Alibaba Cloud NLB

Collect monitoring data from Alibaba Cloud Network Load Balancer (NLB)

Configuration¶

Install Func¶

It is recommended to subscribe to the TrueWatch Integration - Extensions - DataFlux Func (Automata)

For self-deploying Func, refer to Self-deploying Func

Enable Script¶

Note: Please prepare the Alibaba Cloud AK that meets the requirements in advance (for simplicity, you can directly grant the global read-only permission ReadOnlyAccess)

Enable Script on DataFlux Func (Automata)¶

1. Log in to the TrueWatch console.
2. Click the [Integration] menu, select [Cloud Account Management].
3. Click [Add Cloud Account], select [Alibaba Cloud], and fill in the required information on the interface. If you have already configured cloud account information before, ignore this step.
4. Click [Test]. After the test is successful, click [Save]. If the test fails, please check whether the relevant configuration information is correct and test again.
5. Click [Cloud Account Management]. You can see the added cloud account in the list. Click the corresponding cloud account to enter the details page.
6. Click the [Integration] button on the cloud account details page. Under the Not Installed list, find Alibaba Cloud NLB, click the [Install] button, and install it in the pop-up installation interface.

Enable Script Manually¶

1. Log in to the Func console, click [Script Market], enter the TrueWatch Script Market, and search for: integration_alibabacloud_nlb.

2. Click [Install], then enter the corresponding parameters: Alibaba Cloud AK ID, AK Secret, and account name.

3. Click [Deploy Startup Script]. The system will automatically create the Startup script set and automatically configure the corresponding startup script.

4. After enabling, you can see the corresponding automatic trigger configuration in "Management / Automatic Trigger Configuration". Click [Execute] to execute it immediately once without waiting for the scheduled time. Wait a moment, and you can view the execution task records and corresponding logs.

Verification¶

1. In "Management / Automatic Trigger Configuration", confirm whether the corresponding task has the corresponding automatic trigger configuration. At the same time, you can check the corresponding task records and logs to see if there are any exceptions.
2. In TrueWatch, check in "Infrastructure / Custom" to see if there is asset information.
3. In TrueWatch, check in "Metrics" to see if there is corresponding monitoring data.

Metrics¶

Network Load Balancer (NLB) metrics are under the aliyun_acs_nlb Measurement. Below are the metric details.

Object¶

The data structure of the collected Alibaba Cloud Network Load Balancer (NLB) object can be seen in "Infrastructure - Custom".

{
  "measurement": "aliyun_nlb",
  "tags": {
    "RegionId"                 : "cn-shenzhen",
    "ResourceGroupId"          : "xxxx3qbgfd23-asxab123",
    "LoadBalancerId"           : "xxxx3qbgfd23xxxxxxxxx",
    "LoadBalancerName"         : "test-zppp",
    "DNSName"                  : "xxxxxxxxx"
  },
  "fields": {
    "LoadBalancerStatus"               : "Active",
    "LoadBalancerBussinessStatus"      : "Active",
    "VpcId"                            : "xxxx3qbgfd23-asxab123",
    "CreateTime"                       : "2025-10-18T014:49:05Z",
    "ZoneMappings"                     : "{}",
    "SecurityGroupIds"                 : "2025-10-18T014:49:05Z",
    "LoadBalancerBillingConfig"        : "2025-10-18T014:49:05Z",
    "AddressIpVersion"                 : "x.x.x",
    "AddressType"                      : "internet",
    "Tags"                             : "{[json data]}"
  }
}

Note: The fields in tags and fields may change with subsequent updates.