

# Dashboard organization and usage
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View your metrics on comprehensive dashboards in [Amazon Managed Grafana](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/grafana/latest/userguide/what-is-Amazon-Managed-Service-Grafana.html). The available dashboards depend on your fleet type:

## Dashboard availability by fleet type
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The following table shows which dashboards are available for each fleet type:


| Dashboard | Fleet Type | Description | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
| EC2 Fleet Overview | EC2 Fleet | Displays information on concurrent players (CCU), instances and player capacity | 
| Instances Overview | EC2 Fleet | Displays average CPU, memory, and network utilization across all fleet instances | 
| Instance Performance | EC2 Fleet | Displays detailed metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network) for an individual instance | 
| Container Fleet Overview | Container Fleet | Displays average resource utilization of all containers in a managed container fleet | 
| Container Performance | Container Fleet | Displays detailed metrics of individual containers within a specific ECS task | 
| Server Performance | Both | Displays the network, memory and runtime performance of a specified game server process (separate versions for EC2 and Container fleets) | 

**Managed EC2 Fleets:**
+ EC2 Fleet Overview provides high-level fleet capacity and scaling insights.
+ Use Instances Overview and Instance Performance dashboards for host-level monitoring.
+ Metrics collected via hostmetrics receiver for system-level visibility.
+ Focus on EC2 instance resource utilization and performance.
+ Server Performance (EC2) monitors game server application metrics independent of underlying infrastructure.

**Managed Container Fleets:**
+ Use Container Fleet Overview and Container Performance dashboards for ECS task and container-level monitoring.
+ Metrics collected via ECS Container Receiver for containerized workload visibility.
+ Focus on task-level aggregation and container resource isolation.
+ Server Performance (Container) monitors game server application metrics independent of underlying infrastructure.

## EC2 Fleet Overview dashboard
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This dashboard provides a high-level overview of your fleet's utilization and capacity globally and by location. It features graphs showing counts for game server stops, starts, and crashes, as well as the percentage of healthy game servers. You can filter by FleetID and Location.

### Fleet Overview metrics
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The following table shows the metrics available on the Fleet Overview dashboard:

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-servers-metrics-dashboards.html)

**Note**  
CCU metrics require implementation in your game server code. These metrics are not automatically collected and must be implemented and reported by your application.

## Instances Overview dashboard
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This dashboard provides aggregated host-level metrics across all instances in your fleet. Current averages show overall health of the instances. When performance degrades, check CPU usage, memory consumption, network and disk consumption for bottlenecks. You can filter by FleetID and Location.

### Instances Overview metrics
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The following table shows the metrics available on the Instances Overview dashboard:

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-servers-metrics-dashboards.html)

**Note**  
Instance-level metrics are collected via the hostmetrics receiver and provide system-level visibility into your fleet's infrastructure performance. Use this dashboard to identify overall fleet health trends and drill down to individual instances when performance issues are detected.

## Instance Performance dashboard
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This dashboard provides detailed performance metrics for individual instances. Current averages show overall instance health. When performance degrades, check CPU usage, memory consumption, and file system consumption for bottlenecks. It features "Top N Memory Consuming Game Sessions" and "Top N CPU Consuming Game Sessions" tables that help identify which processes contribute the most to instance resource consumption. Clicking on Game Session links enables deeper investigation of detailed metrics. You can filter by specific Instance ID.

### Instance Performance metrics
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The following table shows the metrics available on the Instance Performance dashboard:

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-servers-metrics-dashboards.html)

**Note**  
The Top N Memory and CPU Consuming Game Sessions tables are essential for identifying performance bottlenecks and resource-intensive processes that may impact overall instance performance. These rankings enable quick identification of problematic game sessions for further investigation.

## Container Fleet Overview dashboard
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This dashboard provides a high-level overview of your container fleet's resource utilization and capacity. It displays average resource utilization of all containers in a managed container fleet, including CPU reservation, memory utilization, and container group status. You can filter by FleetID and Location.

### Container Fleet Overview metrics
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The following table shows the metrics available on the Container Fleet Overview dashboard:

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-servers-metrics-dashboards.html)

**Note**  
Container fleet metrics are collected via ECS Container Receiver and provide containerized workload visibility with focus on task-level aggregation and container resource isolation.

## Container Performance dashboard
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This dashboard provides detailed performance metrics for individual containers within specific ECS tasks. It displays detailed metrics of individual containers including CPU utilization, memory usage, network I/O, and storage performance. You can filter by specific Container ID or ECS Task.

### Container Performance metrics
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The following table shows the metrics available on the Container Performance dashboard:

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-servers-metrics-dashboards.html)

**Note**  
Container performance metrics provide detailed visibility into individual container resource consumption and performance characteristics within ECS tasks.

## Server Performance dashboard
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The Server Performance dashboard shows metrics related to server timings, network activity, memory, and CPU usage for individual game sessions. You can filter by Game Session ID and export metrics directly to Amazon CloudWatch or [Amazon Managed Grafana](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/grafana/latest/userguide/what-is-Amazon-Managed-Service-Grafana.html).

### Server Performance metrics
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The following table shows the metrics available on the Server Performance dashboard:

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/gameliftservers/latest/developerguide/gamelift-servers-metrics-dashboards.html)