AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change
Summary
Added detailed instructions for customizing database metrics dashboards including adding/removing metrics, editing widgets, and dashboard scope limitations
Security assessment
Changes focus on dashboard customization features without mentioning security controls, vulnerabilities, or access restrictions. The edit permissions mentioned are standard dashboard management capabilities.
Diff
diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Database-Insights-Database-Instance-Dashboard.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Database-Insights-Database-Instance-Dashboard.md index 6a1b39f1d..aa8be1774 100644 --- a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Database-Insights-Database-Instance-Dashboard.md +++ b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Database-Insights-Database-Instance-Dashboard.md @@ -119 +119,38 @@ Use the **Database telemetry** tab to view metrics, logs, events, and slow queri -The **Metrics** section displays a metrics dashboard customized for each engine type. +The **Metrics** section displays a default metrics dashboard customized for each engine type. + +You can customize this dashboard by adding OS metrics, database counter metrics, and CloudWatch metrics to it. You can also remove metrics from the dashboard. You can customize one dashboard for each engine type in a Region in your account. This means that all instances for a specific engine type in that Region in the same account will have the same metrics dashboard. + +Users who have edit permissions for your dashboards in your account can edit any dashboard for any engine. + +Changes you make to a dashboard are saved automatically, and apply to every instance of the database engine in that Region and account. + +###### To customize the dashboard in the Database telemetry tab for an engine type + + 1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the CloudWatch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/). + + 2. Choose **Insights** , **Database Insights**. + + 3. For **Database Views** , choose **Database Instance**. + + 4. In the **Filters** section, find and choose the database instance that you want to view metrics for. + + 5. Choose the **Database Telemetry** tab, then choose the **Metrics** tab. + +The default database instance dashboard appears. + + 6. To add a widget to the dashboard, do the following: + + 1. Choose **Add Create widget**. + + 2. In the **Create widget** popup, find the metric or metrics that you want to add, and select the checkbox for each one. If you select multiple metrics in this step, they will all appear in the same new widget on the dashboard. Then choose **Create widget**. + +Remember that any changes you make to this dashboard will apply to all Database Insights dashboards for this engine type in this Region in the account. + + 7. To delete a graph from the dashboard, choose the vertical ellipsis in the widget, then choose **Delete**. + + 8. To add more metrics to an existing widget in the dashboard, or change its title, choose the vertical ellipsis in the widget, and choose **Edit**. Then in the **Update widget** popup, find the metric or metrics that you want to add, select their checkboxes, and choose **Update Widget**. You can also change the widget title. + + 9. After customizing a dashboard, you can reset it to its original default state by choosing **Reset Dashboard**. + + +