In the Configure Template step, specify the parameters listed in Table 1.

**Table 1** Parameters
Parameter	Description
Resource Type	Specifies the type of the resource the alarm rule is created for. Example value: Elastic Cloud Server
Dimension	Specifies the metric dimension of the selected resource type. Example value: ECSs
Import Template	Enable Select an existing template, then you can use or modify default alarm rules contained in the selected alarm template. Disable Manually add one or more alarm rules.

Click Next to go to the Add Alarm Rule step. Specify parameters listed in Table 2. You can add one or more rules to the alarm template.

**Table 2** Parameters
Parameter	Description
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.
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	When the number of the alarm policies is two or more, you can delete alarm policies.

Click Next to go to the Specify Template Details step. Specify parameters listed in Table 3.

**Table 3** Parameters
Parameter	Description
Name	Specifies the custom template name. The system generates a random name, which you can modify. Example value: alarmTemplate-ku0x
Description	(Optional) Provides supplementary information about the alarm template.

Creating a Custom Template