Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Question 251
Select 3Google Cloud PlatformYour team has created a custom dashboard in Cloud Monitoring to monitor the performance of a critical application. You want to ensure team members can use this dashboard effectively during on-call situations, and provide them with actionable steps if they encounter specific issues. Which of the following actions should you take to achieve this?
- A
Add filters to the dashboard to allow team members to view metrics for specific timeframes or resources.
- B
Create a playbook and link it directly to the dashboard for quick access to troubleshooting steps.
- C
Export the dashboard to a PDF and email it to the team weekly for offline reference.
- D
Share the dashboard with the team using IAM roles to control access.
- E
Enable automatic alerts tied to the metrics displayed in the dashboard.
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
To ensure the dashboard is effective for on-call situations, you should focus on actions that improve accessibility, interactivity, and actionable insights for the team. Adding filters, linking playbooks, and sharing the dashboard securely align with these goals, while exporting static reports or setting up unrelated alerts does not directly enhance dashboard usability.
- A. Correct.
Adding filters to the dashboard is essential for allowing team members to drill down into specific metrics and view data relevant to their needs, improving monitoring efficiency.
- B. Correct.
Creating a playbook and linking it to the dashboard provides actionable guidance during incidents, helping on-call engineers troubleshoot and resolve issues faster.
- C. Incorrect.
Exporting the dashboard to a PDF and emailing it weekly is not practical for real-time monitoring or issue resolution, as it does not provide live or interactive data.
- D. Correct.
Sharing the dashboard using IAM roles ensures the right team members have access while maintaining security and access control.
- E. Incorrect.
While enabling automatic alerts is useful, it is not directly related to managing dashboards and would not help team members use the dashboard more effectively.