Alarms

For each metric on the Details page, you can create an alert to inform you when a condition is met. For example, you can create an alarm to notify you when OCPU consumption is less than 50%.

To create an alarm:

1. From the Options dropdown of a metric chart, select Create an Alarm on this Query.
2. On the Create Alarm page, under Define Alarm, add the trigger.
3. For Alarm Settings, complete the following fields as needed:
   • Alarm Name: Enter the name that serves as the title for notifications related to this alarm. Avoid entering confidential information.
   • Alarm Severity: Select the perceived type of response required when the alarm is in the firing state.
   • Alarm Body: Enter the content of the notification to deliver.
   • Tags (optional): Select or enter free-form tags to apply to this resource.
   • Metric description: The metric to evaluate for the alarm condition.
     • Compartment: Select the compartment that contains the resources that emit the metrics evaluated by the alarm. The selected compartment is also where the alarm is stored.
     • Metric Namespace: Enter the service or application emitting metrics for the resources that you want to monitor.
     • Resource Group (optional): Select the group that the metric belongs to.
     • Metric Name: Enter the name of the metric. Only one metric can be specified.
     • Interval: Select the aggregation window, or the frequency at which data points are aggregated.
     • Statistic: Select the aggregate function.
4. Confirm the values for Metric dimensions. Optionally, click + Additional dimension to add another dimension to the alarm.
5. For Trigger rule, complete the Operator, Value, and Trigger delay minutes fields. The graph displays the boundaries for which the alarm triggers a notification.
6. For Notifications, complete the fields as needed:
   • For Destination service, select Notifications Service.
   • For Compartment, select the compartment to store the topic used for this notification.
   • For Topic, click Create topic to set up a topic and subscription protocol in the designated compartment using the designated Destination service.
   • (Optional) Click + Additional destination service to add another destination service.
   • (Optional) Enable Repeat Notification and select Notification Interval if you want the alarm to resend notifications at the specified intervals when the alarm is in the firing state.
   • (Optional) Enable Suppress Notifications to specify a window of time to suspend evaluations and notifications. This is useful for maintenance periods.
7. Click Save alarm.

For more information, see Viewing Default Metric Charts.