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Monitoring and Notifications with CloudWatch Events and SNS
In this hands-on lab, we will create an Amazon EventBridge event that triggers an SNS email notification. Then, we will trigger the alarm by simulating the shutdown of an EC2 instance.
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Challenge
Create an SNS Topic and Subscribe an Email Address
- Create an SNS topic.
- Subscribe an email address.
- Confirm your subscription to the newly created SNS topic.
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Challenge
Create an Amazon EventBridge Rule to Trigger the SNS Topic When There Is a State Change to an EC2 Instance
Create a Amazon EventBridge rule to trigger the newly created SNS topic whenever there is a state change to an EC2 instance.
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Challenge
Change the State of the EC2 Instance and Verify the Receipt of the SNS Notification
- In the EC2 console, change the state of the EC2 instance to stopped.
- Next, check your email to verify you received the SNS notification that a state change has occurred for an EC2 instance.
Note: Before closing the lab, go under Amazon SNS and delete your email subscription.
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