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SOA-C02 · Question #484
A SysOps administrator is configuring Amazon CloudWatch alarms. A particular is constantly in the ALARM state. What could be the reason for this issue?
The correct answer is A. Alarms continue to evaluate metrics against configured thresholds, even after they are triggered.. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/AlarmThatSendsEmail.html
Submitted by hassan_iq· Mar 30, 2026Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation
Question
A SysOps administrator is configuring Amazon CloudWatch alarms. A particular is constantly in the ALARM state. What could be the reason for this issue?
Options
- AAlarms continue to evaluate metrics against configured thresholds, even after they are triggered.
- BAfter alarms are triggered, they remain in the ALARM state until they are manually disabled.
- CAfter an alarm is triggered and an action is performed, the application logic must reset the alarm
- DThe alarm is not receiving appropriate metrics.
How the community answered
(66 responses)- A73% (48)
- B3% (2)
- C15% (10)
- D9% (6)
Explanation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/AlarmThatSendsEmail.html
Topics
#CloudWatch alarms#alarm states#threshold evaluation#continuous evaluation
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