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Manage Organization Alerts

Zilliz Cloud offers two types of alerts for resource monitoring: Organization Alerts for license-related matters and Project Alerts for operational performance of clusters in specific projects. For a quick reference, refer to Metrics & Alerts Reference.

This topic describes how to view and manage organization alerts.

Overview​

Below is a table outlining the default configuration for each organization alert.

When an alert in an ON status, the specified recipients will receive notifications once the conditions are met. You can edit an alert to change its status.

Alert Target

Unit

Description

Recommended Action

Default Trigger Condition

License (Core Usage)

%

Monitor the percentage of used CPU cores against the total licensed cores.

Below 70%: Continue monitoring to ensure core usage stays within this range.

70-99%: Assess future needs and prepare to renew or upgrade the license.

100% or above: Renew or upgrade the license immediately to avoid operational disruptions.

For details, refer to License.

WARNING: Triggered when the count of used CPU cores reaches or exceeds 70% of the total.

CRITICAL: Triggered when the count of used CPU cores reaches or exceeds 100% of the total.

License (Validity Period)

Day

Track the remaining days of license validity.

Above 60 days: Continue monitoring to ensure more than 60 days of validity remain.

60 days or below: Start preparing to renew or upgrade the license.

Expired: Renew or upgrade the license immediately to avoid restrictions like the inability to create new clusters or scale up.

For details, refer to License.

WARNING: Triggered when the license validity is 60 days or less.

CRITICAL: Triggered when the license expires.

Permissions:

  • View and configuration: Available to organization owners only.

  • Receiving notifications: Available to any organization member if designated by the owner.

For a detailed explanation of user roles, refer to User Roles.

View organization alerts​

Navigate to the Organization Alert page to view various license-related alerts.

Components of an alert:

  • Alert Target: Preconfigured by Zilliz Cloud with trigger conditions and severity.

  • Status: Indicates if the alert is active (ON) or not. When an alert in an ON status, the specified recipients will receive notifications once the conditions are met.

  • Condition: Trigger conditions for the alert.

  • Severity Level: Categorized as WARNING or CRITICAL.

  • Receiver: Designated roles or email addresses for receiving notifications. You can also set up custom notification channels using webhooks. For more information, refer to Manage Notification Channels.

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Edit organization alerts​

  • Customizations: Modify alert conditions, update notification recipients, and change the active status.

  • Restrictions: Alert targets and severity level are fixed and cannot be changed.

📘Notes

To quickly enable or disable an alert, you can select Enable or Disable from the Actions column.

Enable or disable an organization alert​

To quickly enable or disable an organization alert, select Enable or Disable from the Actions column.

📘Notes

Once an alert is disabled, you'll no longer receive alert notifications if alert conditions are met.

View alert history​

View triggered alerts on the Alert History tab, with filters for alert target, severity level, and time range.