Modifying an Alarm Rule

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click Service List in the upper left corner and select Cloud Eye.
3. Choose Alarm Management > Alarm Rules.
4. On the displayed Alarm Rules page, use either of the following two methods to modify an alarm rule:
   • Locate the row containing the alarm rule you want to modify, click Modify in the Operation column.
   • Click the name of the alarm rule you want to modify. On the page displayed, click Modify in the upper right corner.
5. On the Modify Alarm Rule page, modify alarm rule parameters as needed.

   Table 1 Parameters

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Name	Specifies the alarm rule name. The system generates a random name, which you can modify.	alarm-b6al
   Description	(Optional) Provides supplementary information about the alarm rule.	N/A
   Resource Type	Specifies the type of the resource the alarm rule is created for.	Elastic Cloud Server
   Dimension	Specifies the metric dimension of the selected resource type.	ECSs
   Monitoring Scope	Specifies the monitoring scope the alarm rule applies to.	Resource Groups
   Group	This parameter is mandatory when Monitoring Scope is set to Resource groups.	N/A
   Method	There are two options: Use existing template or Configure manually. NOTE: Available alarm templates will be displayed in the drop-down box. If you select a template and the template is modified later, the policies contained in this alarm rule to be created will be modified accordingly.	Configure manually
   Monitored Object	Specifies the resource the alarm rule is created for. You can specify one or more resources.	N/A
   Metric	For example: CPU Usage Indicates the CPU usage of the monitored object in percent. Memory Usage Indicates the memory usage of the monitored object in percent.	CPU Usage
   Alarm Policy	Specifies the policy for triggering an alarm. For example, an alarm is triggered if the average value of the monitored metric is 80% or more for three consecutive 5-minute periods.	N/A
   Alarm Severity	Specifies the alarm severity, which can be Critical, Major, Minor, or Informational.	Major
   Alarm Notification	Specifies whether to notify users by sending emails, or HTTP/HTTPS messages.	N/A
   Trigger Condition	Specifies the condition for triggering an alarm notification. You can select Generated alarm (when an alarm is generated), Cleared alarm (when an alarm is cleared), or both.	N/A

6. Click Modify.