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RDS DB Instance – Monitor CPU Utilization
Secure Configuration Checks > AWS
This check ensures that CPU utilization is actively monitored for Amazon RDS database instances. Monitoring CPU usage helps detect performance bottlenecks, prevent outages, and plan capacity effectively.
Check Details
- Resource: RDS DB Instance
- Check: Monitor RDS DB CPU utilization
- Risk: High CPU usage may cause slow queries, timeouts, or service downtime
Remediation via AWS Console
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Log in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console.
- In the left navigation pane, click Databases and select the affected RDS DB instance.
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Open the Monitoring tab and search for CPUUtilization.
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If enhanced monitoring is disabled:
- Click Modify
- Enable Enhanced monitoring
- Select an appropriate monitoring interval
- Click Save changes.
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 enhanced monitoring for the RDS DB instance:
aws rds modify-db-instance \ --db-instance-identifier <db-instance-id> \ --monitoring-interval 60 \ --monitoring-role-arn <iam-role-arn> \ --apply-immediately
Replace
<db-instance-id>and<iam-role-arn>with the actual RDS DB instance identifier and IAM role ARN.
Updated on 06 March, 2026