CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) — Question 103

An engineer is configuring the monitoring for a new application server. During the day, the CPU on the server is baselined at approximately 30% utilization. At midnight, a batch job is scheduled to run that will drive the CPU utilization up to 75% for approximately an hour. Any time the CPU utilization is at 40% or higher for longer than ten minutes, administrators will receive an alert. Which of the following is the BEST method to ensure administrators do not experience message fatigue due to false alerts?

Answer options

• A. Set a different threshold during the batch peak time.
• B. Increase the alert time threshold to 65 minutes.
• C. Increase the alert utilization threshold to 80%.
• D. Manually disable monitoring during the batch job.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Option A is the best choice because it allows the monitoring thresholds to be adjusted for the known peak use during the batch job, preventing unnecessary alerts. Other options do not address the specific issue of false alerts during the batch job, which could lead to confusion or missed critical alerts when the CPU usage returns to normal.