ApsaraDB RDS:Subscribe to event notifications using Cloud Monitor

How it works

CloudMonitor is a service that monitors Internet applications and Alibaba Cloud resources, including ApsaraDB RDS. It triggers the alert rules you define when system events occur. When an event matches a rule, CloudMonitor delivers the alert through one or both of the following paths:

Notification — sends an alert directly to an alert contact:

• Email

• SMS

• DingTalk chatbot

Automation — pushes the event to a downstream service for programmatic handling:

• Simple Message Queue (formerly MNS)

• Function Compute

• Simple Log Service

• A callback URL

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have:

• An ApsaraDB RDS instance

• Access to the CloudMonitor console

Step 1: Create an alert rule

1. Create an alert contact or alert contact group. CloudMonitor sends alert notifications to contacts in an alert contact group. Create at least one contact and add them to a group before configuring the alert rule.

2. Manage system event-triggered alert rules.

Step 2: Test the alert rule

After creating the alert rule, verify it works before relying on it in production. You can check whether alert notifications can be received, or whether events can be pushed to Simple Message Queue (formerly MNS), Function Compute, Simple Log Service, or the specified callback URL.

For details on configuring callbacks, see Configure callbacks for system event-triggered alerts.

API reference

What's next

• Manage scheduled events — view and manage scheduled maintenance events for your RDS instance.

• View performance events — view performance-related events for your ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.