{"id":2973,"date":"2026-03-18T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T02:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2026-09-17T00:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:19:29","slug":"aws-solutions-architect-project-operational-excellence-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/aws-solutions-architect-project-operational-excellence-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AWS Solutions Architect Project (Operational Excellence Pillar) \u2013 Real-time Operation \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After setup and integrate Slack with Amazon Q (Chatbot) configuration successfully, we&#8217;ll setup the CloudWatch alarm which detects high CPU usage on an EC2 instance. Thus, the key part of this phase it to ensure AWS send real-time alerts to our Slack channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Launch EC2 Instance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit <strong>EC2 Console<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Launch Instance<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name<\/strong>: <code>chatsupportbot-test-instance<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AMI<\/strong>: Amazon Linux 2 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Instance type<\/strong>: t2.micro (or t3.micro for burstable CPU) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key pair<\/strong>: Select existing or create new (you&#8217;ll SSH in later) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Network Settings<\/strong>: Use default VPC <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable SSH access (port 22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1422\" src=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-18.png 1060w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-18-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-18-763x1024.png 763w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-18-768x1030.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Setup the CloudWatch Alarm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This alarm will monitor the CPU usage on the EC2 instance. When it goes beyond the threshold it will trigger an alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit AWS CloudWatch console<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create Alarms<\/strong> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Data Source: Metrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type: Classic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Select Metric<\/strong>: Choose <code>Browse<\/code> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate:<code>EC2 &gt; Per-Instance Metrics &gt; CPUUtilization<\/code> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select our instance from the list by using the filter <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Select Metric<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-19.png 1060w, 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https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-21-995x1536.png 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conditions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Threshold type: <strong>Static<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Condition: <strong>Greater<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Than: <strong>70<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Datapoints to alarm: <strong>2 out of 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1659\" src=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-22.png 1060w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-22-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-22-654x1024.png 654w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-22-768x1202.png 768w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-22-981x1536.png 981w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Configure action\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send a notification to: <strong>slack-alerts-topic<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave any other options as default<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to preview and click <strong>Create alarm<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1526\" src=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-23.png 1060w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-23-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-23-711x1024.png 711w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-23-768x1106.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add alarm details\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alarm name: <code><strong>HighCPUAlert<\/strong><\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave other options as default<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-24.png 1060w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-24-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-24-1024x865.png 1024w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-24-768x648.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Simulate the CPU Utilization Spike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this, we&#8217;ll trigger the CPU load on the EC2 instance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SSH into the EC2 instance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>ssh -i your-key.pem ec2-user@your-instance-public-ip<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Install the stress tool with below command<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo yum install -y stress<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the stress test command below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo stress --cpu 2 --timeout 300<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This command will make 2 CPU cores on EC2 busy for 5 minutes as seen below on the terminal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25.png 585w, https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25-300x51.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After waiting several minutes, visit CloudWatch console and click <strong>Alarms<\/strong> and see it under our <strong>HighCPUAlert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichwanchandra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26.png 815w, 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