KCNA Cloud Native Observability Practice Question
A Prometheus alert rule fires when the error rate exceeds 5% for 5 minutes. The alert is sent to Alertmanager. What must be configured in Alertmanager to ensure the alert is deduplicated, grouped, and routed to the correct team?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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A route configuration
Alertmanager uses routes to match alerts and receivers to send notifications. Routes define grouping and routing logic.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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An inhibition rule
Why it's wrong here
Inhibition suppresses notifications for other alerts, not routing.
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A recording rule
Why it's wrong here
Recording rules precompute expressions, not for routing.
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A silence rule
Why it's wrong here
Silences temporarily mute alerts, not for routing.
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A route configuration
Why this is correct
Routes in Alertmanager define grouping, deduplication, and which receiver to use.
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