EX432 Exam Preparation Material | Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Advanced Cluster Management

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Question#1

SIMULATION
Task 27
Troubleshoot a managed cluster stuck “NotReady” by checking klusterlet/agent components

A. Check cluster conditions:
oc describe managedcluster cluster-dev
Check agent namespaces and pods on the managed cluster (common namespace names depend on deployment, but you’re looking for ACM/klusterlet agents).
On hub, check managedclusteraddons and addon health:
oc get managedclusteraddon -n cluster-dev
oc describe managedclusteraddon -n cluster-dev <addon-name>
Typical fixes: missing pull secret, network/DNS issues, CSR approval issues, etc. (Exam expects you to identify from events/conditions).

Question#2

SIMULATION
Task 29
Configure Observability (MultiClusterObservability) with object storage credentials

A. Create the object storage secret (you’ll be given endpoint/access keys in an exam):
oc -n open-cluster-management-observability create secret generic thanos-object-storage \ --from-file=thanos.yaml=/path/to/thanos.yaml
Create or edit MultiClusterObservability CR to enable observability (storage class, retention, etc.).
Verify observability pods in the observability namespace and check dashboards/metrics.
Why this matters:
Monitoring health/performance with ACM observability is a common learning objective in ACM training.

Question#3

SIMULATION
Task 34
Create a policy that ensures a ConfigMap exists with specific data

A. Write a Policy → ConfigurationPolicy enforcing a ConfigMap (name, namespace, data keys).
Bind to placement.
Verify on a managed cluster:
oc get configmap -n <ns>
oc describe configmap -n <ns> <name>

Question#4

SIMULATION
Task 31
Create a policy to enforce “etcd encryption enabled” and verify compliance status

A. In ACM console: Governance → Create policy → ETCD Encryption template and set to enforce.
Target clusters via Placement.
Confirm policy status: Compliant / NonCompliant per cluster.

Question#5

SIMULATION
Task 14
Install RHACS Operator (Web Console)

A. In OpenShift Web Console, go to Operators → OperatorHub.
Search for Advanced Cluster Security.
Select Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS).
Click Install and follow the wizard (namespace/channel per lab).
After operator installation, create RHACS components (as the hint indicates):
Install/Deploy Central (the management plane)
Install/Deploy SecuredCluster (sensor/collector on clusters)
Confirm operator and pods are running:
Operators → Installed Operators
oc get pods -n <rhacs-namespace>
Why this matters:
RHACS adds container security posture management, vulnerability management, and runtime policy enforcement

Exam Code: EX432
Q & A: 45 Q&As         Updated:  Sep 27,2026

 

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Exam Code: EX432
Q & A: 45 Q&As
Updated:  Sep 27,2026

 

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