Alertmanager quiz

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What is the modern `matchers` syntax (e.g. `severity = "critical"`) intended to replace?

1. What is the modern `matchers` syntax (e.g. `severity = "critical"`) intended to replace?
2. What does `resolve_timeout` in the `global` config section control?
3. A route has no matching child route for a given alert. What receiver does the alert end up using?
4. In an inhibit_rule, what do `source_matchers` and `target_matchers` represent?
5. What does `continue: true` on a route accomplish?
6. What is Alertmanager's primary role in a Prometheus-based monitoring stack?
7. What does `group_wait` control?
8. A team wants critical alerts to page on-call within 10 seconds, but also wants them to still appear in the general team Slack channel. Which routing feature enables both without duplicating the alert definition?
9. What file typically holds Alertmanager's configuration?
10. What does `send_resolved: true` on a receiver configuration do?
11. What is a "receiver" in Alertmanager configuration?
12. Why might setting `repeat_interval` very low (e.g. a few minutes) for a noisy, low-severity alert be a bad idea?

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