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Publish Custom Metrics to CloudWatch

In this lab, you’ll create custom metrics to monitor operating system performance of an EC2 Linux instance. By the end of this lab, you’ll be able to create the script, publish the metrics to CloudWatch and monitor it by creating the alarms.

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Labs - Publish Custom Metrics to CloudWatch

Lab info

Rating (53)
Level
Beginner
Duration
45m
Released
Jun 22, 2021

Lab author

Lab Author: Parul Saxena
Parul Saxena
Parul Saxena is a professional developer, instructor, technical writer and ex-IBM consultant. Her career spans more than 10 years. She has designed and delivered enterprise-grade middleware solutions using IBM Enterprise Service Bus, Datapower and WebSphere to high profile retail and banking enterprises across the world. She has designed and implemented DevOps processes using AWS DevOps for consulting engagements in IBM Global Services. In addition, she has also written support workbooks and des... moreigned e-learning courses for multiple SaaS products.
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Challenge

Create a Script Containing the Custom Metrics Parameters

In this challenge, you will create a Linux script containing the custom metrics parameters which you want to publish to CloudWatch.

Challenge

Publish the Custom Metrics to Cloudwatch

In this challenge, you will publish the parameters defined in the Linux script to CloudWatch.

Challenge

Create a Dashboard Using EC2 Metrics

In this challenge, you will create a dashboard based on the custom metrics to monitor the system.

Challenge

Create Alarms Based on the Metrics Data

In this challenge, you will create alarms based on the custom metric data to monitor the system.

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Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!

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  • AWS CLI
  • Knowledge of creating the Linux script.

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