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Install Cloudwatch Agent In The AWS Windows EC2 Instance

Steps

1. Create a role
2. Launch an EC2 instance
3. Install and configure SSM agent on EC2 instance
4. Assign role to EC2 instance
5. Run AWS-ConfigurePackage command in system manager
6. Execute amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard in command prompt
7. Run AmazonCloudWatch-ManageAgent command in system manager
8. Output

Create A Role

Launch An EC2 Instance

Install And Configure SSM Agent On EC2 Instance

https://amazon-ssm-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/latest/windows_amd64/AmazonSSMAgentSetup.exe

$serviceKey = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AmazonSSMAgent"$keyInfo = (Get-Item -Path $serviceKey).GetValue("Environment")$proxyVariables = @("http_proxy=<EC2 hostname>:<Port_number>", "https_proxy=<EC2 hostname>:<Port_number>", "no_proxy=169.254.169.254")if ($keyInfo -eq $null) {    New-ItemProperty -Path $serviceKey -Name Environment -Value $proxyVariables -PropertyType MultiString -Force} else {    Set-ItemProperty -Path $serviceKey -Name Environment -Value $proxyVariables}Restart-Service AmazonSSMAgent

1. Replace EC2 hostname with the EC2 instance hostname
2. Replace Port_number with 9999

Assign Role To EC2 Instance

Run AWS-Configurepackage Command In System Manager

Execute Amazon-Cloudwatch-Agent-Config-Wizard In Command Prompt

amazon-cloudwatch-agent-config-wizard.exe

Run Amazoncloudwatch-Manageagent Command In System Manager

Output