Question 1

You need to create a new Compute Engine instance using the gcloud CLI. The instance must run under a specific custom service account (app-sa@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com) and have access to the cloud-platform API scope.

Which gcloud command flags should you use?

Accepted Answer

Recall the specific gcloud flags used to attach an identity and define API access levels for a Compute Engine VM.

Question 2

What mistakes do candidates make on this GCP ACE question?

Accepted Answer

Confusing IAM roles with API scopes. While best practice is to rely on IAM roles, the VM configuration specifically requires setting 'scopes'.

You need to create a new Compute Engine instance using the gcloud CLI. The instance must run under a specific custom service account (`app-sa@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com`) and have access to the `cloud-platform` API scope.

Which gcloud command flags should you use?

How to approach this question

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Common mistakes

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