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Cloud Backup:Set alerts for Tablestore backup

Last Updated:May 12, 2026

By default, if a Tablestore backup fails, Cloud Backup sends an alert notification by email to the Alibaba Cloud account. To notify a RAM user, create a custom alert rule to specify an alert contact or alert contact group. This topic describes how to set up custom alerts.

Note

If a backup fails, Cloud Backup sends a notification to the specified alert contact or alert contact group.

Step 1: Set alert contacts

An alert contact is the recipient of backup alerts. Follow these steps to set one:

  1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

  2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Notification Contacts.

  3. On the Alert Contacts tab, click Create Contact.

  4. In the Create Contact panel, enter the Contact Name and other required information.

  5. Set Notification Methods to Email, and then click OK.

    If you select Email as the contact method, enter the Email and click Send. Retrieve the verification code from your email, return to the Backup console, and enter the Verification Code.

    Note
    • On the Alert Contact page, you can view information about all alert contacts.

    • Click Edit to change a contact's email address.

    • Contacts that are assigned to an alert rule or added to a contact group cannot be deleted.

Step 2: (Optional) Set a contact group

If you want multiple people to receive alert notifications, you can create a contact group to simplify management. After you add alert contacts to the group, a notification is sent to all members of the group when an alert is triggered.

  1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

  2. In the left navigation pane, select Notification Contacts.

  3. On the Groups tab, click Create Group.

  4. In the Create Group panel, enter a Group Name.

  5. Select the contacts to add to the group and click the rightwards arrow button. The selected contacts will then appear in the Selected Contacts box.

  6. Click OK.

    Note
    • The Alert Contact Group page displays all contact groups and the number of members in each group.

    • To edit a contact group, click Edit.

    • Contact groups that are assigned to an alert rule cannot be deleted.

Step 3: Configure a custom alert rule

Important

By default, Cloud Backup sends alert notifications by email to the Alibaba Cloud account. After a custom alert rule is configured, it overrides the default alert method for Tablestore backups.

You can configure a custom alert rule in one of the following ways:

Backup vault

An alert rule for a backup vault applies to all Tablestore instances within that vault. An instance inherits these settings unless you configure a specific rule for it. Follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Storage Vaults.

  3. Find the backup vault that you want to configure. In the Actions column, choose More > Alert Settings.

  4. In the Alert Notification Method panel, select the required Alert Notification Method, and click OK.

    Alert method

    Description

    Close

    Cloud Backup sends no alerts for any Tablestore instance in this backup vault.

    Notify Alibaba Cloud Account

    Cloud Backup sends alerts for all Tablestore instances in this backup vault by email to the Alibaba Cloud account.

    Custom

    Cloud Backup sends alerts for all Tablestore instances in this backup vault to the selected recipients.

Tablestore instance

You can configure a specific alert rule for an individual Tablestore instance. This rule overrides the backup vault's alert rule. Follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Cloud Backup console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Back Up > Tablestore Backup.

  3. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

  4. On the Tablestore Backup page, find the Tablestore instance that you want to configure. Click the image icon to the left of the instance name. On the Backup Plan tab, find the target backup plan. In the Actions column, choose More > Alert Settings.

  5. On the Alert Notification Method panel, select a different Alert Notification Method. Click OK.

    Alert method

    Description

    Close

    If a backup of this Tablestore instance fails, Cloud Backup sends no alert.

    Same as Backup Vault

    This Tablestore instance inherits the alert notification method from the backup vault.

    Notify Alibaba Cloud Account

    Cloud Backup sends alerts for this Tablestore instance by email to the Alibaba Cloud account.

    Limited

    Cloud Backup sends alerts for this Tablestore instance to the selected recipients.