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EC2 Instance – Monitor CPU Utilization
Secure Configuration Checks > AWS
This check ensures that EC2 instances are monitored for CPU utilization using Amazon CloudWatch. Monitoring CPU usage helps detect performance issues, capacity bottlenecks, and unexpected workload spikes.
Check Details
- Resource: EC2 Instance
- Check: Monitor EC2 instance CPU utilization
- Risk: Performance degradation due to unmonitored CPU usage
Remediation via AWS Console
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Log in to the AWS Management Console and open Amazon CloudWatch.
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Navigate to Metrics → All metrics → EC2.
- Select the EC2 instance(s) you want to monitor.
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Under CPUUtilization, ensure monitoring is enabled. If detailed monitoring is not enabled, click Actions → Manage detailed monitoring → Enable.
Remediation via AWS CLI
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Log in to the AWS Management Console and click the CloudShell icon (
>_) in the top-right corner.
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Enable detailed monitoring on the EC2 instance:
aws ec2 monitor-instances --instance-ids <INSTANCE_ID>
Updated on 06 March, 2026