Creating an alert

1. On the Monitoring home page, click Create alert.

2. Specify the main alert settings:

   • Name: Name the alert.
   • Description: Describe the purpose of the alert.

3. Describe queries.

4. Configure the alert trigger conditions:

   • Query to check.
   • Aggregation function.
   • Comparison function.
   • Warning and Alarm trigger thresholds.
   • Evaluation window.
   • Evaluation delay.

   For more information, see Alert triggers.

5. Set the no data policies or leave the default values.

6. Specify the alert annotations.

7. Configure notifications. If you do not have a notification channel, create one.

8. Click Create. The alert will appear in the list.

To monitor the alert's status, add its widget to the dashboard.