# Monitor Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager policies
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You can use the following features to monitor the lifecycle of your snapshots and AMIs.

**Topics**
+ [Console and Amazon CLI](#monitor-console-cli)
+ [Amazon CloudTrail](#monitor-lifecycle-cloudtrail)
+ [Monitor Data Lifecycle Manager policies using EventBridge](monitor-cloudwatch-events.md)
+ [Monitor Data Lifecycle Manager policies using CloudWatch](monitor-dlm-cw-metrics.md)

## Console and Amazon CLI
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You can view your lifecycle policies using the Amazon EC2 console or the Amazon CLI. Each snapshot and AMI created by a policy has a timestamp and policy-related tags. You can filter snapshots and AMIs using these tags to verify that your backups are being created as you intend.

## Amazon CloudTrail
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With Amazon CloudTrail, you can track user activity and API usage to demonstrate compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards. For more information, see the [Amazon CloudTrail User Guide](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/).