AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 325

A user had aggregated the CloudWatch metric data on the AMI ID. The user observed some abnormal behavior of the CPU utilization metric while viewing the last
2 weeks of data. The user wants to share that data with his manager. How can the user achieve this easily with the AWS console?

Answer options

• A. The user can use the copy URL functionality of CloudWatch to share the exact details
• B. The user can use the export data option from the CloudWatch console to export the current data point
• C. The user has to find the period and data and provide all the aggregation information to the manager
• D. The user can use the CloudWatch data copy functionality to copy the current data points

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The CloudWatch console provides a 'Copy URL' feature that preserves the exact parameters of the current view, including the time range, metrics, and aggregation dimensions, making it easy to share via a single link. Other options like manual aggregation recreation or exporting data points are more time-consuming and less effective for interactive sharing. There is no direct 'CloudWatch data copy' utility for copying raw data points in this manner.