CloudMonitor:Manage blacklist policies

Create a blacklist policy

Prerequisites: A threshold-based alert rule is created. For more information, see Create an alert rule.

1. Log on to the CloudMonitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Alerts > Alert Blacklists.

3. On the Alert Blacklists page, click Create Blacklist Policy.

4. In the Create Blacklist Policy panel, configure parameters of the blacklist policy. The following table describes the parameters.

   Table 1. Parameters of a blacklist policy

   Parameter	Description
   Name	The name of the blacklist policy.
   Product	The name of the cloud service.
   Associated Resources	The resources that are associated with the specified cloud service.
   Metrics	The metrics that are used to monitor the specified resources. If you select a metric, the blacklist policy takes effect only on the selected metric. If you do not select a metric, the blacklist policy takes effect on all metrics.
   Effective Scope	The effective scope of the blacklist policy. Valid values: User: The blacklist policy takes effect only within the current Alibaba Cloud account. Group: The blacklist policy takes effect only within the specified application groups. If you select this option, you must specify one or more application groups. Make sure that one or more application groups are created. For more information, see Create an application group.
   Effective Period	The time range within which the blacklist policy is effective. If you select Specify Time Range, you must specify the time range type and a time range. The blacklist policy is effective only within the specified time range. Valid values of Time Range Type: Absolute Time Range: The blacklist policy is effective only within the time range that you specify. You must specify the start time and end time of the time range. Relative Time Range (Daily Cycle): The blacklist policy is effective within the specified time range every day. You can also specify the start date and end date of a date range within which the blacklist policy is effective. If you select Permanent, the blacklist policy is permanently effective. Note You can specify only one time range for each blacklist policy. If you want blacklist policies to be effective within multiple time ranges, you must create multiple blacklist policies and specify different time ranges for the blacklist policies.

5. Click OK.

Modify a blacklist policy

1. Log on to the CloudMonitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Alerts > Alert Blacklists.

3. On the Alert Blacklists page, find the blacklist policy that you want to modify and click Edit in the Actions column.

4. In the Edit Blacklist Policy panel, modify the parameters of the blacklist policy. The following table describes the parameters.

   For more information about how to configure a blacklist policy, see Parameters of a blacklist policy.

5. Click OK.

Disable a blacklist policy

You can disable only the blacklist policies that are in the Enabled state. After you disable a blacklist policy, the blacklist policy no longer takes effect.

1. Log on to the CloudMonitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Alerts > Alert Blacklists.

3. On the Alert Blacklists page, find the blacklist policy that you want to disable and click Disable in the Actions column.

4. In the message that appears, click Confirm.

Enable a blacklist policy

You can enable only the blacklist policies that are in the Disabled state. After you enable a blacklist policy, the blacklist policy takes effect again.

1. Log on to the CloudMonitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Alerts > Alert Blacklists.

3. On the Alert Blacklists page, find the blacklist policy that you want to enable and click Enable in the Actions column.

4. In the message that appears, click Confirm.

Delete a blacklist policy

After a blacklist policy is deleted, alert notifications are no longer blocked based on the blacklist policy. If an alert is triggered, notifications are sent based on the alert rule.

1. Log on to the CloudMonitor console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Alerts > Alert Blacklists.

3. On the Alert Blacklists page, find the blacklist policy that you want to delete and click Delete in the Actions column.

4. In the Confirm deletion message, click Delete.