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User Guide for Linux Instances

Graph a Metric

You can select a metric and create a graph of the data in CloudWatch. For example, you can select the CPUUtilization metric for an Amazon EC2 instance and display a graph of CPU usage over time for that instance.

To graph a metric

  1. Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.

  2. If necessary, from the navigation bar, change the region to match the region where you have your instances.

  3. In the navigation pane, click Metrics.

  4. In the CloudWatch Metrics by Category pane, use the Search Metrics box and categories to find a metric by metric name, AWS resource, or other metadata.

  5. Use the scroll bar and next and previous arrows above the metrics list to page through the full list of metrics

  6. Select the metric to view, for example, CPUUtilization. A graph appears in the details pane.

    Graph a single metric

  7. To save this graph and access it later, in the details pane, under Tools, click Copy URL, and then in the Copy Graph URL dialog box, select the URL and paste it into your browser.