Monitoring: Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM)
Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager is a free and easy-to-use service that helps you to automate the creation, retention, and deletion of EBS snapshots and AMIs. You can use it to protect valuable data by setting up regular backups or creating standardized AMIs that can be refreshed regularly.
Why should you monitor Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM)?
Monitoring DLM policies to get notified if creating or deleting EBS snapshots fails is crucial. For example, monitoring DLM avoids a broken backup system leading to data loss.
How does monitoring Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) work?
Without further ado, marbot monitors Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM). Here is what a notification delivered to a Microsoft Teams channel looks like.
And here is the same alert in Slack.
How do you set up monitoring of Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM)?
marbot works with Slack and Microsoft Teams. Please select your platform and follow the Getting Started guide.
Which events does marbot monitor in detail?
marbot creates EventBridge rules to monitor the following events automatically.
| Event Type | Description |
|---|---|
DLM Policy State Change |
Get alerted if a policy fails. |
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