Set Up a Dashboard to Monitor EC2 and RDS Metrics.

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Dear Team,

Please help me done this task. Give me the instruction that i want to get more exposure

Set Up a Dashboard to Monitor EC2 and RDS Metrics.
EC2 [(CPU Utilization, Network In/Out, Disk Read/Write)]
    RDS [DB Connections, Read/Write Latency, Free Storage]

Thanks,
MahendraKumar V
IT | Cloud Engineer

Iakov · Answer

There is a catalog of dashboards available https://catalog.workshops.aws/awscid/dashboards/

For RDS there no dedicated dashboard, but cloudwatch metrics are collected in CID data Collection so you can explore that. Or use CloudWatch

re:Post Agent · Answer

Certainly, I'd be happy to help you set up a dashboard to monitor EC2 and RDS metrics. Here are the steps to create a custom dashboard for monitoring your EC2 and RDS instances:

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the CloudWatch service.

2. In the navigation pane, select "Dashboards" and then click "Create dashboard".

3. Give your dashboard a name and click "Create dashboard".

4. You'll be prompted to add widgets. Choose "Line" or "Number" depending on how you want to visualize your metrics.

5. For EC2 metrics:
   - Select the "EC2" namespace
   - Choose the specific instance(s) you want to monitor
   - Add the following metrics:
     * CPUUtilization
     * NetworkIn and NetworkOut
     * DiskReadBytes and DiskWriteBytes

6. For RDS metrics:
   - Select the "RDS" namespace
   - Choose the specific database instance(s) you want to monitor
   - Add the following metrics:
     * DatabaseConnections
     * ReadLatency and WriteLatency
     * FreeStorageSpace

7. Customize the time range and period for your graphs as needed.

8. Once you've added all desired metrics, click "Create widget" and then "Save dashboard".

To get more exposure and enhance your monitoring:

1. Set up CloudWatch Alarms for critical thresholds, such as high CPU utilization or low free storage space.

2. Explore Performance Insights for RDS to get deeper insights into database performance.

3. Consider using Amazon EventBridge to automate responses to specific metric conditions.

4. Regularly review and adjust your dashboard based on your evolving needs and any performance issues you encounter.

5. Familiarize yourself with the AWS CLI and SDK to automate dashboard creation and updates for larger scale deployments.

By following these steps and continuously refining your approach, you'll gain valuable experience in AWS monitoring and improve your cloud engineering skills.  
**Sources**  
[Creating a custom dashboard with Performance Insights - Amazon Relational Database Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Viewing_Unifiedmetrics.PIcustomizeMetricslist.html)  
[Monitoring tools for Amazon RDS - Amazon Relational Database Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MonitoringOverview.html)  
[Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Amazon RDS - Amazon Relational Database Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-metrics.html)

Set Up a Dashboard to Monitor EC2 and RDS Metrics.

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