How to resolve Sprinto check for monitoring AWS ECS CPU utilization
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Sprinto Check: AWS ECS CPU utilization should be monitored
When you integrate your AWS account with Sprinto, the platform automatically fetches the list of services linked to your AWS account. If you use AWS ECS and haven't configured a monitoring alert for the CPUUtilization metric, Sprinto initiates this check for all ECS clusters and services under your account.
Note: At this time, our platform does not support AWS CloudWatch Composite Alarms or Math-Based Alarms.
This means you cannot create alarms that:
Combine multiple alarms using logical conditions (e.g., ALARM1 AND ALARM2)
Use metric math expressions (e.g., calculating averages or deltas across metrics)
Purpose
Monitoring CPU utilization in your AWS ECS environment, specifically focusing on the CPUUtilization metric, is vital for ensuring optimal performance and effective resource allocation. Sprinto promptly sends notifications if CPU utilization exceeds the defined threshold, empowering you to take proactive measures to maintain optimal performance.
How to Resolve
To address this check, follow these steps to create an AWS CloudWatch alert for monitoring AWS ECS CPU utilization.
Before you Begin
Ensure you have "Admin" access on the AWS account to create alerts.
Confirm the existence of AWS ECS clusters and services on your AWS account for which you want to set up alerts.
Log in to Sprinto as an administrator.
Create Monitoring Alert
Log in to your AWS console using your credentials.
Navigate to the CloudWatch web service.
Go to Alarms > In Alarm, and click Create Alarm.
Click Select Metric.
On the Select Metric page, choose the AWS/ECS namespace and select the metric CPUUtilization.
Specify the metric and conditions to define the alert trigger point, then click Next.
On the Configure Action page:
Create New Topic: Enter the topic name and email address for alert notifications.
Add Notification: Select the created SNS topic and click Add Notification.
Enter a name and description for the created alert, then click Next.
Preview your created alarm, and if necessary, edit any parameters before clicking Create Alarm.
Once the monitoring alert is set up on CloudWatch for AWS ECS CPU utilization, Sprinto retrieves the changes, and the Sprinto check status is marked as "Passing."
For additional assistance with the Sprinto check, please reach out to Sprinto Support. We're here to help!