What Is Metrics in Cloudwatch

Metrics. Metrics are the fundamental concept in CloudWatch. A metric represents a time-ordered set of data points that are published to CloudWatch. Think of a metric as a variable to monitor, and the data points as representing the values of that variable over time.

How do you use CloudWatch metrics?

1. In the navigation pane, choose Metrics.
2. Choose the EC2 metric namespace.
3. Select a metric dimension (for example, Per-Instance Metrics).
4. To sort the metrics, use the column heading. To graph a metric, select the check box next to the metric.

How do you make metrics in CloudWatch?

1. Produce your application monitoring script and custom metric. …
2. Upload your monitoring script. …
3. Publish your custom metric to CloudWatch (the first time you publish a data point for a new custom metric, it is created), see Publish Custom Metrics.