IBM C1000-189 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 23,2026- Exam Code: C1000-189
- Exam Name: IBM Certified Instana Observability v1.0.277 Administrator - Professional
- Certification Provider: IBM
- Latest update: Oct 23,2026
Which of the following is NOT a recommended practice when scheduling maintenance windows for a critical application?
- A . Coordinating with stakeholders to determine low-traffic periods
- B . Scheduling maintenance without notifying affected users
- C . Testing the maintenance procedures in a staging environment first
- D . Preparing rollback procedures in case of unexpected issues
What is one difference between monitoring and observability?
- A . Observability shows which services are affected by an issue and why, where monitoring shows the services being affected.
- B . Observability is superior to monitoring because it does the same as monitoring plus a lot more, saving one solution to install and maintain.
- C . Although observability gives more insights, maintaining an observability solution is hard because there is a lot to configure to make it work.
- D . Monitoring will alert on specific consolidated incidents but observability does not include alerting.
When the "Infrastructure & Platforms Metric Data" has 1, 5, and 10 second granularity, how long is the data retained?
- A . 1 hour
- B . 24 hours
- C . 40 hours
- D . 280 hours
In defining events within Instana, what configurations can be made?
- A . Event severity levels
- B . Automated event resolution
- C . Events aggregation rules
- D . Event-driven automation triggers
For advanced monitoring, what is a critical consideration when defining application perspectives to track cross-service transactions?
- A . Creating perspectives based solely on individual service performance
- B . Aggregating data from unrelated services to enhance perspective complexity
- C . Integrating end-to-end transaction visibility across interdependent services
- D . Focusing exclusively on real-time data without historical context
How can you collect agent logs for further analysis?
- A . By asking users to describe the error messages they see
- B . By accessing the agent logs through the agent management console
- C . By guessing the potential issues without any data
- D . By physically inspecting each agent device
In the context of CI/CD pipelines, what does the integration of third-party tools typically facilitate?
- A . Reduced collaboration among team members
- B . Increased manual intervention in deployment processes
- C . Enhanced automation and efficiency in software delivery
- D . Decreased visibility into the development process
How does IBM Instana’s architecture support its application performance monitoring (APM) capabilities?
- A . By utilizing a monolithic architecture for simpler management
- B . Through a microservices-based architecture that enhances scalability
- C . By deploying agents that are specific to each monitored technology
- D . Utilizing a single, unified agent for all technologies
Which of the following settings can be configured for an Instana host agent?
- A . Data collection interval
- B . Automatic pausing in low disk space scenarios
- C . Host agent’s logging level
- D . Agent’s color in the UI
How can service discovery and service naming rules be modified in Instana?
- A . By editing the global configuration file manually
- B . Through the Instana user interface
- C . Using an automated script via API
- D . By restarting the Instana agent