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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2026-06-10 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch-metrics-insights-alarm-create.md

Summary

Updated CPU threshold in example from 50% to 80% and fixed CLI command syntax

Security assessment

Threshold adjustment is operational tuning without security implications. CLI syntax fix prevents user errors but doesn't address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch-metrics-insights-alarm-create.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch-metrics-insights-alarm-create.md
index d075937a0..a3f65b85b 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch-metrics-insights-alarm-create.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch-metrics-insights-alarm-create.md
@@ -76 +76 @@ To create an alarm that performs an SSM Incident Manager action, you must have c
-Use the `put-metric-alarm` command and specify a Metrics Insights query in the `metrics` parameter. For example, the following command sets an alarm that goes into ALARM state if any of your instances go above 50% in CPU utilization.
+Use the `put-metric-alarm` command and specify a Metrics Insights query in the `metrics` parameter. For example, the following command sets an alarm that goes into ALARM state if any of your instances go above 80% in CPU utilization.
@@ -79 +79 @@ Use the `put-metric-alarm` command and specify a Metrics Insights query in the `
-    aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm —alarm-name Prod-App-CPU-Alarm —evaluation-periods 1 —comparison-operator GreaterThanThreshold —metrics '[{"Id":"m1","Expression":"SELECT MAX(CPUUtilization) FROM \"AWS/EC2\" WHERE tag.Environment = '\''Prod'\'' AND tag.Application = '\''OrderService'\''", "Period":60}]' —threshold 80
+    aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm --alarm-name Prod-App-CPU-Alarm --evaluation-periods 1 --comparison-operator GreaterThanThreshold --metrics '[{"Id":"m1","Expression":"SELECT MAX(CPUUtilization) FROM \"AWS/EC2\" WHERE tag.Environment = '\''Prod'\'' AND tag.Application = '\''OrderService'\''", "Period":60}]' --threshold 80