Monitoring Storage Gateway - Amazon Storage Gateway
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Monitoring Storage Gateway

The topics in this section describe how to monitor a gateway using Amazon CloudWatch, including monitoring cache storage and other resources associated with the gateway. You use the Storage Gateway console to view metrics and alarms for your gateway. For example, you can view the number of bytes used in read and write operations, the time spent in read and write operations, and the time taken to retrieve data from the Amazon Cloud. With metrics, you can track the health of your gateway and set up alarms to notify you when one or more metrics fall outside a defined threshold.

Storage Gateway provides CloudWatch metrics at no additional charge. Storage Gateway metrics are recorded for a period of two weeks. By using these metrics, you can access historical information and get a better perspective on how your gateways are performing. Storage Gateway also provides CloudWatch alarms, except high-resolution alarms, at no additional charge. For more information about CloudWatch pricing, see Amazon CloudWatch pricing. For more information about CloudWatch, see the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.

Topics

  • Understanding CloudWatch alarms - Learn basic information about CloudWatch alarms, including alarm states and recommended configurations.

  • Create recommended CloudWatch alarms - Learn how you can quickly and automatically configure all recommended CloudWatch alarms as part of the initial File Gateway setup process.

  • Create a custom CloudWatch alarm - Learn how you can create a custom CloudWatch alarm to monitor a specific metric using specific evaluation criteria to trigger alarm states and send notifications.

  • Monitoring your FSx File Gateway - Learn how to view CloudWatch logs and audit logs, and find information about the specific gateway and file sharefile system metrics that are reported by your gateway.