{"id":13548,"date":"2023-02-23T08:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T08:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/?p=13548"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:07:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:07:45","slug":"how-to-set-up-an-alarm-for-ec2-status-check-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-an-alarm-for-ec2-status-check-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up an Alarm for EC2 Status Check Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Status Checks are the automatic health checks that <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/aws-ec2-and-its-pricing-plans\/\">AWS EC2<\/a> performs on your instances every minute. They detect both instance settings and underlying hardware problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of Status check <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 2 types of Status checks &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1 &#8211; System status check<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>System status checks to keep an eye on the AWS services where your instance is running. These checks identify underlying issues with your instance that require AWS intervention to resolve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a system status check fails, you have the option of waiting for AWS to resolve the problem or resolving it yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/how-to-encrypt-aws-ebs-volume\/\">Amazon EBS<\/a> backed instances, you can manually stop and restart the instance, which in most cases migrates it to a new host computer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can terminate and replace instances supported by an instance store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2 &#8211; Instance Status Check<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the software and network settings for your specific instance. These tests identify issues that need your assistance to fix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, if an instance status check fails, you will have to fix the issue on your own (for example, by rebooting the instance or by making instance configuration changes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1- Create an Alarm<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, select an <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/aws-ec2-and-its-pricing-plans\/\">AWS EC2 instance<\/a> on which you have to configure an alarm for status check failure then click on the option &#8211; &#8216;status checks&#8217; as shown in the below picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-44.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-44-1024x476.png\" alt=\"alaram\" class=\"wp-image-13689\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, go to the &#8220;Actions&#8221; &#8211;&gt; click on &#8220;Create status check alarm&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-46.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-46-1024x415.png\" alt=\"click\" class=\"wp-image-13696\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, click on &#8220;Create an alarm&#8221; and enter the name of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/amazon-sns-engage-your-customers\/\">AWS SNS<\/a> topic(For ex &#8211; status_alarm) to receive an email whenever any of the status checks fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-47-1024x429.png\" alt=\"watch\" class=\"wp-image-13698\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the configurations as shown in the below image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-48.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-48-1024x427.png\" alt=\"alarm\" class=\"wp-image-13700\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on &#8220;Create&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-49.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-49-1024x432.png\" alt=\"create\" class=\"wp-image-13702\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AWS SNS (Amazon Simple Notification Service):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/amazon-sns-engage-your-customers\/\">Amazon SNS<\/a> is a managed service that delivers messages from publishers to subscribers. It is a web service that makes it simple to set up, run, and send cloud notifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2- Create an SNS subscription<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Search for SNS service from the search bar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-76.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-76-1024x508.png\" alt=\"sns\" class=\"wp-image-15178\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will see one SNS topic is already created with the same name &#8211; status_alarm that you mentioned while creating the alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-75.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-75-1024x474.png\" alt=\"sns\" class=\"wp-image-15177\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to this SNS topic, then click on the option &#8211;  &#8220;subscription&#8221; and click on the &#8216;Create subscription&#8217; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-77.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-77-1024x479.png\" alt=\"sns\" class=\"wp-image-15180\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter all the required details below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-78.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-78-1024x471.png\" alt=\"details\" class=\"wp-image-15183\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, click on Create<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Creating the subscription you will receive an email from AWS to confirm the subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-79.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-79-1024x332.png\" alt=\"create\" class=\"wp-image-15185\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the subscription has been confirmed by you then you check the status of the subscription and whether it has been confirmed or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-80.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-80.png\" alt=\"done\" class=\"wp-image-15187\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, whenever either of the status checks fails you will be notified on the registered email address and you can check the root cause of that failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Support?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank You for reading this Blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further more interesting blogs, keep in touch with us. 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