How to use monitoring

Managed Load Balancer works with cloud/server monitoring services to provide monitoring functions for various resources.

Please check here how to use the cloud/server monitoring service.


Items that can be set in the monitoring service

For Managed Load Balancer, you can configure the following items in the monitoring service. Please check here for details on items that can be set (measurement method, unit, etc.).

Items listed in "Managed Load Balancer": Configured as a resource

  • CPU utilization

  • memory usage

  • Traffic (IN)

  • Traffic (OUT)

  • Concurrent TCP connections

  • Number of new TCP connections

  • Number of received HTTP requests

  • Non-compliant HTTP requests count

  • Number of packets exceeding the upper limit

  • Number of non-sticky HTTP requests

  • TLS session establishment failure count

  • Active Zone/Group

Items listed in "Managed Load Balancer Policy":Set as sub-resource

  • number of connections

  • Number of normal members

  • Abnormal member count

  • Number of HTTP 2xx responses

  • Number of HTTP 3xx responses

  • Number of HTTP 4xx responses

  • Number of HTTP 5xx responses

  • Number of HTTP 500 responses

  • Number of HTTP 502 responses

  • Number of HTTP 503 responses

  • Number of HTTP 504 responses


How to use monitoring

You can use the monitoring control panel to set alarms (notify email addresses) and check meters (monitoring items).

  • Please check here for instructions on how to use the monitoring control panel.

  • Please check here for how to set the monitoring alarm.

  • Please check here for how to check the meter (monitoring item), see .


Monitoring configuration example (monitoring alarm configuration)

This section describes the flow of monitoring alarm settings. Here, set "Send alarm by e-mail when CPU usage exceeds 80%" as a resource.


Create a monitoring alarm

1. Select the "Cloud/Server Monitoring" menu in the Monitoring/Audit Service.

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2. Select the region where Managed Load Balancer is located.


3. The alarm list screen will be displayed. Press the "Create" button.

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A screen for creating a new alarm appears.


Setting the content of monitoring alarms

We will set it on the new alarm creation screen.

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1. In the basic information settings, enter the alarm name, description, and select the severity.

2. In Set conditions, select "Managed Load Balancer" or "Managed Load Balancer Policy" from the service name.

The resource name sets the ID of the Managed Load Balancer (displayed in the Managed Load Balancer overview). Enter the meter name, condition, and threshold.

(Please check here for meter items, units, measurement methods, etc. that can be set.. )

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3. Set the contents of the action in the action setting and press the "Add" button.

Confirm that the set contents are displayed in the "List of added alarm actions".

4. Set "Advanced Settings" as necessary.


Save monitoring alarm settings

After setting everything, press the "Save" button.

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A confirmation message is displayed. Please press the "OK" button.


Check the configured monitoring alarms

If it is saved correctly, it will be posted in the alarm list.

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