How many minutes will it take for both to be triggered?

An administrator configured a Symptom with a Wait Cycle of 3 and a Cancel Cycle of 2. The default cycle was not changed.

How many minutes will it take for both to be triggered?
A . Wait: 15 minutes, Cancel: 15 minutes
B . Wait: 15 minutes, Cancel: 20 minutes
C . Wait: 15 minutes, Cancel: 10 minutes
D . Wait: 20 minutes, Cancel: 15 minutes

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Answer: C

Explanation:

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the Wait Cycle and the Cancel Cycle are the settings that determine how long a symptom condition must be true or false before the symptom is triggered or cancelled. The default cycle for both settings is 5 minutes, which means that each cycle corresponds to one collection interval of 5 minutes. Therefore, if a symptom has a Wait Cycle of 3 and a Cancel Cycle of 2, it will take 15 minutes (3 cycles x 5 minutes) for the symptom to be triggered after the condition becomes true, and 10 minutes (2 cycles x 5 minutes) for the symptom to be cancelled after the condition becomes false. The other options are incorrect because they do not match the calculation based on the given settings and the default cycle.

References: Symptom Definition Settings; Alert Definition Best Practices