A namespace is a repository that stores monitoring metrics. Before you create a dashboard,
you must create a namespace.
Create a namespace
- Log on to the CloudMonitor console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
- Click Create Namespace.
- In the Manage Namespace panel, set the parameters. The following table describes the parameters.
Parameter |
Description |
Namespace |
The name of the namespace. |
Retention Period |
The retention period of metric data in CloudMonitor. Default value: cms.s1.3xlarge
(Data storage time 93 days). Valid values:
- cms.s1.large (Data storage time 15 days)
- cms.s1.xlarge (Data storage time 32 days)
- cms.s1.2xlarge (Data storage time 63 days)
- cms.s1.3xlarge (Data storage time 93 days)
- cms.s1.6xlarge (Data storage time 185 days)
- cms.s1.12xlarge (Data storage time 376 days)
For information about the billing for different retention periods, see Pricing.
|
Namespace Description |
The description of the namespace. |
- Click OK.
Modify a namespace
- Log on to the CloudMonitor console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
- Find the namespace that you want to modify and click Edit in the Actions column.
- In the Manage Namespace panel, set the parameters. The following table describes the parameters.
Parameter |
Description |
Retention Period |
The retention period of metric data in CloudMonitor. Default value: cms.s1.3xlarge
(Data storage time 93 days). Valid values:
- cms.s1.large (Data storage time 15 days)
- cms.s1.xlarge (Data storage time 32 days)
- cms.s1.2xlarge (Data storage time 63 days)
- cms.s1.3xlarge (Data storage time 93 days)
- cms.s1.6xlarge (Data storage time 185 days)
- cms.s1.12xlarge (Data storage time 376 days)
For information about the billing for different retention periods, see Pricing.
|
Namespace Description |
The description of the namespace. |
- Click OK.
Delete a namespace
Note If a metric import task is created for metrics in a namespace, you cannot delete the
namespace.
- Log on to the CloudMonitor console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
- Find the namespace that you want to delete and click Delete in the Actions column.
- In the Confirm deletion message, click Confirm.