PCA Prometheus Fundamentals Practice Question
When using the 'scrape_timeout', what happens if the timeout is reached?
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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The scrape is marked as failed
If the timeout is reached, the scrape is aborted, and a 'up{job=...} == 0' metric is recorded.
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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It automatically retries once
Why it's wrong here
Prometheus does not retry automatically on timeout.
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The previous value is kept indefinitely
Why it's wrong here
Prometheus eventually marks the series as stale.
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The scrape continues silently
Why it's wrong here
Prometheus marks the scrape as failed.
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The scrape is marked as failed
Why this is correct
A timeout results in a failed scrape event.
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