A cluster is a collection of individual HSMs that AWS CloudHSM keeps in synchronization.

For example, if you can think of a cluster as one logical HSM, when you do a task or operation on one HSM in a cluster, the other HSMs in that cluster are automatically kept up to date.

You can:

  • Create a cluster that has from 1 to 28 HSMs. Default limit: 6 HSMs per AWS account per AWS region.
  • Place the HSMs in different Availability Zones in an AWS Region.
  • Add more HSMs to a cluster for higher performance.

Use the AWS public cloud integration to discover and collect metrics against the AWS service.

External reference

AWS CloudHSM Clusters

Setup

To set up the AWS integration and discover the AWS service, go to AWS Integration Discovery Profile and select Cloud HSM Cluster.

Event support

CloudTrail event support

  • Not Supported

CloudWatch alarm support

  • Not Supported

Supported metrics

OpsRamp MetricAWS MetricMetric Display NameUnitAggregation TypeDescription
aws_cloudhsm_HsmUnhealthyHsmUnhealthyHsm UnhealthyNoneAverageThe HSM instance is not performing properly. AWS CloudHSM automatically replaces unhealthy instances for you.
aws_cloudhsm_HsmTemperatureHsmTemperatureHsm TemperatureNoneAverageThe junction temperature of the hardware processor. The system shuts down if temperature reaches 110 degrees Centigrade.
aws_cloudhsm_HsmKeysSessionOccupiedHsmKeysSessionOccupiedHsm Keys Session OccupiedNoneAverageThe number of session keys being used by the HSM instance.
aws_cloudhsm_HsmKeysTokenOccupiedHsmKeysTokenOccupiedHsm Keys Token OccupiedNoneAverageThe number of token keys being used by the HSM instance and the cluster.
aws_cloudhsm_HsmSslCtxsOccupiedHsmSslCtxsOccupiedHsm Ssl Ctxs OccupiedNoneAverageThe number of end-to-end encrypted channels currently established for the HSM instance. Up to 2,048 channels are allowed.
aws_cloudhsm_HsmSessionCountHsmSessionCountHsm Session CountNoneAverageThe number of open connections to the HSM instance.
aws_cloudhsm_HsmUsersAvailableHsmUsersAvailableHsm Users AvailableNoneAverageThe number of additional users that can be created. This equals the maximum number of users (listed in HsmUsersMax) minus the users created to date.
aws_cloudhsm_HsmUsersMaxHsmUsersMaxHsm Users MaxNoneAverageThe maximum number of users that can be created on the HSM instance.
aws_cloudhsm_InterfaceEth2OctetsInputInterfaceEth2OctetsInputInterface Eth2Octets InputNoneAverageThe cumulative sum of incoming traffic to the HSM to date.
aws_cloudhsm_InterfaceEth2OctetsOutputInterfaceEth2OctetsOutputInterface Eth2Octets OutputNoneAverageThe cumulative sum of outgoing traffic to the HSM to date.
aws_cloudhsm_InterfaceEth2DroppedInputInterfaceEth2DroppedInputInterface Eth2Dropped InputNoneAverageInterface Eth2 Packets Input.
aws_cloudhsm_InterfaceEth2DroppedOutputInterfaceEth2DroppedOutputInterface Eth2Dropped OutputNoneAverageInterface Eth2 Packets Output.
aws_cloudhsm_InterfaceEth2ErrorsInputInterfaceEth2ErrorsInputInterface Eth2Errors InputNoneAverageInterface Eth2 Errors Input.
aws_cloudhsm_InterfaceEth2ErrorsOutputInterfaceEth2ErrorsOutputInterface Eth2Errors OutputNoneAverageInterface Eth2 Errors Input.