Updated on 2023-11-08 GMT+08:00

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: Associate template or Configure manually.

    NOTE:

    After an associated template is modified, 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 by sending HTTP/HTTPS messages to servers.

    N/A

    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.

    N/A

  1. Click Modify.