Implement monitoring and set up alerts for key AWS resources to ensure proactive detection of issues.
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Amazon CloudWatch monitors your Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources and the applications you run on AWS in real time. You can use CloudWatch to collect and track metrics, which are variables you can measure for your resources and applications.
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The CloudWatch home page automatically displays metrics about every AWS service you use. You can additionally create custom dashboards to display metrics about your custom applications, and display custom collections of metrics that you choose.
Configuration of AWS CloudWatch alarms that monitor critical metrics (e.g.,CPU utilization, memory usage) for each resource.-
Configuring AWS CloudWatch alarms to monitor critical metrics like CPU utilization and memory usage for each resource (e.g., EC2 instances, RDS databases) is crucial for ensuring the health and performance of your AWS infrastructure. Here's a detailed explanation of how to set up CloudWatch alarms for these metrics:
Step 1: Log in to AWS Console Step 2: Navigate to CloudWatch Step 3: Create an Alarm Step 4: Choose Metric Step 5: Select Resource Step 6: Select Metric and Statistic Step 7: Define Conditions Step 8: Set Actions Step 9: Name and Describe Alarm Step 10: Create the Alarm For Your Reference
2: Integration of AWS SNS (Simple Notification Service) for sending alerts to specific email addresses or Slack channels when alarms are triggered.
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3. Creation of custom CloudWatch dashboards to visualize resource performance and status, aiding in troubleshooting and analysis.
WHEN WE GIVE STRESS TEST ...THE CPU UITILIZATION WILL INCREASE..
