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    1) The document describes how to create a custom metric in AWS CloudWatch by writing a Bash script to collect system metrics and publish them to CloudWatch using the put-metric-data API call. 2) It provides instructions on setting up a cron job to run the script every minute to automatically publish the metrics. 3) Users can then view the custom metric graphs in the CloudWatch console by searching for the metric by Instance ID and name.

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    1) The document describes how to create a custom metric in AWS CloudWatch by writing a Bash script to collect system metrics and publish them to CloudWatch using the put-metric-data API call. 2) It provides instructions on setting up a cron job to run the script every minute to automatically publish the metrics. 3) Users can then view the custom metric graphs in the CloudWatch console by searching for the metric by Instance ID and name.

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    AWS Cloud Watch

    Create a custom Cloud Watch metric

    To create your custom metric:


    1. Log in to the instance through the AWS CLI.
    2. Copy the following Bash script, and then save it to your instance (for
    example, mem.sh).
    This example script shows the values that you can publish in Cloud Watch. In this
    example, we are using the put-metric-data API call to push the following values to Cloud
    Watch: the percentage of used memory, the number of total and port 80 TCP connections,
    the number of users currently logged in, and the percentage of I/O wait time.

    3. After creating the Bash script, give execute permissions to the file.

    4. Run the Bash script to check that it works.


    Push your metric to Cloud Watch

    1. Create a cron job:

    $ crontab -e

    2. Add this line to execute your script every minute:

    */1 * * * * /home/ec2-user/mem.sh

    3. Save and exit.


    When the crontab is saved, crontab: installing new crontab is displayed.
    Monitor your EC2 instance
    Find your custom metric in the CloudWatch console:
    1. Sign in to the CloudWatch console.
    2. Choose Metrics.
    3. Choose the All Metrics view.
    4. Choose Custom.
    5. Choose the dimension Instance.
    6. Select your custom metric by its InstanceId and Metric Name.
    7. View the graph of your metric.
    Other uses
    You can use this example to build your own logic to process multiple dimensions
    (memory, CPU, swap, and so on), and then push that metric data to CloudWatch.
    For example, suppose that you benchmark your application. Then, you discover that
    when the I/O wait time and percentage memory usage reach a certain threshold, the
    system stops functioning properly. To address this problem, you monitor both values
    simultaneously in a script, storing the logical AND of the values in a third variable that you
    push to CloudWatch.

    To compose an SNS message filtering graph with CloudWatch:

    1. Open the CloudWatch console.


    2. Choose Metrics, SNS, All Metrics, and Topic Metrics.
    3. Select all metrics to add to the graph, such as:
    o NumberOfMessagesPublished
    o NumberOfNotificationsDelivered
    o NumberOfNotificationsFilteredOut
    4. Choose Graphed metrics.
    5. In the Statistic column, switch from Average to Sum.
    6. Title your graph with a descriptive name, such as “SNS Message Filtering”

    The graph shows the number of messages published, delivered, and filtered out
    within the timeframe you specify (1h, 3h, 12h, 1d, 3d, 1w, or custom).
    To set alarms using the CloudWatch console:

    1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the CloudWatch console at
    https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.
    2. Choose Alarms, and then choose the Create Alarm button. This launches
    the Create Alarm wizard.
    3. Scroll through the Amazon SNS metrics to locate the metric you want to place an
    alarm on. Select the metric to create an alarm on and choose Continue.
    4. Fill in the Name, Description, Threshold, and Time values for the metric, and
    then choose Continue.
    5. Choose Alarm as the alarm state. If you want CloudWatch to send you an email
    when the alarm state is reached, either select a preexisting Amazon SNS topic or
    choose Create New Email Topic. If you choose Create New Email Topic, you
    can set the name and email addresses for a new topic. This list will be saved and
    appear in the drop-down box for future alarms. Choose Continue.
    Note:

    If you use Create New Email Topic to create a new Amazon SNS topic, the
    email addresses must be verified before they will receive notifications. Emails are
    sent only when the alarm enters an alarm state. If this alarm state change
    happens before the email addresses are verified, they will not receive a
    notification.

    6. At this point, the Create Alarm wizard gives you a chance to review the alarm
    you’re about to create. If you need to make any changes, you can use
    the Edit links on the right. Once you are satisfied, choose Create Alarm.

    Example:

    Creating a CPU Usage Alarm That Sends Email

    To create an alarm that sends email based on CPU usage

    1. Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.


    2. In the navigation pane, choose Alarms, Create Alarm.
    3. Under EC2 Metrics, choose a metric category (for example, Per-Instance
    Metrics).
    4. Select a metric as follows:
    a. Select a row with the instance and the CPUUtilization metric.
    b. For the statistic, choose Average, choose one of the predefined
    percentiles, or specify a custom percentile (for example,p95.45).
    c. Choose a period (for example, 5 minutes).
    d. Choose Next.
    5. Define the alarm as follows:

    a. Under Alarm Threshold, enter a unique name for the alarm (for
    example, myHighCpuAlarm) and a description of the alarm (for
    example, CPU usage exceeds 70 percent). Alarm names must contain
    only ASCII characters.
    b. Under Whenever, for is, choose > and enter 70. For for, enter 2. This
    specifies that the alarm is triggered if the CPU usage is above 70 percent
    for two consecutive sampling periods.
    c. Under Actions, for Whenever this alarm, choose State is ALARM.
    For Send notification to, select an existing SNS topic or create a new
    one.

    d. To create a new SNS topic, choose New list. For Send notification to, enter a
    name for the SNS topic (for example, myHighCpuAlarm), and for Email list,
    enter a comma-separated list of email addresses to be notified when the alarm
    changes to the ALARM state. Each email address is sent a topic subscription
    confirmation email. You must confirm the subscription before notifications can be
    sent.
    e. Choose Create Alarm.

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