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ANS-C01 Network Management and Operations Practice Question
A company uses AWS Direct Connect to connect its on-premises data center to a VPC. The network team needs to monitor the Direct Connect connection for performance issues and receive alerts when latency exceeds a certain threshold. Which TWO actions should the team take to meet these requirements? (Choose TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse VPC Flow Logs (which capture traffic metadata) with performance monitoring tools, or assume that AWS Health Dashboard provides real-time latency metrics, when in fact only the Direct Connect latency metric in CloudWatch directly measures and alerts on latency.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create a CloudWatch alarm on the Direct Connect latency metric to send notifications when latency exceeds the threshold.
AWS Direct Connect provides a built-in 'Latency' metric in CloudWatch that measures the round-trip time between the Direct Connect location and the AWS region. By creating a CloudWatch alarm on this metric, the team can trigger an SNS notification when latency exceeds a defined threshold, enabling proactive monitoring of performance issues.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Create a CloudWatch alarm on the Direct Connect latency metric to send notifications when latency exceeds the threshold.
Why this is correct
CloudWatch alarms can be set on latency metrics to trigger notifications.
- ✗
Subscribe to AWS Health Dashboard events for Direct Connect.
Why it's wrong here
AWS Health Dashboard provides alerts for service events, not performance metrics.
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Enable CloudWatch metrics on the Direct Connect virtual interface to monitor latency.
Why this is correct
CloudWatch metrics for Direct Connect include latency, packet loss, and throughput.
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Enable VPC Flow Logs to capture traffic patterns and latency.
Why it's wrong here
VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic metadata but do not measure latency.
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Configure a VPN CloudWatch metric to monitor the Direct Connect connection.
Why it's wrong here
VPN metrics are for VPN connections, not Direct Connect.
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Last reviewed: Jun 11, 2026
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