Accessing EBS volumes recommendations and details - Amazon Compute Optimizer
Procedures
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Accessing EBS volumes recommendations and details

You can use one of the following procedures to access either the EBS volumes recommendations or the EBS volume details pages in the Amazon Console.

On the EBS volumes recommendations page you can view the recommendations for your current EBS volumes. On the EBS volume details page you can view the details of a specific volume and its recommendations.

Procedures

To access the EBS volume recommendations page

  1. Open the Compute Optimizer console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/compute-optimizer/.

  2. Choose EBS volumes in the navigation pane.

    The recommendations page lists the specifications and finding classifications of your volumes, along with the specifications of the recommended volumes. The current volumes listed are from the Amazon Region that is currently selected, in the selected account.

  3. You can perform the following actions on the recommendations page:

    • Filter recommendations by Amazon Web Services Regions, Findings, or Finding reasons. To do this, first select the Filter by one or more properties text box. Then, choose the property and a value in the drop-down list that appears.

    • Filter your recommendations by tags. To do this, select the Tag key or Tag value text box. Then, enter the key or value you want to filter your EBS volume recommendations by.

      For example, to find all recommendations that have a tag with the key of Owner and the value of TeamA, specify tag:Owner for the filter name and TeamA for the filter value.

    • View recommendations for volumes in another account. To do this, choose Account, and then select a different account ID.

      Note

      If you're signed in to a management account of an organization and trusted access with Compute Optimizer is enabled, you can view recommendations for resources in other accounts. For more information, see Accounts supported by Compute Optimizer and Trusted access for Amazon Organizations.

    • Clear the selected filters. To do this, choose Clear filters next to the filter.

    • Access the EBS volume details page for a specific volume. To do this, choose the finding classification listed next to the desired volume.

    When you're ready, use Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes to modify the configuration of your volumes. For more information, see Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

To access the EBS volume details page

  1. Open the Compute Optimizer console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/compute-optimizer/.

  2. Choose EBS volumes in the navigation pane.

  3. Choose the finding classification listed next to the volume for which you wish to view detailed information.

    The details page lists up to three optimization recommendations for the volume that you chose. It lists the specifications of your current volume, the specifications and performance risks of the recommended volumes, and utilization metric graphs.

  4. You can perform the following actions on the details page:

    • Choose a recommendation option to view the utilization comparison between your current volume and a recommended volume.

      The utilization metric graphs for your current volume are displayed at the bottom of the page.

    • To change the time range of the graphs, choose Time Range, and then choose Last 24 hours, Last 3 days, Last week, or Last 2 weeks.

      Choosing a shorter time range displays the data points at a higher granularity, which provides a higher level of detail.

    • To change the statistic value of the graphs, choose Statistics, and then choose Average or Maximum.

      You can use this option to determine the typical volume utilization of your workload over time. To view the highest value observed during the specified period, change the selection to Maximum. This allows you to determine the peak volume usage of your workload over time.

    When you're ready, use Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes to modify the configuration of your volumes. For more information, see Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.