CloudMonitor sends alert notifications to alert contacts and alert contact groups. To receive alert notifications, you must create alert contacts and alert contact groups and add the alert contacts to the alert contact groups. When you create an alert rule, you can specify the alert contact groups that receive alert notifications.
Background information
By default, CloudMonitor automatically creates an alert contact group and adds your Alibaba Cloud account as an alert contact to the alert contact group.
Alert contact information storage and notification services provided by CloudMonitor are deployed in Singapore.
Create an alert contact
An alert contact can be added to multiple alert contact groups.
Log on to the CloudMonitor console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Alert Contacts tab, click Create Alert Contact.
In the Set Alert Contact panel, enter the name, email address, and webhook URL of the alert contact. Retain the default values of other parameters.
NoteMake sure that the Language of Alert Notifications parameter is set to the default value Automatic. This indicates that CloudMonitor automatically selects the language of alert notifications based on the language that you use to create your Alibaba Cloud account.
Optional. Test the connectivity of the webhook URL.
If you want to test the connectivity of the webhook URL, perform the following steps:
Click Test next to the webhook URL.
In the Webhook Test panel, you can check and troubleshoot the connectivity of the webhook URL based on the returned status code and test result details.
NoteTo obtain the details of the test result, configure the Test Template Type and Language parameters and click Test.
Click Close.
Confirm the parameter settings and click OK.
Optional. Activate the email address of the alert contact.
By default, the email address of the alert contact is in the Pending Activation state. After the alert contact receives an email that contains the activation link, the alert contact must activate the email address within 24 hours. Otherwise, the alert contact cannot receive alert notifications. After the email address is activated, you can view the email address in the alert contact list.
Create an alert contact group
An alert contact group can contain one or more alert contacts.
Log on to the CloudMonitor console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
Click the Alert Contact Group tab.
On the Alert Contact Group tab, click Create Alert Contact Group.
In the Create Alert Contact Group panel, enter a name for the alert contact group and add alert contacts to the alert contact group.
Click Confirm.
Add multiple alert contacts to an alert contact group at a time
You can add multiple alert contacts to an alert contact group at a time.
Log on to the CloudMonitor console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Alert Contacts tab, select the desired alert contacts.
Click Add to Contact Group.
In the Add to Contact Group dialog box, select the desired alert contact group.
Click OK.