Which of the following is the correct way to send a custom metric to AWS CloudWatch using the AWS CLI?

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AWS - CloudWatch

Aaws cloudwatch send-metric --name CPUUtilization --value 70

Baws cloudwatch add-metric-data --metric-name CPUUtilization --value 70

Caws cloudwatch create-metric --metric CPUUtilization --value 70

Daws cloudwatch put-metric-data --metric-name CPUUtilization --namespace AWS/EC2 --value 70

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify the correct AWS CLI command
The correct command to send custom metric data is put-metric-data under aws cloudwatch.
Step 2: Check the syntax and parameters
The command requires --metric-name, --namespace, and --value parameters as shown in aws cloudwatch put-metric-data --metric-name CPUUtilization --namespace AWS/EC2 --value 70.
Final Answer:
aws cloudwatch put-metric-data --metric-name CPUUtilization --namespace AWS/EC2 --value 70 -> Option D
Quick Check:
Use put-metric-data with metric-name and namespace [OK]

Quick Trick: Use 'put-metric-data' with metric-name and namespace [OK]

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