AWS – Amazon EC2 supports detailed performance stats on all NVMe local volumes

Today, Amazon announced the availability of detailed performance statistics for Amazon EC2 instance store NVMe volumes. This new capability delivers real-time visibility into the performance of your AWS Nitro System-based EC2 instance store NVMe volumes, making it easier to monitor storage health and quickly resolve application performance issues.

With EC2 detailed performance statistics, you can access 11 comprehensive metrics at one second granularity to monitor input/output (I/O) statistics of your locally attached NVMe volumes, including queue length measurements, IOPS, throughput, and detailed I/O latency histograms. These metrics are similar to the detailed performance statistics available for EBS volumes, providing a consistent monitoring experience across both storage types. The granular visibility provided by these metrics helps you identify specific workloads affected by performance variations, and optimize your application’s IO patterns for maximum efficiency. Additionally, the metrics include latency histograms broken down by IO size, providing even more detailed insights into performance patterns.

Detailed performance statistics for EC2 instance store NVMe volumes are available by default for all Nitro-based EC2 instances with locally attached NVMe volumes across all AWS Commercial and China Regions, at no additional charge.

To learn more about the EC2 instance store NVMe detailed performance statistics and how to access them, please visit the documentation here.

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