Common Billing FAQs

How Do I View the Statistics of Reported Custom Metric Samples?

Go to the Resource Usage page of AOM to view such statistics. For details, see Resource Usage Statistics.

How Do I View Prometheus Metrics?

Only the default Prometheus instance, and Prometheus instance for CCE or cloud services support the function of viewing metrics.

1. Log in to the AOM 2.0 console.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Prometheus Monitoring > Instances.
3. In the instance list, click a desired Prometheus instance. The instance details page is displayed.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Metric Management. On the Metrics tab page, view the metric names and types of the current Prometheus instance.

How Do I Discard Custom Metrics?

• Discard custom metrics when they are no longer used. After metrics are discarded, you will not be billed for them.
• Only the default Prometheus instance, and Prometheus instance for CCE or cloud services support the function of discarding metrics.

1. Log in to the AOM 2.0 console.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Prometheus Monitoring > Instances.
3. In the instance list, click a desired Prometheus instance. The instance details page is displayed.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Metric Management. On the Metrics tab page, view the metric names and types of the current Prometheus instance.
5. Discard custom metrics as required.
   • To discard a metric, locate it and click in the Operation column.
   • To discard multiple metrics, select them and click Discard in the displayed dialog box.
     

     A maximum of 100 metrics can be discarded each time.

How Do I Restore Discarded Custom Metrics?

• If you need the discarded custom metrics again, restore them. Then they will be billed based on the latest billing rules.
• Only the default Prometheus instance, and Prometheus instance for CCE or cloud services support the function of restoring discarded metrics.

1. Log in to the AOM 2.0 console.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Prometheus Monitoring > Instances.
3. In the instance list, click a desired Prometheus instance. The instance details page is displayed.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Metric Management. On the Metrics tab page, view the metric names and types of the current Prometheus instance.
5. Click Add Metric. In the metric list, select the custom metrics to be restored and click Confirm.