AZ104-Q: alert on sustained VM CPU pressure

A VM should alert only when CPU stays above 90% for 15 minutes, notifying the operations team. What should be configured?

  • A) An activity-log alert for every portal sign-in.
  • B) A metric alert with the CPU threshold/window and an action group. ✓
  • C) A resource lock.
  • D) A storage lifecycle policy. Answer: B. Metric alerts evaluate a resource metric over a defined aggregation and window, then invoke an action group. Why not the others: The alternatives do not monitor sustained CPU utilization.

azure-monitor-metrics · metric-alert · action-group