PCA Alerting And Dashboarding Practice Question
You have a global Alertmanager configuration where you want to suppress 'DiskSpaceLow' alerts if 'InstanceDown' is active for the same host. Which mechanism accomplishes this?
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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Inhibition rules
Inhibition rules in Alertmanager are designed to silence alerts based on labels that match between the firing alert and the inhibited alert.
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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Inhibition rules
Why this is correct
Inhibit_rules match labels between a source alert and a target alert to suppress the latter.
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Route tree
Why it's wrong here
Routes are for notification targets, not for suppressing alerts based on status.
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Repeat intervals
Why it's wrong here
Repeat intervals control the frequency of re-sending notifications.
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Grouping
Why it's wrong here
Grouping aggregates multiple alerts into a single notification.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CNCF / Linux Foundation exam blueprint
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