Observability · Flashcard
What is the core component of the Prometheus architecture?
- AThe Prometheus server that scrapes and stores samples
- BThe Alertmanager that routes and dispatches the alerts
- CThe Pushgateway that buffers short-lived batch jobs
- DThe node_exporter that exposes host-level metrics
Why this is the answer
The Prometheus server scrapes targets, stores time series, and evaluates rules. Alertmanager and exporters are separate components that work alongside it.
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