Viewing Details of an Alarm Rule

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.

  2. In the upper left corner, select a region and project.

  3. Click Service List in the upper left corner, and select Cloud Eye.

  4. Choose Alarm Management > Alarm Rules.

  5. On the displayed page, click the name of the alarm rule to be viewed.

    **Figure 1** Alarm rule details

    Figure 1 Alarm rule details

    Table 1 Basic parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    Specifies the alarm rule name. The system generates a random name, which you can modify.

    Status

    Specifies whether the alarm rule is enabled or disabled.

    Alarm Type

    Specifies the type of the alarm rule.

    Description

    (Optional) Provides supplementary information about the alarm rule.

    Resource Type

    Specifies the type of the resource the alarm rule is created for.

    Dimension

    Specifies the metric dimension of the selected resource type.

    Last Modified

    Specifies the time when the alarm rule was last modified.

    Table 2 Monitored objects

    Parameter

    Description

    Resource Name

    Specifies the resource name.

    ID

    Specifies the resource ID.

    Last Status Update

    Specifies the time when the a resource alarm is last generated or cleared.

    Table 3 Alarm policies

    Parameter

    Description

    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.