EventBridge

To configure an Amazon EventBridge rule to send notifications about AWS Health events, follow these steps:

Step-by-Step Setup in the AWS Console

1. Open EventBridge Console

   • Go to Amazon EventBridge.
   • Select the appropriate AWS Region.

2. Create a Rule

   • In the navigation pane, choose Rules.
   • Click Create rule.

3. Define Rule Details

   • Enter a name and description.
   • Keep the default values for Event bus and Rule type.
   • Click Next.

4. Build Event Pattern

   • For Event source, choose AWS services.
   • For AWS service, select Health.
   • Choose the Event type:
     • Any service or a Specific service (e.g., EC2).
     • Any event type category or a specific one like issue, accountNotification, or scheduledChange.
     • Any event type code or specific codes like AWS_EC2_INSTANCE_STORE_DRIVE_PERFORMANCE_DEGRADED.

5. Set the Target

   • Choose a target such as:
     • SNS topic (for email/SMS notifications)
     • Lambda function (for custom processing)
     • Step Functions, SQS, or other integrations.

6. Review and Create

   • Review your configuration.
   • Click Create rule.

Effective Monitoring

• To monitor all AWS Health events for a service, choose:
  • Any event type category
  • Any resource
• You can manually update the event pattern to monitor multiple services or categories.
• Use advanced filters to route specific events to different teams or systems. For example, filter by eventTypeCode, statusCode, or region.

Ref:

• AWS Health EventBridge Rule Configuration Guide