWS CodeDeploy with an in-place deployment to EC2 instances. The new deployment is causing HTTP 500 errors. The administrator needs CodeDeploy to automatically detect the failure and roll back to the previous version. What should the administrator configure?
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Start SOA-C03 Quiz - Question 2Deployment, Provisioning & Automation
A company uses AWS CodeDeploy with an in-place deployment configuration for their EC2 instances. During the last deployment, all 20 instances were updated simultaneously and a bug in the new version caused a complete outage. The company wants to limit the blast radius so that if a deployment fails, at least 75% of instances remain on the working version. Which CodeDeploy deployment configuration achieves this?
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Start SOA-C03 Quiz - Question 3Deployment, Provisioning & Automation
A company uses AWS CodeDeploy to deploy an application to EC2 instances. The instances are in an Auto Scaling group and are also tagged with `Environment=Production`. The deployment group should include ONLY instances that are both in the ASG AND have the `Environment=Production` tag. How should the deployment group be configured?
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Start SOA-C03 Quiz - Question 4Deployment, Provisioning & Automation
A SysOps administrator is using AWS CodeDeploy to deploy an application to an Auto Scaling group. The deployment uses an in-place deployment with a `OneAtATime` deployment configuration. During the deployment, the ASG scales out and launches new instances. What happens to the new instances?
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Start SOA-C03 Quiz - Question 5Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation
A SysOps administrator uses AWS CodePipeline for deployments. After a deployment fails, they want to automatically roll back. Which CodeDeploy deployment configuration supports automatic rollback?
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Start SOA-C03 Quiz - Question 6Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation
A SysOps administrator uses AWS CodeDeploy with an in-place deployment on EC2. Deployment is slow because health checks take too long. What reduces deployment time without affecting safety?
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Key CodeDeploy Concepts for SOA-C03
SOA-C03 CodeDeploy Exam Tips
AWS CodeDeploy questions in SOA-C03 are typically scenario-based. Focus on operations, observability, incident response, and automated remediation. Priority concepts: codedeploy, deployment group, appspec, blue green, in-place, rollback.
What SOA-C03 Expects
- Anchor your answer in prioritize operational visibility and repeatable runbook-ready automation.
- CodeDeploy scenarios for SOA-C03 are frequently mapped to Domain 3 (22%), so read the objective carefully before picking controls or architecture.
- Expect multi-topic scenarios where CodeDeploy interacts with IAM, networking, storage, or observability patterns rather than appearing as an isolated question.
- When two options are both technically valid, prefer the choice that best aligns with the exam's operational scope (Associate) and vendor best practices.
High-Value CodeDeploy Concepts
- Know the core CodeDeploy building blocks cold: codedeploy, deployment group, appspec, blue green.
- Review the edge-case features and limits for in-place, rollback; these details are commonly used to differentiate answer choices.
- Practice service-integration reasoning: how CodeDeploy pairs with Deployment Automation, CloudWatch, Lambda in real deployment patterns.
- For SOA-C03, explain why the chosen CodeDeploy design meets reliability, security, and cost expectations better than the alternatives.
Common SOA-C03 Traps
- Watch for answers that deploy quickly but are hard to monitor or recover.
- Questions in Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation often include distractors that look correct for CodeDeploy but violate least-privilege, durability, or availability requirements.
- Avoid picking options purely by feature name; validate data path, failure handling, and governance impact before answering.
- If the prompt hints at automation or repeatability, eliminate manual-only operational answers first.
Fast Review Checklist
- Can you compare at least two CodeDeploy implementation paths and justify which one best fits the scenario?
- Can you map the chosen answer back to Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation (22%) outcomes for SOA-C03?
- Can you explain security and access boundaries for CodeDeploy without relying on default-open assumptions?
- Can you describe how CodeDeploy integrates with Deployment Automation and CloudWatch during failure, scaling, and monitoring events?