# Adding an Alarm Rule

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Under Management & Deployment, click Cloud Eye.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Alarm Management > Alarm Rules.
4. On the Alarm Rules page, click Create Alarm Rule.The following describes how to create an alarm rule for a load balancer.
   1. Select Elastic Load Balancing for Resource Type.
   2. For Dimension, select Elastic Load Balancers. In the following operations, a load balancer is used as an example.
   3. Set other parameters as required and then click Create.

      Once the alarm rule is set and you have enabled the notification function, the system automatically sends you a notification when an alarm is generated.

      For more information about alarm rules of load balancers and listeners, see the Cloud Eye User Guide.

Parent topic: Setting an Alarm Rule