Adding a gauge widget to a CloudWatch dashboard
Note
Only the new interface in the CloudWatch console supports creation of the gauge widget. You must set a gauge range when you create this widget.
To add a gauge widget to a dashboard
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Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/
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In the navigation pane, choose Dashboards, and then choose a dashboard.
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From the dashboard screen, choose the + symbol, and then select Gauge.
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Choose Browse, and then select the metric that you want to graph.
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Choose Options. Under Gauge range, set values for Min and Max. For percentages, such as CPU utilization, we recommend that you set the values for
Min
to0
andMax
to100
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(Optional) To change the color of the gauge widget, choose Graphed metrics and select the color box next to the metric label. A menu appears where you can choose a different color or enter a six-digit hex color code to specify a color.
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Choose Create widget, and choose Save dashboard.