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CA Release Automation Courses: 88RLA10310 CA Release Automation 6.x: Overview 100 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200 88RLA20260 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Deployment Fundamentals 200 88RLA20090 CA Release Automation 5.5 Installation and Configuration 200 88RLA30020 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: System Administration 300 88RLA20140 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: Rollback Plans 200 88RLA20150 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: Configuration Management with Chef 200 88RLA20220 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: Configuration Management with Puppet 200 88RLA20050 CA Release Automation Rapid Development Kit 1.0

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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam FocusUnderstanding CA Release Automation 88RLA10310 CA Release Automation 6.x: Overview 100

Describe CA Release Automation • Describe the Purpose of CA Release Automation Documentation and Field Experience • Application Planning

2.5%

Understanding Application Design 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200 Identify Application Design Concepts • Identify the Artifacts Being Deployed (What) • Describe the Deployment Process (How) • Identify Deployment Environments (Where) • Identify IT Processes and Technologies

10.0%

Creating an Application 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200Create an Application • Create an Application Documentation and Field Experience • Manage System Agent Groups

3.75%

Creating an Action 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200 Create Actions • Create an Action That Will be Part of an Application

2.5%

Creating Parameters 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200Create Parameters • Parameterize the Input or Output Properties in Actions

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Creating Flows 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200Create Flows • Create Flows

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Defining Application Processes 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200Define Application Processes • Create Processes and Identify Architectures and Server Types • Generate Manifest from a Created Process

5%

Creating and Managing Shared Components 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200Create and Manage Shared Components • Create and Manage Shared Components

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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam FocusCreating Arrays and Loops 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200

Create Arrays and Loops • Create Arrays and Loops

3.75%

Transferring Files 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200Documentation and Field Experience Transfer Files • Transfer Files

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Defining Artifacts for Application Design 88RLA20270 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Application Design 200Define Artifacts for Application Design • Define Artifacts for Application Design

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Understanding Application Deployment 88RLA20260 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Deployment Fundamentals 200Describe Plan for Deployment• Identify types of deployments • Identify deployment projects • Describe deployments • Identify requirements for management reporting Documentation and Field Experience • Describe deployments

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Preparing for Deployment 88RLA20260 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Deployment Fundamentals 200Prepare for Deployment • Configure Environment Parameters • Manage Artifacts for Deployment • Configure Tokens Documentation and Field Experience• Manage Artifacts for Deployment

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Creating Deployment Plans 88RLA20260 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Deployment Fundamentals 200Create Deployment Plans • Deployment Templates • Deployment Plans

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Managing a Deployment 88RLA20260 OnDemand CA Release Automation 6.x: Deployment Fundamentals 200Manage a Deployment • Create a Deployment • Run a Deployment

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Exam Objectives Related Content Exam FocusInstalling CA Release Automation 88RLA20090 CA Release Automation 5.5: Installation and Configuration 200

Identifying Installation Prerequisites • Identify Installation Prerequisites Install CA Release Automation • Install CA Release Automation Describe Log Files • Describe Log Files

11.25%

Understanding CA Release Automation Architecture

88RLA30020 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: System Administration 300 Describe CA Release Automation Architecture • Describe CA Release Automation Architecture

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Troubleshooting CA Release Automation Core Components

88RLA30020 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: System Administration 300 Troubleshoot CA Release Automation Core Components • Troubleshoot CA Release Automation Core Components

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Troubleshooting CA Release Automation Using Log Files

88RLA30020 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: System Administration 300 Troubleshoot CA Release Automation Using Log Files • Troubleshoot CA Release Automation Using Log Files

2.5%

Troubleshooting REST API 88RLA30020 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: System Administration 300 Troubleshoot REST API • Troubleshoot REST API

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Defining Rollback Plans 88RLA20140 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: Rollback Plans 200 Documentation and Field Experience Define Rollback Plans • Define Rollback Plans

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Defining the Configuration Management Platform

88RLA20150 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: Configuration Management with Chef 200 Documentation and Field Experience Define the Configuration Management Platform • Define the Configuration Management Platform 88RLA20220 CA Release Automation 5.5.x: Configuration Management with Puppet 200 Configure Integration between CA Release Automation and Puppet • Integration Options for Puppet Manage a Release with Puppet • Run a deployment

5.0%

Understanding the Rapid Development Kit 88RAL20050 CA Release Automation Rapid Development Kit 1.0 Describe the Rapid Development Kit • Describe the Rapid Development Kit

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Question 1To execute a process against a specific group of computers, the process designer must assign the process to:

A. a project. B. an environment. C. an artifact package. D. a deployment template.

Question 2Which features characterize tokens? (Choose three)

A. They have limited interaction with artifacts. B. They provide the flexibility to replace file contents. C. They are classified as either public or private token types. D. They help you to reduce the number of errors at deployment time. E. They enable you to provide different values for parameters within configuration files, based on the environment.

Question 3Actions in CA Release Automation:

A. have properties and need programming. B. are operations that require installation and coding. C. are agnostic of operating system, files systems, and middleware. D. are functions created in Release Operations Center that are passed to Automation Studio.

Question 4Which statement about links between actions within a server type is TRUE?

A. They will always have a Specific, All, or First link type. B. They cannot combine On Passed and On Failed conditions but can combine other conditions. C. They can only have one condition defined, which will be On Passed, On Failed, or On Canceled. D. If they have no conditions, the next action will always be executed after the previous one is complete.

Question 5To maintain previous versions of your processes:

A. use process tags to identify the different revisions. B. schedule an incremental database backup each day. C. always create a backup of your current process before you publish it. D. export your workspace to a separate .dat file each time you publish your process.

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Question 6To extract multiple values from an XML file:

A. use an XML loop. B. use "Find text in file". C. use "extract text using regex". D. use "Execute Multiple Queries Using XPath".

Question 7When you create a new deployment plan, you can: (Choose two)

A. select an application. B. load a manifest XML file. C. attach an artifact package. D. add one or more action packs.

Question 8In Release Operations Center, what provides a centralized view of metrics and other relevant data?

A. Templates B. Dashboard C. Report View D. Environments

Question 9You have changed the password for the user that CA Release Automation uses to access the database. Which files should you now update on the Management Server? (Choose two)

A. context.xml B. server.xml C. distributed.propertiesD. nodemanager.properties

Question 10Where in the deployment would you verify that the environment configuration completed successfully?

A. Summary step B. Deployment step C. Pre-Deployment step D. Post-Deployment step

Question 11To enable an agent to execute two processes simultaneously, what do you need to do?

A. Remove the exclusive execution dependency. B. Create a dependency between two server types. C. Nothing, because an agent can do this by default. D. Clear the “Requires exclusive execution” check box for the associated server types.

Question 12To troubleshoot data management issues, which log should you check?

A. nimi.log B. execution.log C. nolio_dm_all.log D. nolio_exec_all.log

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Question 13Which CA Release Automation component communicates with a database?

A. Agent B. Repository C. Execution Server D. Management Server

Question 14Your Release Operations Center sessions are timing out sporadically. To address this issue, which step should you perform?

A. Run the sessions script. B. Restart the Management Server. C. Modify server.xml to extend the session timeout. D. Log out of Release Operations Center and log in again.

Question 15Instead of developing a custom action pack using the Rapid Development Kit (RDK), a customer asks you if it is possible to use action packs that others might have already developed. What should you say in response?

A. You can only use action packs developed using the RDK licensed to you. B. Check for open source RDK-developed action packs, which are now available on GitHub. C. You can now search an extensive library of open source RDK-developed action packs directly from the CA Release Automation wiki. D. Because the RDK requires extensive knowledge of Java programming and CA Release Automation, it is best to avoid any open source action packs, which might cause issues.

Question 16Where must you install an agent for direct integration between CA Release Automation and Puppet?

A. On the Puppet console and target Puppet nodes B. On the Puppet database and the Puppet console C. On the Puppet Master server and the Puppet console D. On the Puppet Master server and target Puppet nodes

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Question 1 = B Question 2 = B, D, and E Question 3 = C Question 4 = B Question 5 = A Question 6 = D Question 7 = B and C Question 8 = B Question 9 = A and C Question 10 = C Question 11 = A Question 12 = C Question 13 = D Question 14 = C Question 15 = B Question 16 = D

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