You need to expose a GCP service over IPv6. Which GCP component should you configure with an IPv6 address?
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Correct answer: Configure a global load balancer with the designated IPv6 address..
Why this is the answer
To expose a GCP service over IPv6 for external access, a global load balancer is the appropriate component. Google Cloud's external HTTP(S) Load Balancing and external TCP Proxy Load Balancing support IPv6 addresses for client-facing frontend configurations. This allows external IPv6 clients to connect to your services. Creating an instance with an IPv6 address directly would not expose it globally or provide load balancing capabilities. An internal load balancer is designed for internal traffic within a VPC network and does not expose services to the internet. While a TCP Proxy is a type of global load balancer, specifying "global load balancer" is more encompassing and accurate for the general requirement of exposing a service over IPv6.
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