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7. In the list of alarms, find your new alarm.
You may need to wait a few moments as sufficient data is collected to determine the state of the
alarm as shown in the following example.
After a few moments the state will turn to OK.
8. (Optional) Click the Name of the alarm to change the configuration of the alarm or click the view link
under More Options to go to this alarm in the Amazon CloudWatch console.
Working with Performance Metrics in the Amazon
CloudWatch Console
When working with Amazon Redshift metrics in the Amazon CloudWatch console, there are couple of
things you should keep in mind:
• Query and load performance data is only available in the Amazon Redshift console.
• Some Metrics in the Amazon CloudWatch have different units than those used in the Amazon Redshift
console. For example, WriteThroughput, is displayed in GB/s (as compared to Bytes/s in Amazon
CloudWatch) which is a more relevant unit for the typical storage space of a node.
When working with Amazon Redshift metrics in the Amazon CloudWatch console, command line tools,
or an Amazon SDK, there are two concepts to keep in mind.
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Working with Performance Metrics in the Amazon
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