Install and Configure the Amazon CloudWatch Unified Agent on EC2

Learn how to install and configure the Amazon CloudWatch Unified Agent on an EC2 instance to collect both system metrics and application logs. You will connect to an EC2 instance, install the agent, generate a configuration template using the built in wizard, and start the agent using that configuration. By the end of the lab, you will verify that metrics and logs are successfully being sent to Amazon CloudWatch and understand how the CloudWatch agent uses IAM roles, local configuration files, and AWS services to provide visibility into EC2 workloads. This skill is foundational for monitoring, troubleshooting, and security visibility in AWS environments.