AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup MetricsCollection - Amazon CloudFormation
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AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup MetricsCollection

MetricsCollection is a property of the AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup resource that describes the group metrics that an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group sends to Amazon CloudWatch. These metrics describe the group rather than any of its instances.

For more information, see Monitor CloudWatch metrics for your Auto Scaling groups and instances in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide. You can find a sample template snippet in the Examples section of the AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup resource.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your Amazon CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{ "Granularity" : String, "Metrics" : [ String, ... ] }

YAML

Granularity: String Metrics: - String

Properties

Granularity

The frequency at which Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling sends aggregated data to CloudWatch. The only valid value is 1Minute.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Update requires: No interruption

Metrics

Identifies the metrics to enable.

You can specify one or more of the following metrics:

  • GroupMinSize

  • GroupMaxSize

  • GroupDesiredCapacity

  • GroupInServiceInstances

  • GroupPendingInstances

  • GroupStandbyInstances

  • GroupTerminatingInstances

  • GroupTotalInstances

  • GroupInServiceCapacity

  • GroupPendingCapacity

  • GroupStandbyCapacity

  • GroupTerminatingCapacity

  • GroupTotalCapacity

  • WarmPoolDesiredCapacity

  • WarmPoolWarmedCapacity

  • WarmPoolPendingCapacity

  • WarmPoolTerminatingCapacity

  • WarmPoolTotalCapacity

  • GroupAndWarmPoolDesiredCapacity

  • GroupAndWarmPoolTotalCapacity

If you specify Granularity and don't specify any metrics, all metrics are enabled.

For more information, see Auto Scaling group metrics in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide.

Required: No

Type: Array of String

Update requires: No interruption