Working with CloudWatch Console

AWS CloudWatch tool is used for monitoring applications. Using CloudWatch, you can monitor and store the metrics and logs for analyzing the resources and applications.

CloudWatch allows you to collect metrics and track them in real-time. Using this service you can configure alarms for the metrics. CloudWatch provides visibility into the various aspects of your services including the operational health of your device, performance of the applications, and resource utilization.

For more information about AWS CloudWatch, refer to the following link:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/WhatIsCloudWatch.html

CloudWatch logs help you to monitor a cumulative list of all the logs from different applications on a single dashboard. This provides a central point to view and search the logs which are displayed in the order of the time when they were generated. Using CloudWatch you can store and access your log files from various sources. CloudWatch allows you to query your log data, monitor the logs which are originating from the instances and events, and retain and archive the logs.

For more information about CloudWatch logs, refer to the following link:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/WhatIsCloudWatchLogs.html

Prerequisites

For using AWS CloudWatch console, ensure that the IAM role or IAM user that you want to integrate with the appliance must have CloudWatchAgentServerPolicy policy assigned to it.

For more information about using the policies with the IAM Role or IAM User, refer to the following link:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/create-iam-roles-for-cloudwatch-agent.html

Last modified February 7, 2025