
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now integrates with AWS User Notifications to alert users when OCU capacity usage approaches or reaches configured limits, eliminating the need for constant manual monitoring.


<div><p>This article explains how to monitor Amazon OpenSearch Serverless capacity usage using AWS User Notifications to receive alerts when OCU (OpenSearch Compute Units) thresholds are breached.</p><ul><li>OpenSearch Serverless now integrates with AWS User Notifications for capacity monitoring</li><li>Notifications trigger at 75% OCU utilization (approaching limit) and 100% (reached limit)</li><li>Eliminates need for constant manual monitoring of resource usage metrics</li><li>Supports multiple delivery channels: email, AWS Chatbot, mobile app push notifications</li><li>Notifications can be batched to arrive within 5-minute intervals</li><li>Setup requires configuring notification hub and creating event rules in AWS console</li><li>Customers can adjust maximum OCU capacity limits via console or AWS CLI when notified</li></ul><p>AWS User Notifications provides a centralized way to monitor OpenSearch Serverless capacity across multiple collections and regions with flexible delivery options.</p></div>


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