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title: "Step 3. Specify Alarm Rules"
description: "On the Rules tab of the Alarm Settings window, specify rules for triggering the alarm. You can add up to 8 rules of different type and link them to each other."
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dateModified: "2026-10-23"
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# Step 3. Specify Alarm Rules

On the **Rules** tab of the **Alarm Settings** window, specify rules for triggering the alarm. You can add up to 8 rules of different type and link them to each other.

## In This section

- [Adding State-Based Rules](alarm_rules_state.md)
- [Adding Event-Based Rules](alarm_rules_events.md)
- [Adding Rules Based on Existing Alarms](alarm_rules_existing.md)
- [Adding Rules Based on Resource Usage Counters](alarm_rules_performance.md)
- [Linking Rules](alarm_rules_link.md)
- [Removing Rules](alarm_rules_remove.md)