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Amazon EC2 instance alarms

You can view and create Amazon CloudWatch alarms for your instances from the Instances screen in the Amazon EC2 console.

The following screenshot indicates the console controls, numbered 1 and 2, for viewing and creating alarms from the Instances screen.

The controls in the Instances table in the EC2 console for viewining and creating alarms. 1. View alarms 2. Plus sign symbol.

View alarms from the Instances screen

You can view each instance's alarms from the Instances screen.

To view an instance's alarm from the Instances screen

  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/ec2/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Instances.

  3. In the Instances table, for your chosen instance, choose View alarms (numbered 1 in the preceding screenshot).

  4. In the Alarm details for i-0123456789example window, choose the alarm name to view the alarm in the CloudWatch console.

Create alarms from the Instances screen

You can create an alarm for each instance from the Instances screen.

To create an alarm for an instance from the Instances screen

  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/ec2/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Instances.

  3. In the Instances table, for your chosen instance, choose the plus sign (numbered 2 in the preceding screenshot).

  4. In the Manage CloudWatch alarms screen, create your alarm. For more information, see Create a CloudWatch alarm for an instance.