IBM Security QRadar SIEM V7.4.3 Associate Analyst — Question 28

Which metric can be utilized by a horizontal pod autoscaler (HPA) in IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IKS)?

Answer options

• A. CPU utilization
• B. Network latency
• C. Cluster efficiency
• D. Worker node count

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as the horizontal pod autoscaler primarily uses CPU utilization to determine when to scale pods up or down. Options B, C, and D are not metrics that HPA relies on for scaling decisions in IKS.