StatusCheckFailed_System.json

{
  "AWSTemplateFormatVersion": "2010-09-09",
  "Parameters" : {
    "RecoveryInstance" : {
      "Description" : "The EC2 instance ID to associate this alarm with.",
      "Type" : "AWS::EC2::Instance::Id"
    },
    "SNSTopic" : {
      "Description" : "The SNS Topic ARN to send the alarm to",
      "Type" : "String"
    }
  },
  "Resources": {
    "RecoveryTestAlarm": {
      "Type": "AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm",
      "Properties": {
        "AlarmDescription": "Trigger a recovery when instance status check fails for 15 consecutive minutes.",
        "Namespace": "AWS/EC2" ,
        "MetricName": "StatusCheckFailed_System",
        "Statistic": "Minimum",
        "Period": "60",
        "EvaluationPeriods": "15",
        "ComparisonOperator": "GreaterThanThreshold",
        "Threshold": "0",
        "AlarmActions": [ {"Fn::Join" : ["", ["arn:aws:automate:", { "Ref" : "AWS::Region" }, ":ec2:recover" ]]}, {"Ref" : "SNSTopic" } ],
        "Dimensions": [{"Name": "InstanceId","Value": {"Ref": "RecoveryInstance"}}]
      }
    }
  }
}