LagStatus Metric Enhances AWS Outposts Rack Network Monitoring via CloudWatch

AWS Outposts racks gained a CloudWatch metric to monitor Link Aggregation Group (LAG) connectivity status for streamlined troubleshooting.

By Daniel Brooks · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-04-30 · 1 min read

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Retrospective edition: 2026-04-30. Source published: 2026-04-30. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

AWS added LagStatus, a new CloudWatch metric for Outposts racks in commercial and GovCloud regions, providing direct visibility into the operational status of Outposts LAG connections. A value of "1" indicates an active link, while "0" denotes downtime.

In combination with existing metrics like VifConnectionStatus and VifBgpSessionState, LagStatus enables users to pinpoint whether connectivity problems arise from LAG configuration, BGP peering, or physical connections, facilitating faster issue resolution without external tools.

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AWS Outposts racks now support LagStatus CloudWatch metric ↗

Source published 2026-04-30. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.