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[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/download-cloudwatch-agent-commandline.html How to guide] | [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/download-cloudwatch-agent-commandline.html How to guide] | ||
= | =Installing= | ||
wget https://amazoncloudwatch-agent.s3.amazonaws.com/ubuntu/amd64/latest/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb | wget https://amazoncloudwatch-agent.s3.amazonaws.com/ubuntu/amd64/latest/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb | ||
chmod 777 amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb | chmod 777 amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb | ||
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sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard | sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard | ||
Answer questions | Answer questions | ||
* Make sure you select root as the user | |||
* dont save the configuration online | |||
=Start the agent= | =Start the agent= | ||
Linux will save the configuration information here: | |||
/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json | |||
Run the command | Run the command | ||
sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -a fetch-config -m ec2 -s -c file:/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/ | sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -a fetch-config -m ec2 -s -c file:/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json | ||
Example: | Example: | ||
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Configuration validation second phase succeeded | Configuration validation second phase succeeded | ||
Configuration validation succeeded | Configuration validation succeeded | ||
=Check Status= | |||
sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -m ec2 -a status | |||
You shoud see... | |||
{ | |||
"status": "running", | |||
"starttime": "2024-07-17T17:15:14+00:00", | |||
"configstatus": "configured", | |||
"version": "1.300041.0b681" | |||
} | |||
= Adding Metrics = | |||
* Metrics are under CW Agent in CloudWatch | |||
= Removing = | |||
[[Removing the CloudWatch Agent]] | |||
= References = | |||
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQgXW5quNk | |||
https://pushkar-sre.medium.com/detailed-guide-installing-and-configuring-aws-cloudwatch-agent-on-ec2-instances-462ddf67a3dc | |||
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/troubleshooting-CloudWatch-Agent.html | |||
Latest revision as of 17:57, 16 May 2025
Installing
wget https://amazoncloudwatch-agent.s3.amazonaws.com/ubuntu/amd64/latest/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb chmod 777 amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb sudo dpkg -i -E amazon-cloudwatch-agent.deb
Create IAM Role
- Sign in to the IAM console
- Select Roles, Create Role
- Select AWS Service
- Select EC2 common use case
- Select Next
- Find CloudWatchAgentServerPolicy
- Click checkbox next to CloudWatchAgentServerPolicy
- Click Next
- Provide a Role Name
- Click Create Role
- Link IAM role to instance.
- Select Insane > Actions > Security > Modify IAM Role
- Add created IAM Role
Create an Access key
Create an access key for a server admin Save the key
Configure the agent
sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard
Answer questions
- Make sure you select root as the user
- dont save the configuration online
Start the agent
Linux will save the configuration information here: /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json
Run the command
sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -a fetch-config -m ec2 -s -c file:/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json
Example:
ubuntu@ip-10-0-0-4:/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc$ sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -a fetch-config -m ec2 -s -c file:/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/env-config.json ****** processing amazon-cloudwatch-agent ****** I! Trying to detect region from ec2 D! [EC2] Found active network interface I! imds retry client will retry 1 timesSuccessfully fetched the config and saved in /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.d/file_env-config.json.tmp Start configuration validation... 2024/07/17 14:02:24 Reading json config file path: /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.d/file_env-config.json.tmp ... 2024/07/17 14:02:24 I! Valid Json input schema. 2024/07/17 14:02:24 Configuration validation first phase succeeded I! Detecting run_as_user... I! Trying to detect region from ec2 D! [EC2] Found active network interface I! imds retry client will retry 1 times /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent -schematest -config /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.toml Configuration validation second phase succeeded Configuration validation succeeded
Check Status
sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -m ec2 -a status
You shoud see...
{
"status": "running",
"starttime": "2024-07-17T17:15:14+00:00",
"configstatus": "configured",
"version": "1.300041.0b681"
}
Adding Metrics
- Metrics are under CW Agent in CloudWatch
Removing
References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQgXW5quNk
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/troubleshooting-CloudWatch-Agent.html
