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AWS Outposts racks now support new Amazon CloudWatch metrics

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AWS has announced two new Amazon CloudWatch metrics for AWS Outposts racks to improve network visibility and monitoring:

  • VifConnectionStatus: Indicates if a Virtual Interface (VIF) is operational (1) or not (0)
  • VifBgpSessionState: Shows the current state of the BGP session between Outposts VIF and on-premises devices
  • Metrics help monitor Outposts rack connectivity without external networking tools
  • Available in all commercial AWS Regions with Outposts racks
  • Enables setting alarms and troubleshooting network connectivity issues

These new metrics provide enhanced network observability for AWS Outposts racks, allowing easier monitoring and management of network connections.



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