Free VMware 2V0-17.25 Actual Exam Questions - Question 3 Discussion

Question No. 3
An administrator has been tasked with creating an alert in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
Operations with the following settings:
Wait cycle: 2
Cancel cycle: 2
Assuming the alert is not resolved, how much time elapses by default between the symptom
triggering and the alert automatically cancelling itself?
Select one option, then reveal solution.
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Andre X.
2026-02-20

Actually, the key is understanding the difference between wait and cancel cycles. The wait cycle delays the alert creation, while cancel cycles count down once the alert is triggered before it auto-cancels. Given 2 wait + 2 cancel cycles, if each cycle is 5 minutes, the total time before auto-cancel is just based on the cancel cycles, so 2 x 5 = 10 minutes, matching option C. The wait cycles don’t add to the auto-cancel time after triggering, they just delay when the alert fires initially.

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Will O.
2026-02-20

I’m guessing the cycle time is key here, but if it’s 5 minutes per cycle, then 4 cycles make 20 minutes, which matches D. Does anyone have a source confirming the default cycle duration?

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Osama D.
2026-02-18

This one feels like D. The default cycle length is usually 5 minutes, so 2 wait plus 2 cancel cycles should be 20 minutes total. D

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Ali V.
2026-02-13

B tbh, I’m thinking it’s shorter because the wait and cancel cycles might both be counted in smaller increments by default, like 1 minute each. So 2 wait cycles plus 2 cancel cycles would add up to 4 minutes total. If the cancel cycle started only after the wait cycle finishes and the symptom persists, then it wouldn’t make sense for the total time to be super long by default. The question says “by default,” so assuming a shorter base cycle seems reasonable here.

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Ali V.
2026-02-11

Maybe B here. If each cycle is 1 minute instead of 5, then 2 wait + 2 cancel cycles would be 4 minutes total before auto-cancel. Could the default cycle length be shorter than assumed?

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Ali V.
2026-02-10

Option D makes sense since each cycle is 5 minutes by default, so 2 wait plus 2 cancel cycles equals 20 minutes total before auto-cancel triggers.

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Peter A.
2026-02-09

Makes sense to me that the cancel cycle only kicks in after the alert triggers, so 2 cycles of 5 minutes each after the wait cycle totals 20 minutes. I’m going with D.

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Brian S.
2026-01-24

It’s D for me too. The wait cycle delays the alert firing, then cancel cycle counts after alert triggers, so 2 cycles each at 5 minutes adds up to 20 minutes total before auto-cancel.

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Andrew X.
2026-01-20

Probably D. Since each cycle is 5 minutes, 2 wait cycles mean 10 minutes before the alert triggers. Then the cancel cycle of 2 means another 10 minutes before it auto-cancels if unresolved. Adding both gives 20 minutes total. Seems straightforward when you break down the cycles.

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Ravi I.
2026-01-20

C imo. The wait cycle and cancel cycle are both set to 2, and since each cycle is 5 minutes, the wait before alert triggers is 10 minutes. Then the cancel cycle kicks in for another 10 minutes before auto-cancelling, making a total of 20 minutes. But the question asks for time between triggering and auto-cancelling, which is just the cancel cycle—so 2 cycles of 5 minutes, or 10 minutes. So it’s not the combined time, just the cancel part after triggering.

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Ahmed X.
2026-01-18

This isn't about doubling but adding the wait and cancel times together. Each cycle is 5 minutes, so total is 20 minutes, which matches D.

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Ahmed X.
2026-01-17

Option A, as cancel cycle usually doubles the wait time for auto-cancel.

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Ahmed X.
2026-01-17

Maybe D. I think each wait cycle is 5 minutes, so 2 cycles mean 10 minutes before alert triggers. Cancel cycle is how long it waits before auto-cancelling after triggering, which is also 2 cycles or another 10 minutes. So total time before auto-cancel is around 20 minutes. B seems too short and A too long. C doesn't add up because that would be just wait cycle time without cancel cycle included. Definitely not B - 4 mins feels way off for these default cycle settings.

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