Application Real-Time Monitoring Service:Configure Grafana native alerting

Step 1: Log on to Grafana

1. Log on to the ARMS console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Managed Service for Grafana > Workspace Management.

2. On the Workspace Management page, find your workspace and click the URL in the URL column to open Grafana.

Step 2: Create a notification channel

A notification channel defines where alert notifications are sent (for example, a DingTalk chatbot, a webhook endpoint, or an email address).

1. In the left-side navigation pane, click and select Notification channels.

2. Click New channel and configure the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Name	The channel name.
   Type	The notification method. Supported types include DingTalk, webhook, and email.
   Addresses	The endpoint for notifications. For example, enter the webhook URL of a DingTalk chatbot. For more information, see Obtain the webhook URL of a DingTalk chatbot.

   

Step 3: Create an alert rule

1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose > Dashboard. Click Add an empty panel.

2. On the Query tab, select a data source and configure a query statement. Then switch to the Alert tab and click Create Alert.

   Parameter	Description
   Rule	Name: The alert rule name. Evaluate Every: How often the rule is evaluated. Valid values: 1m, 2m, 5m. For: How long the condition must persist before the alert fires.
   Conditions	The threshold conditions. For example, trigger an alert when the average value of Query A exceeds 600.
   No data and error handling	Whether to send notifications when no data is returned or the query times out.
   Notifications	Send to: The notification channel configured in Step 2. Message: The notification content. For supported expressions, see Message templating. Tags: Custom tags for the alert rule.

   

(Optional) Step 4: View the alert rule

In the left-side navigation pane, choose > Alert Rules to view the configured alert rule.

Step 1: Disable the ARMS alerting plug-in

Grafana native alerting and the ARMS alerting plug-in cannot run at the same time. Disable the plug-in before you proceed.

1. Log on to the ARMS console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Managed Service for Grafana > Workspace Management.

2. On the Workspace Management page, click the ID of the workspace that you want to manage.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Alert Management. Disable the ARMS alerting plug-in and enable Grafana native alerting.

Step 2: Create an alert rule

1. On the Workspace Management page, find your workspace and click the URL in the URL column to open Grafana.

   Note

   Log on with the Grafana administrator account and the password set during workspace creation, or click Sign in with Alibaba Cloud to use your Alibaba Cloud account.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose > Alert rules. Click New alert rule or Create alert rule.

3. On the Create alert rule page, configure the following parameters and click Save.

   Parameter	Description
   Set a query and alert condition	Define the query and the condition that triggers alerts. Query patterns: The query statements to evaluate. Operation: The condition type. Select Classic condition for compatibility with Grafana 8.2.x and earlier. Conditions: The threshold conditions. For example, trigger an alert when the average value of Query A exceeds 600.
   Alert evaluation behavior	Evaluate Every: How often the rule is evaluated. Valid values: 1m, 2m, 5m. For: How long the condition must persist before the alert fires. Configure no data and error handling: Whether to send notifications when no data is returned or the query times out.
   Add details for your alert	Rule Name: The alert rule name. Folder: The folder that stores the alert rule. Group: The group for the alert rule. Rules in the same group share an evaluation interval. Summary and annotations: A description of the alert, the associated dashboards, and the folder.
   Notifications	Custom Labels: Labels for the alert rule. Notification policies use labels to route alerts to the correct contact point.

   

4. After saving, view the alert rule on the Alert rules page.

Step 3: Create a contact point

A contact point defines the notification destination. Grafana later than 8.2.x uses contact points instead of notification channels.

1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose > Contact points.

2. On the Contact points tab, click New contact Point or Add contact point.

3. Configure the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Name	The contact point name.
   Contact point type	The notification method. Supported types include DingTalk, webhook, and email.
   Addresses	The endpoint for notifications. For example, enter the webhook URL of a DingTalk chatbot. For more information, see Obtain the webhook URL of a DingTalk chatbot.

4. (Optional) After you save the contact point, click Test to send a test notification and verify that the contact point is configured correctly.

Step 4: Create a notification policy

Notification policies route alerts to contact points based on label matching. If you assigned Custom Labels to your alert rules in Step 2, create a notification policy to route those alerts to the appropriate contact point.

1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose > Notification policies.

2. On the Notification policies tab, click New nested policy or New specific policy. Configure the following parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Matching labels	Labels that determine which alert rules this policy applies to.
   Contact point	The contact point that receives alert notifications matched by this policy.

   

3. (Optional) Configure alert grouping, silences, and mute timings based on your requirements. Use silences to temporarily pause notifications during one-time events such as maintenance windows. Use mute timings to suppress notifications at regular intervals, such as evenings or weekends.