An administrator has been tasked with creating a custom alert for an object in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations. When creating the alert, the administrator completes the following: - A new symptom definition. - A new alert definition. - Select the Object type. What additional step must the administrator take to complete the stated objective and ensure the alert is triggered?

A. Create and enable a super metric for read latency in the Active Policy.

B. Create an instance of the Rest Notification Plugin.

C. Create a new Payload Template.

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An administrator has been tasked with creating a custom alert for an object in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations. When creating the alert, the administrator completes the following: - A new…

The correct answer is D. Enable the alert in an Active Policy. In VCF Operations, alert definitions do not trigger on their own - they must be activated through a Policy. After creating the symptom definition, alert definition, and selecting the object type, the alert still sits dormant until it is explicitly enabled in an Active Policy…

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Question

An administrator has been tasked with creating a custom alert for an object in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations. When creating the alert, the administrator completes the following:

A new symptom definition.
A new alert definition.
Select the Object type.

What additional step must the administrator take to complete the stated objective and ensure the alert is triggered?

Options

ACreate and enable a super metric for read latency in the Active Policy.
BCreate an instance of the Rest Notification Plugin.
CCreate a new Payload Template.
DEnable the alert in an Active Policy.

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9% (3)
C
15% (5)
D
73% (24)

Explanation

In VCF Operations, alert definitions do not trigger on their own - they must be activated through a Policy. After creating the symptom definition, alert definition, and selecting the object type, the alert still sits dormant until it is explicitly enabled in an Active Policy, which governs what is monitored and how for a given set of objects.

Why the distractors are wrong:

A is wrong because super metrics create custom calculated metrics from existing data - useful for defining new metrics, but unrelated to activating an alert definition.
B is wrong because the REST Notification Plugin handles outbound notifications to external systems; it plays no role in whether an alert is triggered in the first place.
C is wrong because Payload Templates format the data sent via notification plugins - again, a notification concern, not an alert activation requirement.

Memory tip: Think "Define → Activate." You can define all the symptoms and alerts you want, but the Policy is the power switch - no policy enablement, no triggering. If your alert isn't firing, check the Active Policy first.

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#Alert Creation Workflow#VCF Operations#Alert Policies#Alert Enablement

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