PCA (Prometheus Certified Associate) sample exam question with answer 454

Question:
Which of the following statements about Prometheus alerting are true? (Select all that apply.)

  1. Prometheus alerting can be used to send notifications based on metrics data
  2. Alert rules are defined in YAML format
  3. Alert notifications can be sent to multiple different channels
  4. Alerting routes are setup in alert manager
Answer:
A, B, C, D - all are correct. Prometheus alerting allows you to define alert rules based on your metrics data. These alert rules are defined in YAML format and can be based on a single metric or a combination of metrics. When an alert rule is triggered, Prometheus can send notifications to multiple different channels, such as email, Slack, or PagerDuty