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--- title: Create an Azure Monitor resource health alert rule for Azure VMware Solution description: Learn about configuring Azure Monitor alerts for Resource Health for your Azure VMware Solution private cloud. ms.topic: how-to ms.service: azure-vmware ms.date: 08/05/2025 --- # Create an Azure Monitor resource health alert rule for Azure VMware Solution This article shows you how to create or edit a resource health alert rule in Azure Monitor for your Azure VMware Solution private cloud. To learn more about alerts, see the [alerts overview](/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-overview). Alerts triggered by these alert rules contain a payload that uses the [common alert schema](/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-common-schema). ## Prerequisites To create or edit a Resource Health alert rule, you need: - An Azure subscription with an AVS private cloud deployed - Contributor (write) access to that subscription - Read permission on any action groups you intend to use ## Create Resource Health alert rule ### Access Resource Health blade 1. In the Azure portal, navigate to your AVS private cloud resource. 1. From the left menu, select **Help** → **Resource Health**. :::image type="content" source="media/resource-health/resource-health-left-nav.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing where to find Resource Health for the AVS private cloud." lightbox="media/resource-health/resource-health-left-nav.png"::: 1. Click **Add resource health alert**. :::image type="content" source="media/resource-health/resource-health-create-alert.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing add resource health alert button." lightbox="media/resource-health/resource-health-create-alert.png"::: ### Define the alert condition * On the **Conditions** pane, select values for each of these fields: | Field | Description | |------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | **Event status** | Select **Updated** as the event status | | **Current resource status** | Select the current resource status. Values are **Available**, **Degraded**, and **Unavailable**. | | **Previous resource status** | (Optional) Select the previous resource status. Values are **Available**, **Degraded**, **Unavailable**, and **Unknown**.| | **Reason type** | Select the causes of the resource health events. Values are **Platform Initiated**, **Unknown**, and **User Initiated**. | :::image type="content" source="media/resource-health/resource-health-condition.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing condition tabs while creating alerts using Resource Health for the AVS private cloud." lightbox="media/resource-health/resource-health-condition.png"::: ### Configure actions 1. Switch to the **Actions** tab and choose **Use action groups**. 1. Pick an existing action group or click **Create action group** to: - Specify the subscription and resource group - For **Region**, choose **Global**. Resource Health alerts can only be located in the Global region (which is the default). - Provide an **Action group name** and **Display name** :::image type="content" source="media/resource-health/resource-health-new-action-group.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing new action group creation wizard with basics tab." lightbox="media/resource-health/resource-health-new-action-group.png"::: - Under **Notification type**, select channels (Email, SMS, Push, Voice) and add stakeholder contacts :::image type="content" source="media/resource-health/resource-health-action-group-notifications.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing new action group creation wizard with notifications tab." lightbox="media/resource-health/resource-health-action-group-notifications.png"::: - Under **Review + create**, review the details and click on **Create** ### Review and create 1. On the **Details** tab, fill in: - **Alert rule name** - Subscription and resource group for the rule - Ensure **Enable alert rule upon creation** is checked :::image type="content" source="media/resource-health/resource-health-action-group-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing new action group creation wizard with details tab." lightbox="media/resource-health/resource-health-action-group-details.png"::: 1. Click **Review + create**, then **Create**. :::image type="content" source="media/resource-health/resource-health-alert-review-create.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing new alert rule creation wizard with review-create tab." lightbox="media/resource-health/resource-health-alert-review-create.png"::: ## Manage alert rules - **View triggered alerts**: search for your alert rule name and select the **History** tab. You can click on any of the triggered alerts to know about it. :::image type="content" source="media/resource-health/alert-rule-history.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing an alert rule history." lightbox="media/resource-health/alert-rule-history.png"::: - **Edit an existing rule**: open its **Overview** page and click **Edit**. ## Next steps - [Manage your alerts](/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-manage-alert-instances) - Learn more about the [ITSM Connector](/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsmc-overview)