Alibaba Cloud IPv6 Gateway Monitoring Integration
Site24x7 offers built-in monitoring for Alibaba Cloud IPv6 Gateway, giving you real-time insights into traffic rates, packet flow, and drop statistics. With granular visibility across IPv6 gateways and addresses, you can ensure smooth internet connectivity, troubleshoot anomalies, and optimize performance. When you integrate your Alibaba Cloud account with Site24x7, all associated IPv6 Gateway resources are auto-discovered and monitored continuously.
Use cases
- Traffic monitoring: Track inbound and outbound bandwidth usage across gateways and addresses.
- Packet flow visibility: Measure incoming and outgoing packet counts to detect traffic surges or irregularities.
- Drop detection: Identify packet drops and rate-limiting effects for improved reliability.
- Capacity planning: Forecast IPv6 Gateway traffic growth to optimize infrastructure and bandwidth allocation.
Setup and configuration
- Log in to your Site24x7 account and navigate to Cloud > Alibaba Cloud > Add Monitor.
- In the Edit Alibaba Cloud Monitor page, select IPv6 Gateway from the Service Types list.
- Once added, go to Cloud > Alibaba > IPv6 Gateway to view dashboards and performance metrics.
Supported metrics
Bandwidth & Rate Usage
| Metric name | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| IPv6 Gateway Rate In From Internet | The inbound traffic rate from the internet to the IPv6 gateway. | Bits/second |
| IPv6 Gateway Rate Out To Internet | The outbound traffic rate from the IPv6 gateway to the internet. | Bits/second |
| IPv6 Gateway Rate Percentage In From Internet | The percentage of inbound internet traffic rate at the IPv6 gateway. | Percentage |
| IPv6 Gateway Rate Percentage Out To Internet | The percentage of outbound internet traffic rate at the IPv6 gateway. | Percentage |
| IPv6 Address Rate In From Internet | The inbound traffic rate from the internet to the IPv6 address. | Bits/second |
| IPv6 Address Rate Out To Internet | The outbound traffic rate from the IPv6 address to the internet. | Bits/second |
| IPv6 Address Rate Percentage In From Internet | The percentage of inbound internet traffic rate at the IPv6 address. | Percentage |
| IPv6 Address Rate Percentage Out To Internet | The percentage of outbound internet traffic rate at the IPv6 address. | Percentage |
Packet Counts
| Metric name | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| IPv6 Gateway Packets In From Internet | The number of packets received from the internet by the IPv6 gateway. | Count |
| IPv6 Gateway Packets Out To Internet | The number of packets sent to the internet from the IPv6 gateway. | Count |
| IPv6 Address Packets In From Internet | The number of packets received from the internet by the IPv6 address. | Count |
| IPv6 Address Packets Out To Internet | The number of packets sent to the internet from the IPv6 address. | Count |
Drops & Rate Limits
| Metric name | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| IPv6 Gateway Rate Drop In From Internet | The number of inbound packets dropped at the IPv6 gateway due to rate issues. | Count |
| IPv6 Gateway Rate Drop Out From Internet | The number of outbound packets dropped at the IPv6 gateway due to rate issues. | Count |
| IPv6 Gateway Rate Limited Packets Drop In From Internet | The number of inbound packets dropped at the IPv6 gateway due to rate limiting. | Count |
| IPv6 Gateway Rate Limited Packets Drop Out To Internet | The number of outbound packets dropped at the IPv6 gateway due to rate limiting. | Count |
| IPv6 Address Rate Drop In From Internet | The number of inbound packets dropped at the IPv6 address due to rate issues. | Count |
| IPv6 Address Rate Drop Out From Internet | The number of outbound packets dropped at the IPv6 address due to rate issues. | Count |
| IPv6 Address Rate Limited Packets Drop In From Internet | The number of inbound packets dropped at the IPv6 address due to rate limiting. | Count |
| IPv6 Address Rate Limited Packets Drop Out To Internet | The number of outbound packets dropped at the IPv6 address due to rate limiting. | Count |
Threshold configuration
- Go to Admin > Configuration Profiles > Threshold and Availability.
- Create or edit a threshold profile for IPv6 Gateway.
- Assign the profile to the respective monitors to trigger alerts.
IT automation
Site24x7's IT Automation tools help with automatically resolving performance degradation issues. When a breach occurs, the alarm engine continuously examines the system events for which thresholds have been defined and performs the mapped automation.
- Go to Admin > IT Automation Templates.
- Create a new automation rule.
- Map the rule to the monitor for proactive resolution.
How to configure IT Automation for a monitor
Configuration rules
With Site24x7's Configuration Rules, you can set parameters like Threshold Profile, Notification Profile, Tags, and Monitor Group for multiple monitors and automate the configuration settings of your monitoring resources. Automatically assign these settings when new IPv6 Gateway monitors are added.
How to add a Configuration Rule