AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 916

A SysOps Administrator must find a way to set up alerts when Amazon EC2 service limits are close to being reached.
How can the Administrator achieve this requirement?

Answer options

• A. Use Amazon Inspector and Amazon CloudWatch Events.
• B. Use AWS Trusted Advisor and Amazon CloudWatch Events.
• C. Use the Personal Health Dashboard and CloudWatch Events.
• D. Use AWS CloudTrail and CloudWatch Events.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

AWS CloudTrail monitors and logs API activity, which includes capturing events when service limits are approached or when 'LimitExceeded' errors occur. By integrating AWS CloudTrail with Amazon CloudWatch Events, the Administrator can set up rules to detect these specific API behaviors and trigger automated alerts. Other options like Amazon Inspector are designed for security vulnerability assessments and cannot monitor service limits.