Creating an Alarm Rule to Monitor an Event

Scenarios

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

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click Service List in the upper left corner, and 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. Follow the prompts to configure the following parameters.

   Table 1 Parameters

   Parameter	Description
   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
   Event Name	Specifies the operations on system resources performed by users, such as login and logout. For events supported by event monitoring, see Events Supported by Event Monitoring. Example value: Start auto recovery
   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 Policy	Specifies the policy for triggering an alarm. For example, an alarm is triggered if the event occurred for three consecutive periods of 5 minutes. NOTE: This parameter is mandatory when Triggering Mode is set to Accumulative Trigger.
   Alarm Severity	Specifies the alarm severity, which can be Critical, Major, Minor, or Informational. Example value: Major
   Alarm Notification	Specifies whether to notify users when alarms are triggered. Notifications can be sent by email, text message, or HTTP/HTTPS message.
   Topic	Specifies the name of the topic the alarm notification is to be sent to. If you enable this function, select a topic. If the required topic is unavailable, create one first. For details about how to create a topic, see the Simple Message Notification User Guide.
   Trigger Condition	If you enable Alarm Notification, Generated alarm is mandatory for Trigger Condition. Example value: Generated alarm

6. In the Specify Rule Name step, configure the parameters. Click Finish.

   Table 2 Parameter description

   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