After you enable the SSL-VPN feature, Cloud Monitor (CMS) monitors system events such as service failures, O&M events, and business exceptions that occur during your use of this feature. This topic describes how to view SSL-VPN system events in the CloudMonitor console and configure alert rules for the system events.
Background information
When you use the SSL-VPN feature, CloudMonitor automatically monitors the system events described in the following table. Each system event has a default severity level. System events are classified based on the following severity levels:
CRITICAL: We recommend that you handle system events of this severity level at the earliest opportunity.
WARN: We recommend that you handle system events of this severity level based on your business requirements.
INFO: You do not need to handle system events of this severity level.
System event | Severity level | Description |
CertKeyExpired | CRITICAL | An SSL client certificate has expired. |
View information about SSL-VPN system events
To view information about SSL-VPN system events in the CloudMonitor console, perform the following steps:
Log on to the CloudMonitor console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Event Monitoring tab, select vpngw from the All Products drop-down list, select a severity level, an event name, and a time period based on your business requirements, and then click Search.
In the event list, you can view event information such as the severity level, region, related resources, and event content.
You can also click Details in the Actions column to view the details about a system event. The information in the Event Details panel is displayed in the JSON format.
Subscribe to SSL-VPN system events
We recommend that you subscribe to SSL-VPN system events. This way, you can receive alert notifications when SSL-VPN system events occur and then handle issues at the earliest opportunity.
Log on to the CloudMonitor console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Event Subscription page, click Create Subscription Policy.
On the Create Subscription Policy page, configure parameters for the system event-triggered alert rule and click OK.
Set the Subscription Type parameter to System events, set the Products parameter to vpngw, and configure other parameters based on your business requirements. For more information about other parameters, see Manage event subscription policies (recommended).
What to do next
If an SSL-VPN system event occurs or you receive an alert notification of an SSL-VPN system event, you can troubleshoot the issue in the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) console. For more information, see Troubleshoot SSL-VPN connection issues.
References
For more information about the system events of Alibaba Cloud services, see View system events.