Status Checks & Alarms

In order to know that instance is successfully launched, check its status.

• Click Instances in the left panel.
  All the instances related to the specific region will be displayed.
   
• When SoftNAS® is fully booted and is ready for initial configuration and use, the Status Checks column will show a green checkmark with the message that 2/2 checks passed.
• At this point, SoftNAS® instance is operational. 

Status Check Monitoring

Set CloudWatch alarms in order to be notified automatically whenever the metric data reaches a pre-defined level. 

Create a status check alarm

• On the EC2 Dashboard, click the Instances option in the left panel.
• Select the instance to which to add CloudWatch alarm.
• Navigate to the Status Checks tab.

The Status Checks tab displays the information on the system status checks and instance status checks.

Status Check Alarm

• Click Create Status Check Alarm. This will prompt the Create Alarm dialog.
• Check the box behind the Send a Notification to field. 

• Click Create Topic to specify email addresses for all contacts involved. If only the admin needs to be notified, keep the default choice NotifyMe.

• Check the box behind the Take the Action field to initiate the action to be taken in case of the metric reaching a certain level. Also check the box for the type of the action to be initiated as Stop or Terminate this instance. 
• Select the condition for defining the required metric from the Whenever drop down list and then from the description drop down list.
• The Is field is static at the setting Failing.
• Continue the condition for the number of executions for a period. 

• Change the Name of alarm if desired. 
• Create Alarm.

The new CloudWatch alarm will be initiated.