AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question409

A user has set the Alarm for the CPU utilization > 50%. Due to an internal process, the current CPU utilization will be 80% for 6 hours.
How can the user ensure that the CloudWatch alarm does not perform any action?

A.
The user can disable the alarm using the DisableAlarmActions API.
B. The user can set CloudWatch in a sleep state using the CLI mon-sleep-alarm-action.
C. The user can pause the alarm from the console.
D. The user cannot stop the alarm from performing an action unless the alarm is deleted.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation: The user can disable or enable the CloudWatch alarm using the DisableAlarmActions and EnableAlarmActions APIs or the mon-disable-alarm-actions and mon-enable-alarm-actions commands. Reference:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/A…