Amazon Route 53 launches detailed metrics for Resolver endpoints

Starting today, you can enable Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Route 53 to monitor the performance and health of Route 53 Resolver endpoints and any target name servers associated with your outbound Resolver endpoints.

Amazon Route 53 Resolver endpoints make hybrid cloud configurations easier to manage by enabling seamless DNS query resolution between your on-premises data center and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). The new metrics can be enabled on CloudWatch for each of your Resolver endpoints allowing you to assess the response latency of DNS queries received by the Resolver endpoints, the number of query responses that resulted in SERVFAIL, NXDOMAIN, REFUSED, or FORMERR statuses. You can also view the availability of target name servers associated with outbound Resolver endpoints, by viewing the response latency of the target server, and the number of queries that resulted in a timeout. The new metrics make it easy for you to quickly evaluate the health of your Route 53 Resolver endpoints and the associated target name servers.

To learn more about the metrics, read the documentation or visit the Route 53 VPC Resolver page. Standard CloudWatch and Resolver endpoint charges are applied for using the Route 53 Resolver endpoint detailed metrics. For more information, see Amazon CloudWatch pricing and Resolver endpoint pricing.