Once you’ve integrated with AWS CloudWatch, you have access to metrics from AWS EC2, a cloud-computing platform that enables running and scaling applications virtually.
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The following table shows the EC2 metrics ingested by Cloud Observability.
| Metric Name | Metric Data Type | Unit | Description |
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| aws.ec2.cpu_credit_balance_count | cumulative | count | Amount of CPU credit available in an account at a given moment per instance |
| aws.ec2.cpu_credit_balance_max | gauge | count | Maximum amount of earned CPU credits |
| aws.ec2.cpu_credit_balance_min | gauge | count | Minimum amount of earned CPU credits |
| aws.ec2.cpu_credit_balance_sum | cumulative | count | Total amount of CPU Credit in the account’s CPU Credit Balance |
| aws.ec2.cpu_credit_usage_count | cumulative | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Amount of CPU credits spent by the instance for CPU utilization |
| aws.ec2.cpu_credit_usage_max | gauge | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Maximum amount of CPU credits spent by the instance for CPU utilization |
| aws.ec2.cpu_credit_usage_min | gauge | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Minimum amount of CPU credits spent by the instance for CPU utilization |
| aws.ec2.cpu_credit_usage_sum | cumulative | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Total amount of CPU credits spent by the instance for CPU utilization |
| aws.ec2.cpu_surplus_credit_balance_count | cumulative | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Amount of surplus credits that have been spent by an unlimited instance when its CPUCreditBalance value is zero.
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| aws.ec2.cpu_surplus_credit_balance_max | gauge | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Maximum amount of surplus credits that have been spent by an unlimited instance when its CPUCreditBalance value is zero.
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| aws.ec2.cpu_surplus_credit_balance_min | gauge | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Minimum amount of surplus credits that have been spent by an unlimited instance when its CPUCreditBalance value is zero.
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| aws.ec2.cpu_surplus_credit_balance_sum | cumulative | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Total amount of surplus credits that have been spent by an unlimited instance when its CPUCreditBalance value is zero.
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| aws.ec2.cpu_surplus_credits_charged_count | cumulative | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Amount of spent surplus credits that are not paid down by earned CPU credits |
| aws.ec2.cpu_surplus_credits_charged_max | gauge | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Maximum amount of spent surplus credits that are not paid down by earned CPU credits |
| aws.ec2.cpu_surplus_credits_charged_min | gauge | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Minimum amount of spent surplus credits that are not paid down by earned CPU credits |
| aws.ec2.cpu_surplus_credits_charged_sum | cumulative | Credits (vCPU-minutes) | Total amount of spent surplus credits that are not paid down by earned CPU credits |
| aws.ec2.cpu_utilization_count | cumulative | percent | Percentage of allocated processing power on an instance to run the application |
| aws.ec2.cpu_utilization_max | gauge | percent | Maximum percentage of allocated processing power on an instance to run the application |
| aws.ec2.cpu_utilization_min | gauge | percent | Minimum percentage of allocated processing power on an instance to run the application |
| aws.ec2.cpu_utilization_sum | cumulative | percent | Total percentage of allocated processing power on an instance to run the application |
| aws.ec2.ebs_byte_balance_count | cumulative | percent | Amount of throughput credits remaining in the burst bucket of an RDS database |
| aws.ec2.ebs_byte_balance_max | gauge | percent | Maximum amount of throughput credits remaining in the burst bucket of an RDS database |
| aws.ec2.ebs_byte_balance_min | gauge | percent | Minimum amount of throughput credits remaining in the burst bucket of an RDS database |
| aws.ec2.ebs_byte_balance_sum | cumulative | percent | Total amount of throughput credits remaining in the burst bucket of an RDS database |
| aws.ec2.ebs_read_bytes_count | cumulative | bytes | Amount read from all EBS volumes on an instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_read_bytes_max | gauge | bytes | Maximum amount read from all EBS volumes on an instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_read_bytes_min | gauge | bytes | Minimum amount read from all EBS volumes on an instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_read_bytes_sum | cumulative | bytes | Total amount read from all EBS volumes on an instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_read_ops_count | cumulative | count | Amount of completed read operations from all Amazon EBS volumes on the instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_read_ops_max | cumulative | count | Maximum amount of completed read operations from all Amazon EBS volumes on the instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_read_ops_min | gauge | count | Minimum amount of completed read operations from all Amazon EBS volumes on the instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_read_ops_sum | cumulative | count | Total amount of completed read operations from all Amazon EBS volumes on the instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_write_bytes_count | cumulative | bytes | Amount written to all EBS volumes on an instance within a specified period of time |
| aws.ec2.ebs_write_bytes_max | gauge | bytes | Maximum amount written to all EBS volumes on an instance within a specified period of time |
| aws.ec2.ebs_write_bytes_min | gauge | bytes | Minimum amount written to all EBS volumes on an instance within a specified period of time |
| aws.ec2.ebs_write_bytes_sum | cumulative | bytes | Total amount written to all EBS volumes on an instance within a specified period of time |
| aws.ec2.ebs_write_ops_count | cumulative | rate | Amount of completed write operations from all Amazon EBS volumes on the instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_write_ops_max | gauge | rate | Maximum amount of completed write operations from all Amazon EBS volumes on the instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_write_ops_min | gauge | rate | Minimum amount of completed write operations from all Amazon EBS volumes on the instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebs_write_ops_sum | cumulative | rate | Total amount of completed write operations from all Amazon EBS volumes on the instance within a specified period of time. |
| aws.ec2.ebsio_balance_count | cumulative | percent | Amount of I/O credits remaining in the burst bucket of an RDS database. |
| aws.ec2.ebsio_balance_max | gauge | percent | Maximum amount of I/O credits remaining in the burst bucket of an RDS database. |
| aws.ec2.ebsio_balance_min | gauge | percent | Minimum amount of I/O credits remaining in the burst bucket of an RDS database. |
| aws.ec2.ebsio_balance_sum | cumulative | percent | Total amount of I/O credits remaining in the burst bucket of an RDS database |
| aws.ec2.metadata_no_token_count | cumulative | count | Times the metadata service was successfully accessed without using a token |
| aws.ec2.metadata_no_token_max | gauge | count | Maximum number of times the metadata service was successfully accessed without using a token |
| aws.ec2.metadata_no_token_min | gauge | count | Minimum number of times the metadata service was successfully accessed without using a token |
| aws.ec2.metadata_no_token_sum | cumulative | count | Total number of times the metadata service was successfully accessed without using a token |
| aws.ec2.network_in_count | cumulative | bytes | Amount of incoming network traffic received by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_in_max | gauge | bytes | Maximum amount of incoming network traffic received by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_in_min | gauge | bytes | Minimum amount of incoming network traffic received by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_in_sum | cumulative | bytes | Total amount of incoming network traffic received by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_out_count | cumulative | bytes | Amount of outgoing network traffic sent by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_out_max | gauge | bytes | Maximum amount of outgoing network traffic sent by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_out_min | gauge | bytes | Minimum amount of outgoing network traffic sent by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_out_sum | cumulative | bytes | Total amount of outgoing network traffic sent by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_packets_in_count | cumulative | count | Amount of incoming traffic based on the number of packets received by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_packets_in_max | gauge | count | Maximum amount of incoming traffic based on the number of packets received by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_packets_in_min | gauge | count | Minimum amount of incoming traffic based on the number of packets received by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_packets_in_sum | cumulative | count | Total amount of incoming traffic based on the number of packets received by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_packets_out_count | cumulative | count | Amount of outgoing traffic based on the number of packets sent by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_packets_out_max | gauge | count | Maximum amount of outgoing traffic based on the number of packets sent by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_packets_out_min | gauge | count | Minimum amount of outgoing traffic based on the number of packets sent by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.network_packets_out_sum | cumulative | count | Total amount of outgoing traffic based on the number of packets sent by a single instance on all network interfaces |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_count | cumulative | count | Amount of reports on whether the instance has passed both the instance status check and the system status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_instance_count | cumulative | count | Amount of reports on whether the instance has passed the instance status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_instance_max | gauge | count | Maximum number of reports on whether the instance has passed the instance status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_instance_min | gauge | count | Minimum number of reports on whether the instance has passed the instance status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_instance_sum | cumulative | count | Total number of reports on whether the instance has passed the instance status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_max | gauge | count | Maximum number of reports on whether the instance has passed both the instance status check and the system status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_min | gauge | count | Minimum number of reports on whether the instance has passed both the instance status check and the system status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_sum | cumulative | count | Total number of reports on whether the instance has passed both the instance status check and the system status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_system_count | cumulative | count | Amount of reports on whether the instance has passed the system status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_system_max | gauge | count | Maximum number of reports on whether the instance has passed the system status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_system_min | gauge | count | Minimum number of reports on whether the instance has passed the system status check in the previous minute. |
| aws.ec2.status_check_failed_system_sum | cumulative | count | Total number of reports on whether the instance has passed the system status check in the previous minute. |
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Updated Dec 1, 2022