An administrator sees a warning alarm on a VM. What should they do first to respond to the issue?

Review the alarm details to understand the issue

Delete the alarm from the system

Ignore the alarm and wait for it to clear

What is the first step when creating a custom alarm in vCenter?

Define the alarm name and description

A vSphere administrator wants to use a predefined alarm to monitor the CPU usage of all VMs in the environment. The administrator is unsure which predefined alarm is appropriate. What should the administrator do to find the correct predefined alarm?

Use the vSphere Client's global search to find 'CPU alarm'

Browse the alarm definitions in the vSphere Client and review the default trigger conditions

Check the vCenter server's system logs for CPU usage alarms

Create a custom alarm for CPU usage

An administrator needs to check the trigger conditions of a predefined alarm. Where can they find this information in the vSphere Client?

Administration > Alarm Triggers

Monitor > Alarms > Definitions, then select the alarm and click Edit

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Monitoring and Alarms VCP-DCV Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Administrative and Operational Tasks domain, which makes up ~20% of our current practice bank. VMware does not publish an official question count, but from its 135-minute exam (~55–90 total, ~11–18 in this domain), expect 2–4 from this objective — we provide 26 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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11foundation · easy
An administrator sees a warning alarm on a VM. What should they do first to respond to the issue?
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12foundation · easy
Which field is mandatory when creating a custom alarm in vCenter?
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13foundation · easy
What is the first step when creating a custom alarm in vCenter?
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14application · medium
A vSphere administrator wants to use a predefined alarm to monitor the CPU usage of all VMs in the environment. The administrator is unsure which predefined alarm is appropriate. What should the administrator do to find the correct predefined alarm?
Select an answer first
15foundation · easy
An administrator needs to check the trigger conditions of a predefined alarm. Where can they find this information in the vSphere Client?
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