What do you think would be an appropriate response to this given all that you know about auto scaling and CloudWatch?
It is not possible to implement your own health check system due to compatibility issues.
It is not possible to implement your own health check system. You need to use AWSs health check system.
It is possible to implement your own health check system and then send the instance’s health information directly from your system to CloudWatch but only in the US East (N. Virginia) region.
It is possible to implement your own health check system and then send the instance’s health information directly from your system to CloudWatch.
Explanations:
It is possible to implement a custom health check system in addition to AWS’s own. Compatibility issues are not inherent, as AWS allows for integration with custom solutions.
AWS does not restrict users to only its health check system; users can implement their own checks and integrate them with AWS services.
While it is possible to implement a custom health check system, there is no limitation to only the US East (N. Virginia) region for sending health information to CloudWatch. This functionality is available in all AWS regions.
AWS allows users to implement their own health check systems and send the health information to CloudWatch. This integration can be done in any AWS region, not limited to one specific area.
I assess that the answer is:
It is possible to implement your own health check system and then send the instance’s health information directly from your system to CloudWatch.