ASSIGNMENT-8

Name-Souryadipta Das
Roll no-2028113
Branch-CSSE 1
Q. Creating a CloudWatch Alarm That Initiates an Amazon SNS Message

Step 1: To start the lab session, choose Start Lab in the upper-right corner of the page.

Step 2: A timer will start now to connect to the AWS Management Console, choose the

AWS link in the Upper-left corner, above the terminal window

Step 3:  Create and subscribe to an SNS topic. Choose the Services menu, locate

the Application Integration section, and choose Simple Notification Service.
Step 4:  Select Create topic. A Topic acts as a communication channel where messages from
alerts and events can be posted. For Type, select Standard. For Name, enter MoneyAlert
Choose Create topic.

Step 5:  Now, in the Subscriptions section, choose Create subscription. For Topic ARN,
select the MoneyAlert topic you created. For Protocol, select Email to get an email alert. For
Endpoint, enter your email address or phone number, depending on what you selected for
Protocol. Select Create subscription.
 Step 6:  A confirmation message displays at the top of the page. Make sure to Confirm
subscription once the email is received.

Step 7: Create a CloudWatch alarm, which

will create the billing alert. Choose the Services
menu, locate the Management &
Governance section, and choose CloudWatch.

Step 8: Create an alarm. Choose Select metric. Select Billing. Select Total Estimated Charge.
Check the box for Estimated Charges. Choose Select metric.
Step 9: In the Notification section, configure the following:

 For Alarm state trigger, choose in alarm.

 For Send a notification to the following SNS topic, choose Select an existing SNS
topic.
 For send a notification to..., choose the MoneyAlert topic.
 Choose Next.

For Alarm name, enter MoneyAlertAlarm Choose Next.Review the settings. Scroll down
and choose Create alarm.