Represents a specific metric.
Metric is a property of the AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy MetricStat property type.
Syntax
To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:
JSON
{
"Dimensions" : [ MetricDimension, ... ],
"MetricName" : String,
"Namespace" : String
}
YAML
Dimensions:
- MetricDimension
MetricName: String
Namespace: String
Properties
Dimensions-
The dimensions for the metric. For the list of available dimensions, see the AWS documentation available from the table in AWS services that publish CloudWatch metrics in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.
Conditional: If you published your metric with dimensions, you must specify the same dimensions in your scaling policy.
Required: No
Type: Array of MetricDimension
Update requires: No interruption
MetricName-
The name of the metric.
Required: Yes
Type: String
Update requires: No interruption
Namespace-
The namespace of the metric. For more information, see the table in AWS services that publish CloudWatch metrics in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.
Required: Yes
Type: String
Update requires: No interruption
