ECS Log Patterns
8 patterns smplogs detects in Amazon ECS CloudWatch logs.
CRITICAL / HIGH
Container OOM Kills
Out-of-memory terminations with exit code 137.
HIGH / ELEVATED
Container Restart Events
Non-zero exit codes indicating crash restarts.
CRITICAL / HIGH / ELEVATED
High Container Error Rate
Percentage of log windows containing container errors.
CRITICAL
Service Health Degradation
Combined OOM kills and high error rate — critically unhealthy.
HIGH
Network Connectivity Failures
Connection errors to downstream services.
HIGH
Rapid Container Restart Loop
Many restarts in a short window indicating a crash loop.
HIGH
Container Timeout Errors
Timeout errors across container log windows.
ELEVATED
Authentication Failures
IAM role permissions or credential rotation issues.
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