Configuring Alarm Rules for Agent Monitoring

Configuring Alarm Rules for Agent Monitoring

Setup Guide

Configuring Alarm Rules for Agent Monitoring

Set up alarms to be notified when your monitored devices exceed defined thresholds. Alarm rules can be configured at a group level or directly on individual agents.

Overview

Cloudmon significantly reduces alarm noise by requiring conditions to persist across consecutive intervals before firing. This prevents repeated alerts for momentary spikes and reduces operator fatigue. Default alarm profiles are automatically assigned to monitored agents to provide basic alerting from day one, and can be modified or removed as needed.

There are two ways to configure alarm rules for agent-monitored devices:

  • Group level: applies the alarm rule across all devices in a group of the same monitoring type. Navigate to Settings → Configurations → Alarm Rules → Add. Select the entity type, then add triggers. The rule can then be associated to a group by clicking the associate icon.
  • Individual device: applies the alarm rule to a single specific device. Navigate to Agents → [Select Device] → Settings → Alarm Rule → Add Trigger.

How to Configure an Alarm

Each alarm is built around a simple IF/THEN model, where you select a metric, set a threshold, and define what happens when it is breached. Learn more.

Common Use Cases

Below are recommended alarm configurations for the most common agent monitoring scenarios:

Use CaseDevice TypeMetricSuggested ThresholdWhy
High CPU loadAllCPU usageAbove 90% for 2 intervalsCatches sustained CPU pressure before it affects users or services
Low memoryAllMemory usageAbove 90% for 2 intervalsPrevents out-of-memory crashes on servers and virtual machines
Disk nearly fullAllDisk usageAbove 85% for 1 intervalGives time to act before disk-full conditions cause service failures or data loss
Low battery healthLaptopsBattery percentBelow 20% for 1 intervalProactively identifies laptops with degrading batteries before they cause unexpected shutdowns for remote workers
High network throughputServers, VMsTransmit rate / Receive rateAbove expected baselineDetects unusual traffic spikes that could indicate a security incident or misconfigured service

Managing Alarm Rules

Once saved, all triggers for a device are listed in the Triggers table under the Alarm Rule section. Each row shows the trigger title, alarm severity, notification configuration, and whether a runbook is set to run. You can edit or delete any trigger at any time using the action icons. Alarm rules can also be cloned to quickly apply similar configurations to other device types, and associated with groups to apply uniform alarm settings across all monitored devices of the same type without manual per-device configuration.

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