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Monitoring Windows services with Amazon CloudWatch

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This article discusses how to monitor Windows services on Amazon EC2 instances using Amazon CloudWatch and the CloudWatch Agent's procstat plugin. It covers configuring the CloudWatch Agent, using procstat to collect metrics for specific Windows services, creating a CloudWatch dashboard to visualize the metrics, and setting up CloudWatch alarms to detect issues with the services.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Prerequisites and solution overview
  • Configuring the CloudWatch Agent on a Windows EC2 instance
  • Using the procstat plugin to collect Windows service metrics
  • Creating a CloudWatch dashboard to visualize service metrics and logs
  • Setting up a CloudWatch alarm to detect service issues
  • Cleanup steps to remove the resources created
  • Conclusion highlighting the benefits of monitoring Windows services with CloudWatch
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