KCNA Cloud Native Observability Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are valid components of the Alertmanager configuration? (Select two.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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route
Alertmanager configuration includes 'route' for routing alerts and 'receivers' for notification channels. 'prometheus_rules' is part of Prometheus configuration, not Alertmanager. 'alert' and 'group_by' are not top-level Alertmanager config keys.
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group_by
Why it's wrong here
group_by is a subfield under route, not a top-level component.
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prometheus_rules
Why it's wrong here
Prometheus rules are defined in Prometheus config, not Alertmanager.
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route
Why this is correct
Route defines alert routing tree in Alertmanager.
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alert
Why it's wrong here
'alert' is not a top-level key in Alertmanager config.
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receivers
Why this is correct
Receivers define notification channels like email, Slack, PagerDuty.
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