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Updated on 2024-11-01 GMT+08:00
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Configuring Alarm Monitoring Rules

You can set WAF alarm rules to customize the monitored objects and notification policies, and set parameters such as the alarm rule name, monitored object, metric, threshold, monitoring scope, and whether to send notifications. This helps you learn the WAF protection status in a timely manner.

Prerequisites

The website you want to protect has been connected to WAF.

Configuring Alarm Monitoring Rules

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
  3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Management & Deployment > Cloud Eye.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Alarm Management > Alarm Rules.
  5. In the upper right corner of the page, click Create Alarm Rule.
  6. Configure related parameters.

    • Name: Enter a name.
    • Alarm Type: Select Metric.
    • Cloud product: Select Web Application Firewall - Dedicated WAF Instance or Web Application Firewall - Domains.
      • For dedicated instance metrics, select Web Application Firewall - Dedicated WAF Instance as the monitored metric.
      • For protected domain names, select Web Application Firewall - Domains.
    • Monitoring Scope: Select All resources.
    • Method: Select Associated template or create a custom template.
    • Alarm Notification: If you want to receive alarms in real time, enable this option and select a notification mode.
    • Other parameters: Set them based on site requirements.

  7. Click Create. In the displayed dialog box, click OK.
Parent topic: Monitoring