Cloud Monitor:Manage namespaces

Create a namespace

The following example stores metric data in Simple Log Service.

1. Log on to the Cloud Monitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Hybrid Cloud Monitoring > Namespace.

3. On the Namespace page, click Create Namespace.

4. In the Manage Namespace panel, enter a name for the namespace, select Simple Log Service for Data Storage Scheme, and use the default values for the other parameters.

   Table 1. Parameters of a namespace

   Parameter	Description
   Namespace	Name of the namespace.
   Data Storage Scheme	Storage scheme for metric data. Valid values: Simple Log Service: Metrics are stored in Simple Log Service in your account. Cloud Monitoring Storage: Metrics are stored in Cloud Monitor's private storage and accessible only through the Cloud Monitor console. Note For available options, see Storage schemes of metric data in Hybrid Cloud Monitoring.
   Region	Region where metric data is stored.
   Retention Period	Retention period for metric data. Valid values: cms.s1.large (Retention Period 15 Days) cms.s1.xlarge (Retention Period 32 Days) cms.s1.2xlarge (Retention Period 63 Days) cms.s1.3xlarge (Retention Period 93 Days) (default) cms.s1.6xlarge (Retention Period 185 Days) cms.s1.12xlarge (Retention Period 367 Days) cms.s1.36xlarge (Retention Period 1095 Days) cms.s1.60xlarge (Retention Period 1825 Days) cms.s1.120xlarge (Retention Period 3650 Days) For pricing of different retention periods, see Pricing.
   Namespace Description	Description of the namespace.

5. Click OK.

6. View metric data in the Simple Log Service console.

   On the Namespace page, find the target namespace and click the icon next to Simple Log Service in the Storage Scheme column.

   The Simple Log Service console opens the MetricStore page, where you can Query and analyze logs.

Modify a namespace

1. Log on to the Cloud Monitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Hybrid Cloud Monitoring > Namespace.

3. Find the target namespace and click Edit in the Actions column.

4. In the Manage Namespace panel, modify the namespace's parameters.

   For parameter details, see Parameters of a namespace.

5. Click OK.

Delete a namespace

1. Log on to the Cloud Monitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Hybrid Cloud Monitoring > Namespace.

3. Find the target namespace and click Delete in the Actions column.

4. In the Confirm deletion dialog box, click OK.

References

• To store metrics in Simple Log Service, see Usage notes and Enable log shipping for Hybrid Cloud Monitoring.

• After creating a namespace, import metrics and set up dashboards and alerts:

  1. Add metrics for Alibaba Cloud products, create a metric import task for a self-managed data center, and create a metric import task for a cloud service of a third-party provider.

  2. Create a custom dashboard.

  3. Create an alert rule.

• After creating a namespace, import metrics and configure dashboards and alerts:

  1. Create a metric import task for Prometheus, create a metric import task for on-premises logs, and create a metric for logs imported from Simple Log Service.

  2. Create a custom dashboard.

  3. Create an alert rule.