Scenarios

This topic describes how to create an alarm rule to monitor an event.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Under Management & Deployment, select Cloud Eye.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Event Monitoring.
4. On the event list page, click Create Alarm Rule in the upper right corner.
5. On the Create Alarm Rule page, set the parameters.
   1. Set the alarm rule name and description.

      Table 1 Parameter description

      Parameter	Description
      Name	Specifies the alarm rule name. The system generates a random name, which you can modify.
      Description	(Optional) Provides supplementary information about the alarm rule.
      Enterprise Project	Specifies the enterprise project the alarm rule belongs to. Only users with the enterprise project permissions can view and manage the alarm rule.

   2. Select a monitored object and set alarm rule parameters.
      Figure 1 Configuring parameters
      

      Table 2 Parameter description

      Parameter	Description
      Resource Type	Specifies the type of the resource the alarm rule is created for.
      Dimension	Specifies the metric dimension of the selected resource type. Example value: System event
      Method	Specifies the means you use to create the alarm rule.
      Event Source	Specifies the service the event is generated for. Example value: Elastic Cloud Server For a custom event, set Event Source to the value of event_source.
      Event Name	Specifies the instantaneous operations users performed on resources, such as login and logout. For events supported by event monitoring, see Events Supported by Event Monitoring. Example value: Delete ECS
      Monitoring Scope	Specifies the monitoring scope for event monitoring. Example value: All resources
      Monitored Object	Specifies the object to be monitored. This parameter is mandatory if you set Monitoring Scope to Specific resources.
      Trigger Mode	You can select immediate trigger or accumulative trigger based on the operation severity. Example value: Immediate trigger
      Alarm Severity	Specifies the alarm severity. Valid values are Critical, Major, Minor, and Informational. Example value: Major

   3. Set Alarm Notification parameters.
      Figure 2 Alarm Notification
      

      Table 3 Parameter description

      Parameter	Description
      Alarm Notification	Specifies whether to notify users when alarms are triggered. Notifications can be sent by email, text message, or HTTP/HTTPS message.
      Notification Object	Specifies the object that receives alarm notifications. You can select the account contact or a topic. Account contact is the mobile phone number and email address of the registered account. Topic: A topic is used to publish messages and subscribe to notifications. If the required topic is unavailable, create one first and add subscriptions to it. For details, see Creating a Topic and Adding Subscriptions.
      Validity Period	Cloud Eye sends notifications only within the validity period specified in the alarm rule. If Validity Period is set to 08:00-20:00, Cloud Eye sends notifications only within 08:00-20:00.
      Trigger Condition	Specifies the condition for triggering the alarm notification. You can select Generated alarm (when an alarm is generated), Cleared alarm (when an alarm is cleared), or both.

   4. Click Create.