Creating a Custom Template

Using existing template: Select an existing template for Template . The default alarm rules in the template are automatically added.
Configure manually: You can customize alarm policies as required.

On the Create Custom Template page, configure parameters by referring to Table 1.

**Table 1** Parameters
Parameter	Description
Name	Specifies the alarm rule name. The system generates a random name, which you can modify. Example value: alarmTemplate-c6ft
Description	(Optional) Provides supplementary information about the custom template.
Method	You can select Using existing template or Configure manually. Using existing template: Select an existing template for Template. The default alarm rules in the template are automatically added. Configure manually: You can customize alarm policies as required.
Add Resource Type	Specifies the type of the resource the alarm rule is created for. Example value: Elastic Cloud Server
Metric Name	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.
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.
Alarm Severity	Specifies the alarm severity, which can be Critical, Major, Minor, or Informational.
Operation	You can copy or delete an added alarm policy.