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= Welcome to the AWS CloudWatch Agent Configuration Manager =
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On which OS are you planning to use the agent?
1. linux
2. windows
default choice: [1]:
1
Trying to fetch the default region based on ec2 metadata...
Are you using EC2 or On-Premises hosts?
1. EC2
2. On-Premises
default choice: [1]:
1
Do you want to monitor any host metrics? e.g. CPU, memory, etc.
1. yes
2. no
default choice: [1]:
1
Do you want to monitor cpu metrics per core? Additional CloudWatch charges may apply.
1. yes
2. no
default choice: [1]:
2
Do you want to add ec2 dimensions (ImageId, InstanceId, InstanceType, AutoScalingGroupName) into all of your metrics if the info is available?
1. yes
2. no
default choice: [1]:
2
Would you like to collect your metrics at high resolution (sub-minute resolution)? This enables sub-minute resolution for all metrics, but you can customize for specific metrics in the output json file.
1. 1s
2. 10s
3. 30s
4. 60s
default choice: [4]:
4
Which default metrics config do you want?
1. Basic
2. Standard
3. Advanced
4. None
default choice: [1]:
2
Current config as follows:
{
	"metrics": {
		"metrics_collected": {
			"cpu": {
				"measurement": [
					"cpu_usage_idle",
					"cpu_usage_iowait",
					"cpu_usage_user",
					"cpu_usage_system"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60,
				"totalcpu": false
			},
			"disk": {
				"measurement": [
					"used_percent",
					"inodes_free"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60,
				"resources": [
					"*"
				]
			},
			"diskio": {
				"measurement": [
					"io_time"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60,
				"resources": [
					"*"
				]
			},
			"mem": {
				"measurement": [
					"mem_used_percent"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60
			},
			"swap": {
				"measurement": [
					"swap_used_percent"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60
			}
		}
	}
}
Are you satisfied with the above config? Note: it can be manually customized after the wizard completes to add additional items.
1. yes
2. no
default choice: [1]:
1
Do you have any existing CloudWatch Log Agent (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/AgentReference.html) configuration file to import for migration?
1. yes
2. no
default choice: [2]:
2
Do you want to monitor any log files?
1. yes
2. no
default choice: [1]:
2
Saved config file to /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json successfully.
Current config as follows:
{
	"metrics": {
		"metrics_collected": {
			"cpu": {
				"measurement": [
					"cpu_usage_idle",
					"cpu_usage_iowait",
					"cpu_usage_user",
					"cpu_usage_system"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60,
				"totalcpu": false
			},
			"disk": {
				"measurement": [
					"used_percent",
					"inodes_free"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60,
				"resources": [
					"*"
				]
			},
			"diskio": {
				"measurement": [
					"io_time"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60,
				"resources": [
					"*"
				]
			},
			"mem": {
				"measurement": [
					"mem_used_percent"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60
			},
			"swap": {
				"measurement": [
					"swap_used_percent"
				],
				"metrics_collection_interval": 60
			}
		}
	}
}
Please check the above content of the config.
The config file is also located at /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json.
Edit it manually if needed.
Do you want to store the config in the SSM parameter store?
1. yes
2. no
default choice: [1]:
2
Program exits now.