From df3b665cd95a9fa7fb9a830b397c09f5ed5b6a73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: badra001 Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 13:13:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add mon_extended. --- .../naming-tagging-standard/tags/mon.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/aws/documentation/naming-tagging-standard/tags/mon.md b/aws/documentation/naming-tagging-standard/tags/mon.md index 3ce1d258..157cd740 100644 --- a/aws/documentation/naming-tagging-standard/tags/mon.md +++ b/aws/documentation/naming-tagging-standard/tags/mon.md @@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ They are prefixed with a label of `mon_`. The following tags are to be applied to resources which support tagging. -| Tag key | Status | -|-----------------------|----------| -| mon_priority | Required | -| mon_visibility | Required | +| Tag key | Status | Notes | +|-----------------------|----------|-------| +| mon_priority | Required | | +| mon_visibility | Required | | +| mon_extended | Optional | Applies to ec2, lambda | # Applicability @@ -74,9 +75,34 @@ The tag name is all lowercase, and *must* be set to `mon_visibility`. | external | This resource is externally available, but not open to the public as a whole | | internal | This is an internal only resource | +## mon_extended + +This was formerly `mon_enabled`. We have changed it because of confusion on what is meant by the tag use within Datadog. + +This is `OPTIONAL` for resources of type EC2 or Lammbda. It is a way to enable monitor data caputuring by Datadog _only_. Every +AWS account integration with Datadog will *not* consume additional logging licenses for EC2 and Lambda. To obtain the additional +monitoring of EC2 and Lambda, one must add this tag `mon_extended=true` to the resource (EC2, Lambda). + +### Format + +The tag name is all lowercase, and *must* be set to `mon_extended`. + +### Values + +Datadog only cares about `mon_extended=true`. Any other value means _false_. Oomiting the tag is the better way of indicating +this additional monitoring is not enabled. + +| Value | Description | +|-------|-------------| +| true | This enables collection of additional metrics by Datadog from EC2 and Lambda only | +| false | No additional monitoring from metrics for Datadog for EC2 and Lambda | +| (anything else) | Equivalent to _false_ | + # CHANGELOG - 1.0.0 -- 2024-10-16 - initial - 1.0.1 -- 2024-10-23 - add tags +- 1.0.2 -- 2025-01-08 + - add mon_extended