What will be the result of this configuration?
Amazon CloudWatch will not capture the data because it is in the future.
Amazon CloudWatch will accept the custom metric data and record it.
The Amazon CloudWatch agent will check the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server before sending the data, and the agent will correct the time.
The Amazon CloudWatch agent will check the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, and the agent will not send the data because it is more than 30 minutes in the future.
Explanations:
Amazon CloudWatch accepts custom metric data with timestamps in the future, so data will still be captured.
CloudWatch will accept the custom metric data with the future timestamp and record it.
The CloudWatch agent does not automatically correct time by checking NTP before sending data.
The CloudWatch agent does not reject data based on timestamps being more than 30 minutes in the future.