Terraform KPMG Day 2

How do you specify a provider in a Terraform configuration file?

• provider "name" { }

• module "name" { }

• resource "name" { }

• data "name" { }

Which of the following is the proper way to send the value of the variable num_servers to a module?

• servers = num_servers

• servers = variable{num_servers}

• servers = var(num_servers)

• servers = var.num_servers

You are managing a Terraform project that provisions infrastructure resources on AWS. You need to deploy a new EC2 instance with specific configuration parameters, such as instance type, subnet ID, and security group. However, you want to provide these configuration values dynamically during the Terraform execution without modifying the Terraform configuration files. Which Terraform CLI feature would you use to achieve this task?

• Terraform taint

• Terraform apply

• Terraform Apply with -var flag

• Terraform Plan with -var flag

What is the default file name where Terraform stores its state locally?

• state.tf

• terraform.state

• terraform.tfstate

• terraform.tf.state

You are tasked with provisioning EC2 instances using Terraform for a new project. Your team has decided to use Terraform to manage infrastructure as code.

• Which Terraform block is used to define an EC2 instance?

• block

• provider

• terraform

• resource

What name will terraform use to reference this instance in the state file?

• instance

• aws_instance

• my_instance

• ec2_my_instance

Is a provider block necessary in the terraform configuration?

• Yes

• No

What is the purpose of the terraform console command?

• To initialize the Terraform configuration.

• To apply the Terraform configuration.

• To experiment with the behavior of Terraforms built-in functions.

• To destroy the Terraform-managed infrastructure.

When might you consider using the force-unlock command in Terraform?

• When you encounter a syntax error in your Terraform configuration files.

• When you need to forcefully release a state lock to proceed with critical infrastructure changes

• When you want to destroy all resources managed by Terraform in one go.

• When you need to generate a detailed execution plan before applying changes to your infrastructure.

You are managing a Terraform project that provisions resources for a web application hosted on AWS. While monitoring the application's performance, you notice unexpected errors occurring specifically on one of the EC2 instances managed by Terraform. After investigating, you identify that a misconfiguration might be causing the issue. Which scenario would justify using the terraform taint command?

• When you want to apply a new configuration to all resources in your Terraform project simultaneously.

• When you need to manually mark a specific resource for recreation due to a detected issue or misconfiguration.

• When you want to generate a detailed execution plan before applying changes to your infrastructure.

• When you encounter a state lock preventing Terraform from applying changes to your infrastructure.