Create an alert for Load Balancer
Step 1: In the menu, go to Security > Cloud Guard, open the Resource Alerts tab, and click Create Alert.
To create an alert for a Load Balancer, select Type = Load Balancer.
Select Metric Type, Apply to, Severity, configure the alert condition under Configure Condition, and select recipients under Notify to.
FPT Cloud Guard supports the following Load Balancer metrics:
| No. | Metric | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HTTP request | request/s | Number of requests per second reaching the Load Balancer |
| 2 | HTTP code 1xx | request/s | Number of 1xx HTTP response codes per second |
| 3 | HTTP code 2xx | request/s | Number of 2xx HTTP response codes per second |
| 4 | HTTP code 3xx | request/s | Number of 3xx HTTP response codes per second |
| 5 | HTTP code 4xx | request/s | Number of 4xx HTTP response codes per second |
| 6 | HTTP code 5xx | request/s | Number of 5xx HTTP response codes per second |
| 7 | Active connection | connection | Number of active connections to the Load Balancer (a single connection may have multiple requests) |
| 8 | Percentage of backend down | % | Percentage of unhealthy backends |
| 9 | Number of backends down | number | Count of unhealthy backends |
| 10 | Total packet In/Out per second | packet/s | Total packets processed by the Load Balancer in each direction |
| 11 | Drop packet In/Out per second | packet/s | Total dropped packets per second; alerts when In or Out direction exceeds threshold |
| 12 | Provisioning status Pending | N/A | Alerts when the Load Balancer provisioning status is Pending |
| 13 | Operating status Unhealthy | N/A | Alerts when the Load Balancer operating status is Unhealthy |
Configure the alert condition as follows:
| No. | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metric type | Select the Load Balancer metric to alert on |
| 2 | Operator | Select the comparison condition |
| 3 | Threshold | Set the threshold value; the system sends an alert when exceeded |
| 4 | Alert interval | Set the evaluation interval (minimum 3 minutes) |
| 5 | Repeat time | Set how often to repeat the alert while the condition persists |
Step 2: If no recipient exists for Load Balancer alerts, click Create recipient here to create a new VPC-level recipient.
Step 3: Return to the alert creation screen, select the newly created recipient, and click Create.
The alert is created and appears in the list. When the condition is breached or returns to normal, the system automatically sends a notification.