Setting Alarm Rules

Scenarios

You can set alarm rules for GaussDB(for MySQL) to customize the monitored objects and notification policies and stay aware of the GaussDB(for MySQL) operating status.

The GaussDB(for MySQL) alarm rules include alarm rule names, services, dimensions, monitored objects, metrics, alarm thresholds, monitoring period, and whether to send notifications.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Under Management & Deployment, click Cloud Eye.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Service Monitoring > GaussDB(for MySQL).
4. Locate the DB instance for which you want to create an alarm rule and click on the left, and then click Create Alarm Rule in the Operation column.
5. On the displayed page, set parameters as required.

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Parameter description
   Name	Alarm rule name. The system generates a random name, which you can modify. Example value: alarm-b6al
   Description	(Optional) Supplementary information about the alarm rule.
   Method	There are two options: Use existing template, and Configure manually.
   Template	Template to be used. You can select a default alarm template or create a custom template.
   Alarm Notification	Whether to notify users when alarms are triggered. Notifications can be sent by email, text message, or HTTP/HTTPS message.
   Notification Object	Object that receives alarm notifications. You can select the account contact or a topic. Account contact is the mobile phone number and email address of the registered account. Topic is used to publish messages and subscribe to notifications. If the required topic is unavailable, create one first and add subscriptions to it.

6. Click Create. The alarm rule is created.

   For operation details, see the Cloud Eye User Guide.