Alarm Notification¶
After alarm notification is enabled, CFW will send notifications to you through the method you specified (such as email or SMS) so that you can monitor the firewall status and quickly detect exceptions.
CFW supports the following alarms:
Attack alarm: An alarm is triggered when the IPS detects an attack.
High traffic warning: An alarm is triggered if the traffic reaches the specified percentage of the traffic processing capability you purchased.
EIP not protected: An alarm is triggered when the current account has EIPs that are not protected.
Attack Alarm¶
Log in to the management console.
In the navigation pane on the left, click
and choose Security > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed.(Optional) Switch to another firewall instance: Select a firewall from the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the page.
In the navigation pane, choose System Management > Notifications.
In the Operation column of Attack alarm, click Edit, and configure notification item parameters. For details, see Table 1.
Table 1 Attack alarm parameters¶ Parameter
Description
Description
IPS attack alarm
Level
Select the risk levels that trigger notifications.
The options are Serious, High, Medium, and Low. Multiple options can be selected.
For example, if you select High and Medium, the firewall will notify you by SMS message or email when detecting an intrusion with a high- or medium-level risk.
Notification Time
Select a time range for sending notifications.
Trigger Condition
Configure the trigger condition.
Note
Alarm notifications are sent if the number of attacks is at least equal to the threshold configured for a certain period.
Recipient Group
Select a topic from the drop-down list to configure the endpoints for receiving alarm notifications.
Click OK.
In the Status column of Attack alarm, click
to enable it.
High Traffic Warning¶
Log in to the management console.
In the navigation pane on the left, click
and choose Security > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed.(Optional) Switch to another firewall instance: Select a firewall from the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the page.
In the navigation pane, choose System Management > Notifications.
In the Operation column of High Traffic Warning, click Edit, and configure notification item parameters. For details, see Table 2.
Table 2 High traffic warning parameters¶ Parameter
Description
Description
An alarm is generated if the traffic reaches the specified percentage of the traffic processing capability you purchased.
Level
Select a percentage. When the maximum peak inbound or outbound traffic reaches the percentage of the traffic processing capability you purchased, an alarm notification is triggered.
For example, you can select 70%, 80%, or 90%.
If this parameter is set to 80%, an alarm notification is sent when the used traffic reaches 80% of the purchased traffic.
Notification Time
Select a time range for sending notifications.
Trigger Condition
Once a day
Recipient Group
Select a topic from the drop-down list to configure the endpoints for receiving alarm notifications.
Click OK.
In the Status column of High Traffic Warning, click
to enable it.
EIP Not Protected¶
Log in to the management console.
In the navigation pane on the left, click
and choose Security > Cloud Firewall. The Dashboard page will be displayed.(Optional) Switch to another firewall instance: Select a firewall from the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the page.
In the navigation pane, choose System Management > Notifications.
In the Operation column of the EIP Not Protected alarm, click Edit, and configure notification item parameters. For details, see Table 3.
Table 3 Parameters of the alarm EIP Not Protected¶ Parameter
Description
Description
This alarm indicates there are unprotected EIPs.
Notification Time
Select a time range for sending notifications.
Trigger Condition
Once a day
Recipient Group
Select a topic from the drop-down list to configure the endpoints for receiving alarm notifications.
Click OK.
In the Status column of EIP Not Protected, click
to enable it.