CLF-C02 · Question #179
A systems administrator wants to monitor the CPU utilization of a company's Amazon EC2 instances. Which AWS service can provide this information?
The correct answer is D. Amazon CloudWatch. To monitor the CPU utilization of Amazon EC2 instances, a systems administrator should use Amazon CloudWatch.
Question
A systems administrator wants to monitor the CPU utilization of a company's Amazon EC2 instances. Which AWS service can provide this information?
Options
- AAWS Config
- BAWS Trusted Advisor
- CAWS CloudTrail
- DAmazon CloudWatch
How the community answered
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- B3% (2)
- C8% (5)
- D88% (58)
Why each option
To monitor the CPU utilization of Amazon EC2 instances, a systems administrator should use Amazon CloudWatch.
AWS Config tracks resource configuration changes and compliance over time, rather than real-time performance metrics like CPU utilization.
Amazon CloudWatch is the primary monitoring and observability service for AWS resources and applications, providing metrics such as CPU utilization for EC2 instances, and allowing for alarms and dashboards based on these metrics.
Concept tested: Monitoring EC2 CPU Utilization with CloudWatch
Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/viewing_monitoring.html
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