AWS VPC NAT Gateway

Collect metrics data of AWS VPC NAT Gateway

Configuration¶

Install Func¶

It is recommended to activate Guance Integration - Extensions - Hosted Func: All prerequisites are automatically installed. Please proceed with script installation.

If you choose to deploy Func yourself, refer to Self-deploy Func

Install Script¶

Tip: Please prepare an Amazon AK meeting the requirements in advance (for simplicity, you may directly grant global read-only permission ReadOnlyAccess)

1. Log in to the Func console, click 【Script Market】, enter the official script market, search for: guance_aws_vpc_nat_gateway

2. Click 【Install】 and then enter the corresponding parameters: AWS AK ID, AK Secret, and account name.

3. Click 【Deploy Startup Script】; the system will automatically create a Startup script set and configure the corresponding startup script.

4. Once enabled, you can see the corresponding auto-trigger configuration under 「Management / Auto Trigger Configuration」. Click 【Execute】 to run it immediately without waiting for the scheduled time. After a short while, you can check the execution task records and corresponding logs.

Verification¶

1. In 「Management / Auto Trigger Configuration」, confirm whether there is already an automatic trigger configuration for the corresponding task. You can also check the task records and logs for any abnormalities.
2. In Guance, view whether asset information exists under 「Infrastructure - Resource Catalog」.
3. In Guance, view whether corresponding monitoring data exists under 「Metrics」.

Metrics¶

Configure Amazon CloudWatch, more metrics can be collected through configuration Amazon CloudWatch Metrics Details

NAT gateway metrics fall under the aws_AWS/NATGateway measurement. The description column includes descriptions, units, and statistics for each metric.

Objects¶

The collected AWS VPC NAT Gateway object data structure can be viewed in 「Infrastructure - Resource Catalog」

{
  "measurement": "aws_vpc_nat_gateway",
  "tags": {
    "ConnectivityType": "public",
    "RegionId"        : "cn-north-1",
    "NatGatewayId"    : "nat-xxx",
    "NatGatewayName"  : "xxxxxxx",
    "State"           : "available",
    "SubnetId"        : "subnet-xxx",
    "VpcId"           : "vpc-xxx",
    "name"            : "nat-xxx"
  },
  "fields": {
    "CreateTime"         : "2023-11-22T05:44:44Z",
    "NatGatewayAddresses": "[Information about IP addresses and network interfaces associated with the NAT gateway]",
    "Tags"               : "[Tags of the NAT gateway]",
    "message"            : "{Instance JSON Data}"
  }
}

Note: Fields in tags and fields may change with subsequent updates