AWS Outposts racks now support additional Amazon CloudWatch metrics in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

AWS Outposts racks now support VifConnectionStatus and VifBgpSessionState Amazon CloudWatch metrics in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. These metrics provide visibility into the connectivity status of your Outposts racks' Local Gateway (LGW) and Service Link Virtual Interfaces (VIFs) with your on-premises devices.

These metrics provide you with the ability to monitor Outposts VIF connectivity status directly within the CloudWatch console, without having to rely on external networking tools or coordination with other teams. You can use these metrics to set alarms, troubleshoot connectivity issues, and ensure your Outposts racks are properly integrated with your on-premises infrastructure. The VifConnectionStatus metric indicates whether an Outposts VIF is successfully connected, configured, and ready to forward traffic. A value of "1" means that the VIF is operational, while "0" means that it is not ready. The VifBgpSessionState metric shows the current state of the BGP session between the Outposts VIF and the on-premises device, with values ranging from 1 (IDLE) to 6 (ESTABLISHED).

The VifConnectionStatus and VifBgpSessionState metrics are now available for all Outposts VIFs in AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) Regions where Outposts racks are available.

To get started, read this blog post and access the metrics in the CloudWatch console. To learn more, check out the CloudWatch metrics for Outposts documentation for first-generation Outposts racks.