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CI/CD Interview Questions!
Most Asked CICD Scenario Based Interview Questions –
1. Build Failure in Jenkins Pipeline
📍 Scenario: A Jenkins job frequently fails during the build phase.
📌 Question: How would you approach troubleshooting the build failure?
✅ Review the Jenkins console output to identify the exact error message.
✅ Check for issues like missing dependencies, incorrect configuration, or environment setup.
✅ Ensure Jenkinsfile syntax is correct, and verify build scripts and tools are installed correctly on build agents.
2. Deployment Fails Due to Environment Mismatch
📍Scenario: A deployment to a staging environment works, but it fails in production.
📌 Question: How do you identify and fix the issue?
✅ Compare environment variables, configuration files, and infrastructure (e.g., database versions, libraries).
✅ Ensure that production and staging environments are as identical as possible.
✅ Use configuration management tools to ensure consistency.
3. Pipeline Hangs at a Certain Step
📍Scenario: A CI/CD pipeline hangs or times out at a particular step.
📌 Question: How do you go about diagnosing the issue?
✅ Check logs for the step in question for any error messages.