Monitoring Amazon AppStream 2.0 Resources

AppStream 2.0 publishes metrics to Amazon CloudWatch to enabled detailed tracking and deep dive analysis. These statistics are recorded for an extended period so you can access historical information and gain a better perspective on how your fleets are performing. For more information, see the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.

Viewing Fleet Usage Using the Console

You can monitor Amazon AppStream 2.0 using the AppStream 2.0 console or the CloudWatch console.

To view fleet usage in the AppStream 2.0 console

1. Open the AppStream 2.0 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/appstream2.

2. In the left pane, choose Fleets.

3. Select a fleet and choose its Fleet Usage tab.

4. By default, the graph displays the following metrics: ActualCapacity, InUseCapacity, and CapacityUtilization. You can select additional metrics to graph or change the period.

To view fleet usage in the CloudWatch console

1. Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.

2. In the left pane, choose Metrics.

3. Choose the AppStream namespace and then choose Fleet Metrics.

4. Select the metrics to graph.

AppStream 2.0 Metrics and Dimensions

Amazon AppStream 2.0 sends the following metrics and dimension information to Amazon CloudWatch.

All of the following metrics apply to Always-On and On-Demand fleets. The only metrics that apply to Elastic fleets are InUseCapacity and InsufficientCapacityError.

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Metrics

AppStream 2.0 sends metrics to CloudWatch one time every minute. The AWS/AppStream namespace includes the following metrics.

Metric	Description
ActualCapacity	The total number of instances that are available for streaming or are currently streaming. ActualCapacity = AvailableCapacity + InUseCapacity Units: Count Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum
AvailableCapacity	The number of idle instances currently available for user sessions. AvailableCapacity = ActualCapacity - InUseCapacity Units: Count Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum
CapacityUtilization	The percentage of instances in a fleet that are being used, using the following formula. CapacityUtilization = (InUseCapacity/ActualCapacity) * 100 Monitoring this metric helps with decisions about increasing or decreasing the value of a fleet's desired capacity. Units: Percent Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum
DesiredCapacity	The total number of instances that are either running or pending. This represents the total number of concurrent streaming sessions your fleet can support in a steady state. DesiredCapacity = ActualCapacity + PendingCapacity Units: Count Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum
InUseCapacity	The number of instances currently being used for streaming sessions. One InUseCapacity count represents one streaming session. Units: Count Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum
PendingCapacity	The number of instances being provisioned by AppStream 2.0. Represents the additional number of streaming sessions the fleet can support after provisioning is complete. When provisioning starts, it usually takes 10-20 minutes for an instance to become available for streaming. Units: Count Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum
RunningCapacity	The total number of instances currently running. Represents the number of concurrent streaming sessions that can be supported by the fleet in its current state. This metric is provided for Always-On fleets only, and has the same value as the ActualCapacity metric. Units: Count Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum
InsufficientCapacityError	The number of session requests rejected due to lack of capacity. You can set alarms to use this metric to be notified of users waiting for streaming sessions. Units: Count Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum, Sum

Dimensions for Amazon AppStream 2.0 Metrics

To filter the metrics provided by Amazon AppStream 2.0, use the following dimension.

Dimension	Description
Fleet	The name of the fleet.