How to use instance monitoring for ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB - ApsaraDB RDS

ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB provides instance monitoring to notify you of anomalies, such as when an instance is locked due to insufficient disk space. This topic describes how to set up and manage alerts using CloudMonitor.

Background information

The alerting feature uses CloudMonitor. You can configure metrics and alert rules. When the conditions of an alert rule are met, CloudMonitor sends email notifications to the contacts in the specified alert contact group. You can also manage your alert contact groups to ensure that the right people are notified promptly.

Enable Initiative Alert

The Initiative Alert feature lets you quickly set up an alerting system for your ApsaraDB RDS instance, ensuring you are promptly notified of key metric anomalies. For more information, see Enable the Initiative Alert feature.

Go to the Instances page. Select the region where your instance is located and click the instance ID.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Monitoring and Alerts.
Click the Alerts tab.
In the upper-right corner, turn on the Initiative Alert switch.

Create an alert rule

Go to the Instances page. Select the region where your instance is located and click the instance ID.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Monitoring and Alerts.
Click the Alerts tab.
In the upper-right corner, click Alert Rule Settings to go to the CloudMonitor console.
Create an alert contact group and an alert rule. For more information, see Create an alert contact or an alert contact group and Create an alert rule.

Note
You can also use tags to automatically monitor resources. For more information, see Monitor resources by using tags.

Manage alert rules

Go to the Instances page. Select the region where your instance is located and click the instance ID.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Monitoring and Alerts.
Click the Alerts tab.
In the upper-right corner, click Alert Rule Settings to go to the CloudMonitor console.
On the Alert Rule tab, find the target rule and perform one of the following operations:

Details: View details of the alert rule.

Alert History: View the rule's alert history for a specified time period.

Modify: Change the alert rule. For more information, see Create an alert rule.

Disable: Disable the alert rule. A disabled rule does not trigger alerts, even if its conditions are met.

Enable: Enable a disabled alert rule. An enabled rule triggers alerts if its conditions are met.

Delete: Delete the alert rule. Deleted rules cannot be restored.