install_and_run_cw_agent.sh

#!/bin/bash

echo "Installing CW Agent"
sudo yum install amazon-cloudwatch-agent -y

echo "Creating CW Agent config file"
cat > /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json <<EOL
{
  "agent": {
    "metrics_collection_interval": 60,
    "run_as_user": "root"
  },
  "metrics": {
    "append_dimensions": {
      "AutoScalingGroupName": "${aws:AutoScalingGroupName}",
      "ImageId": "${aws:ImageId}",
      "InstanceId": "${aws:InstanceId}",
      "InstanceType": "${aws:InstanceType}"
    },
    "metrics_collected": {
      "cpu": {
        "measurement": [
          "cpu_usage_idle",
          "cpu_usage_iowait",
          "cpu_usage_user",
          "cpu_usage_system"
        ],
        "metrics_collection_interval": 60,
        "totalcpu": false
      },
      "disk": {
        "measurement": [
          "used_percent",
          "inodes_free"
        ],
        "metrics_collection_interval": 60,
        "resources": [
          "*"
        ]
      },
      "diskio": {
        "measurement": [
          "io_time",
          "write_bytes",
          "read_bytes",
          "writes",
          "reads"
        ],
        "metrics_collection_interval": 60,
        "resources": [
          "*"
        ]
      },
      "mem": {
        "measurement": [
          "mem_used_percent"
        ],
        "metrics_collection_interval": 60
      },
      "netstat": {
        "measurement": [
          "tcp_established",
          "tcp_time_wait"
        ],
        "metrics_collection_interval": 60
      },
      "swap": {
        "measurement": [
          "swap_used_percent"
        ],
        "metrics_collection_interval": 60
      }
    }
  }
}
EOL

echo "Starting CW Agent"
sudo /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-ctl -a fetch-config -m ec2 -s -c file:/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json