VCP-VMC 2024 Question 215
Single answerYour organization is using VMware Cloud on AWS for hosting workloads. As part of administrative responsibilities, you are tasked with configuring alerts to notify your team when the storage usage of a VMware Cloud SDDC exceeds 80%. Which action should you take to configure this alert?
- A
Use the vSphere Client to create a custom alarm for the SDDC cluster.
- B
Enable preconfigured alerts in the VMware Cloud on AWS console.
- C
Integrate VMware Cloud on AWS with a third-party monitoring tool to track storage usage.
- D
Configure an SDDC-level notification policy using VMware Cloud Services Console.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
To address administrative tasks in VMware Cloud on AWS, preconfigured alerts in the VMware Cloud on AWS console can be enabled to monitor key metrics such as storage usage. These alerts are designed to notify administrators of critical conditions without needing external tools or complex configurations, making them the most efficient solution for this scenario.
- A. Incorrect.
The vSphere Client does not provide direct access to configure VMware Cloud on AWS-specific alerts. While vSphere alarms are useful for on-premises setups, they are not directly applicable in this scenario.
- B. Correct.
VMware Cloud on AWS provides preconfigured alerts in its console that can be enabled to notify administrators of various events, including storage usage thresholds. This is the correct approach for this scenario.
- C. Incorrect.
Using a third-party monitoring tool is possible, but it is not required to configure alerts for storage usage in VMware Cloud on AWS. The platform itself provides built-in alerting mechanisms.
- D. Incorrect.
The VMware Cloud Services Console allows administrators to configure notification preferences for users and services but does not allow direct configuration of SDDC-level alerts for storage usage.