Amazon Aurora monitoring

  • How-to guide
  • 22-min read
  • Published Oct 15, 2020

Dynatrace ingests metrics for multiple preselected namespaces, including Amazon Aurora. You can view metrics for each service instance, split metrics into multiple dimensions, and create custom charts that you can pin to your dashboards.

Prerequisites

To enable monitoring for this service, you need

  • ActiveGate version 1.181+, as follows:

    • For Dynatrace SaaS deployments, you need an Environment ActiveGate or a Multi-environment ActiveGate.

    • For Dynatrace Managed deployments, you can use any kind of ActiveGate.

      For role-based access (whether in a SaaS or Managed deployment), you need an Environment ActiveGate installed on an Amazon EC2 host.

  • Dynatrace version 1.182+

  • An updated AWS monitoring policy to include the additional AWS services.
    To update the AWS IAM policy, use the JSON below, containing the monitoring policy (permissions) for all supporting services.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "VisualEditor0",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "acm-pca:ListCertificateAuthorities",
        "apigateway:GET",
        "apprunner:ListServices",
        "appstream:DescribeFleets",
        "appsync:ListGraphqlApis",
        "athena:ListWorkGroups",
        "autoscaling:DescribeAutoScalingGroups",
        "cloudformation:ListStackResources",
        "cloudfront:ListDistributions",
        "cloudhsm:DescribeClusters",
        "cloudsearch:DescribeDomains",
        "cloudwatch:GetMetricData",
        "cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics",
        "cloudwatch:ListMetrics",
        "codebuild:ListProjects",
        "datasync:ListTasks",
        "dax:DescribeClusters",
        "directconnect:DescribeConnections",
        "dms:DescribeReplicationInstances",
        "dynamodb:ListTables",
        "dynamodb:ListTagsOfResource",
        "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeNatGateways",
        "ec2:DescribeSpotFleetRequests",
        "ec2:DescribeTransitGateways",
        "ec2:DescribeVolumes",
        "ec2:DescribeVpnConnections",
        "ecs:ListClusters",
        "eks:ListClusters",
        "elasticache:DescribeCacheClusters",
        "elasticbeanstalk:DescribeEnvironmentResources",
        "elasticbeanstalk:DescribeEnvironments",
        "elasticfilesystem:DescribeFileSystems",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeInstanceHealth",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeListeners",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeRules",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTags",
        "elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTargetHealth",
        "elasticmapreduce:ListClusters",
        "elastictranscoder:ListPipelines",
        "es:ListDomainNames",
        "events:ListEventBuses",
        "firehose:ListDeliveryStreams",
        "fsx:DescribeFileSystems",
        "gamelift:ListFleets",
        "glue:GetJobs",
        "inspector:ListAssessmentTemplates",
        "kafka:ListClusters",
        "kinesis:ListStreams",
        "kinesisanalytics:ListApplications",
        "kinesisvideo:ListStreams",
        "lambda:ListFunctions",
        "lambda:ListTags",
        "lex:GetBots",
        "logs:DescribeLogGroups",
        "mediaconnect:ListFlows",
        "mediaconvert:DescribeEndpoints",
        "mediapackage-vod:ListPackagingConfigurations",
        "mediapackage:ListChannels",
        "mediatailor:ListPlaybackConfigurations",
        "opsworks:DescribeStacks",
        "qldb:ListLedgers",
        "rds:DescribeDBClusters",
        "rds:DescribeDBInstances",
        "rds:DescribeEvents",
        "rds:ListTagsForResource",
        "redshift:DescribeClusters",
        "robomaker:ListSimulationJobs",
        "route53:ListHostedZones",
        "route53resolver:ListResolverEndpoints",
        "s3:ListAllMyBuckets",
        "sagemaker:ListEndpoints",
        "sns:ListTopics",
        "sqs:ListQueues",
        "storagegateway:ListGateways",
        "sts:GetCallerIdentity",
        "swf:ListDomains",
        "tag:GetResources",
        "tag:GetTagKeys",
        "transfer:ListServers",
        "workmail:ListOrganizations",
        "workspaces:DescribeWorkspaces"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

If you don't want to add permissions to all services, and just select permissions for certain services, consult the table below. The table contains a set of permissions that are required for All AWS cloud services and, for each supporting service, a list of optional permissions specific to that service.

Permissions required for AWS monitoring integration:
  • "cloudwatch:GetMetricData"
  • "cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics"
  • "cloudwatch:ListMetrics"
  • "sts:GetCallerIdentity"
  • "tag:GetResources"
  • "tag:GetTagKeys"
  • "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones"
Name
Permissions
All monitored Amazon services required
cloudwatch:GetMetricData,
cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics,
cloudwatch:ListMetrics,
sts:GetCallerIdentity,
tag:GetResources,
tag:GetTagKeys,
ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones
AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority
acm-pca:ListCertificateAuthorities
Amazon MQ
Amazon API Gateway
apigateway:GET
AWS App Runner
apprunner:ListServices
Amazon AppStream
appstream:DescribeFleets
AWS AppSync
appsync:ListGraphqlApis
Amazon Athena
athena:ListWorkGroups
Amazon Aurora
rds:DescribeDBClusters
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
autoscaling:DescribeAutoScalingGroups
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling (built-in)
autoscaling:DescribeAutoScalingGroups
AWS Billing
Amazon Keyspaces
AWS Chatbot
Amazon CloudFront
cloudfront:ListDistributions
AWS CloudHSM
cloudhsm:DescribeClusters
Amazon CloudSearch
cloudsearch:DescribeDomains
AWS CodeBuild
codebuild:ListProjects
Amazon Cognito
Amazon Connect
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
eks:ListClusters
AWS DataSync
datasync:ListTasks
Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)
dax:DescribeClusters
AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
dms:DescribeReplicationInstances
Amazon DocumentDB
rds:DescribeDBClusters
AWS Direct Connect
directconnect:DescribeConnections
Amazon DynamoDB
dynamodb:ListTables
Amazon DynamoDB (built-in)
dynamodb:ListTables,
dynamodb:ListTagsOfResource
Amazon EBS
ec2:DescribeVolumes
Amazon EBS (built-in)
ec2:DescribeVolumes
Amazon EC2 API
Amazon EC2 (built-in)
ec2:DescribeInstances
Amazon EC2 Spot Fleet
ec2:DescribeSpotFleetRequests
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
ecs:ListClusters
Amazon ECS Container Insights
ecs:ListClusters
Amazon ElastiCache (EC)
elasticache:DescribeCacheClusters
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
elasticbeanstalk:DescribeEnvironments
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
elasticfilesystem:DescribeFileSystems
Amazon Elastic Inference
Amazon Elastic Map Reduce (EMR)
elasticmapreduce:ListClusters
Amazon Elasticsearch Service (ES)
es:ListDomainNames
Amazon Elastic Transcoder
elastictranscoder:ListPipelines
Amazon Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) (built-in)
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeInstanceHealth,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeListeners,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeRules,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTags,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTargetHealth
Amazon EventBridge
events:ListEventBuses
Amazon FSx
fsx:DescribeFileSystems
Amazon GameLift
gamelift:ListFleets
AWS Glue
glue:GetJobs
Amazon Inspector
inspector:ListAssessmentTemplates
AWS Internet of Things (IoT)
AWS IoT Analytics
Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka
kafka:ListClusters
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
kinesisanalytics:ListApplications
Amazon Data Firehose
firehose:ListDeliveryStreams
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
kinesis:ListStreams
Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
kinesisvideo:ListStreams
AWS Lambda
lambda:ListFunctions
AWS Lambda (built-in)
lambda:ListFunctions,
lambda:ListTags
Amazon Lex
lex:GetBots
Amazon Application and Network Load Balancer (built-in)
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeInstanceHealth,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeListeners,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeRules,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTags,
elasticloadbalancing:DescribeTargetHealth
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
logs:DescribeLogGroups
AWS Elemental MediaConnect
mediaconnect:ListFlows
AWS Elemental MediaConvert
mediaconvert:DescribeEndpoints
AWS Elemental MediaPackage Live
mediapackage:ListChannels
AWS Elemental MediaPackage Video on Demand
mediapackage-vod:ListPackagingConfigurations
AWS Elemental MediaTailor
mediatailor:ListPlaybackConfigurations
Amazon VPC NAT Gateways
ec2:DescribeNatGateways
Amazon Neptune
rds:DescribeDBClusters
AWS OpsWorks
opsworks:DescribeStacks
Amazon Polly
Amazon QLDB
qldb:ListLedgers
Amazon RDS
rds:DescribeDBInstances
Amazon RDS (built-in)
rds:DescribeDBInstances,
rds:DescribeEvents,
rds:ListTagsForResource
Amazon Redshift
redshift:DescribeClusters
Amazon Rekognition
AWS RoboMaker
robomaker:ListSimulationJobs
Amazon Route 53
route53:ListHostedZones
Amazon Route 53 Resolver
route53resolver:ListResolverEndpoints
Amazon S3
s3:ListAllMyBuckets
Amazon S3 (built-in)
s3:ListAllMyBuckets
Amazon SageMaker Batch Transform Jobs
Amazon SageMaker Endpoint Instances
sagemaker:ListEndpoints
Amazon SageMaker Endpoints
sagemaker:ListEndpoints
Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth
Amazon SageMaker Processing Jobs
Amazon SageMaker Training Jobs
AWS Service Catalog
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
sns:ListTopics
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
sqs:ListQueues
AWS Systems Manager - Run Command
AWS Step Functions
AWS Storage Gateway
storagegateway:ListGateways
Amazon SWF
swf:ListDomains
Amazon Textract
AWS IoT Things Graph
AWS Transfer Family
transfer:ListServers
AWS Transit Gateway
ec2:DescribeTransitGateways
Amazon Translate
AWS Trusted Advisor
AWS API Usage
AWS Site-to-Site VPN
ec2:DescribeVpnConnections
AWS WAF Classic
AWS WAF
Amazon WorkMail
workmail:ListOrganizations
Amazon WorkSpaces
workspaces:DescribeWorkspaces

Example of JSON policy for one single service.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
          {
                  "Sid": "VisualEditor0",
                  "Effect": "Allow",
                  "Action": [
                          "apigateway:GET",
                          "cloudwatch:GetMetricData",
                          "cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics",
                          "cloudwatch:ListMetrics",
                          "sts:GetCallerIdentity",
                          "tag:GetResources",
                          "tag:GetTagKeys",
                          "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones"
                  ],
                  "Resource": "*"
          }
      ]
}

In this example, from the complete list of permissions you need to select

  • "apigateway:GET" for Amazon API Gateway
  • "cloudwatch:GetMetricData", "cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics", "cloudwatch:ListMetrics", "sts:GetCallerIdentity", "tag:GetResources", "tag:GetTagKeys", and "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones" for All AWS cloud services.
Endpoint
Service
autoscaling.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling (built-in), Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
lambda.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Lambda (built-in), AWS Lambda
elasticloadbalancing.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Application and Network Load Balancer (built-in), Amazon Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) (built-in)
dynamodb.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon DynamoDB (built-in), Amazon DynamoDB
ec2.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon EBS (built-in), Amazon EC2 (built-in), Amazon EBS, Amazon EC2 Spot Fleet, Amazon VPC NAT Gateways, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Site-to-Site VPN
rds.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon RDS (built-in), Amazon Aurora, Amazon DocumentDB, Amazon Neptune, Amazon RDS
s3.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon S3 (built-in)
acm-pca.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority
apigateway.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon API Gateway
apprunner.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS App Runner
appstream2.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon AppStream
appsync.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS AppSync
athena.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Athena
cloudfront.amazonaws.com
Amazon CloudFront
cloudhsmv2.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS CloudHSM
cloudsearch.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon CloudSearch
codebuild.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS CodeBuild
datasync.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS DataSync
dax.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)
dms.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
directconnect.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Direct Connect
ecs.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon ECS Container Insights
elasticfilesystem.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
eks.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
elasticache.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon ElastiCache (EC)
elasticbeanstalk.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
elastictranscoder.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Elastic Transcoder
es.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Elasticsearch Service (ES)
events.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon EventBridge
fsx.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon FSx
gamelift.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon GameLift
glue.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Glue
inspector.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Inspector
kafka.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka
models.lex.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Lex
logs.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
api.mediatailor.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Elemental MediaTailor
mediaconnect.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Elemental MediaConnect
mediapackage.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Elemental MediaPackage Live
mediapackage-vod.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Elemental MediaPackage Video on Demand
opsworks.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS OpsWorks
qldb.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon QLDB
redshift.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Redshift
robomaker.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS RoboMaker
route53.amazonaws.com
Amazon Route 53
route53resolver.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Route 53 Resolver
api.sagemaker.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon SageMaker Endpoints, Amazon SageMaker Endpoint Instances
sns.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
sqs.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
storagegateway.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Storage Gateway
swf.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon SWF
transfer.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
AWS Transfer Family
workmail.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon WorkMail
workspaces.<REGION>.amazonaws.com
Amazon WorkSpaces

This service monitors Amazon RDS clusters. You can find the already monitored resources on the AWS overview page in the Cloud services section.

To monitor RDS instances instead, check the Amazon RDS and the RDS section on the AWS overview page.

Enable monitoring

To learn how to enable service monitoring, see Enable service monitoring.

View service metrics

You can view the service metrics in your Dynatrace environment either on the custom device overview page or on your Dashboards page.

View metrics on the custom device overview page

To access the custom device overview page

  1. Go to Technologies & Processes Classic.
  2. Filter by service name and select the relevant custom device group.
  3. Once you select the custom device group, you're on the custom device group overview page.
  4. The custom device group overview page lists all instances (custom devices) belonging to the group. Select an instance to view the custom device overview page.

View metrics on your dashboard

You can also view metrics in the Dynatrace web UI on dashboards. There is no preset dashboard available for this service, but you can create your own dashboard.

To check the availability of preset dashboards for each AWS service, see the list below.

AWS service
Preset dashboard
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling (built-in)
Not applicable
AWS Lambda (built-in)
Not applicable
Amazon Application and Network Load Balancer (built-in)
Not applicable
Amazon DynamoDB (built-in)
Not applicable
Amazon EBS (built-in)
Not applicable
Amazon EC2 (built-in)
Not applicable
Amazon Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) (built-in)
Not applicable
Amazon RDS (built-in)
Not applicable
Amazon S3 (built-in)
Not applicable
AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority
Not applicable
All monitored Amazon services
Not applicable
Amazon API Gateway
Not applicable
AWS App Runner
Not applicable
Amazon AppStream
Applicable
AWS AppSync
Applicable
Amazon Athena
Applicable
Amazon Aurora
Not applicable
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
Applicable
AWS Billing
Applicable
Amazon Keyspaces
Applicable
AWS Chatbot
Applicable
Amazon CloudFront
Not applicable
AWS CloudHSM
Applicable
Amazon CloudSearch
Applicable
AWS CodeBuild
Applicable
Amazon Cognito
Not applicable
Amazon Connect
Applicable
AWS DataSync
Applicable
Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)
Applicable
AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Applicable
Amazon DocumentDB
Applicable
AWS Direct Connect
Applicable
Amazon DynamoDB
Not applicable
Amazon EBS
Not applicable
Amazon EC2 Spot Fleet
Not applicable
Amazon EC2 API
Applicable
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
Not applicable
Amazon ECS Container Insights
Applicable
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
Not applicable
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
Applicable
Amazon ElastiCache (EC)
Not applicable
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Applicable
Amazon Elastic Inference
Applicable
Amazon Elastic Transcoder
Applicable
Amazon Elastic Map Reduce (EMR)
Not applicable
Amazon Elasticsearch Service (ES)
Not applicable
Amazon EventBridge
Applicable
Amazon FSx
Applicable
Amazon GameLift
Applicable
AWS Glue
Not applicable
Amazon Inspector
Applicable
AWS Internet of Things (IoT)
Not applicable
AWS IoT Things Graph
Applicable
AWS IoT Analytics
Applicable
Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka
Applicable
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
Not applicable
Amazon Data Firehose
Not applicable
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Not applicable
Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
Not applicable
AWS Lambda
Not applicable
Amazon Lex
Applicable
Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Applicable
AWS Elemental MediaTailor
Applicable
AWS Elemental MediaConnect
Applicable
AWS Elemental MediaConvert
Applicable
AWS Elemental MediaPackage Live
Applicable
AWS Elemental MediaPackage Video on Demand
Applicable
Amazon MQ
Applicable
Amazon VPC NAT Gateways
Not applicable
Amazon Neptune
Applicable
AWS OpsWorks
Applicable
Amazon Polly
Applicable
Amazon QLDB
Applicable
Amazon RDS
Not applicable
Amazon Redshift
Not applicable
Amazon Rekognition
Applicable
AWS RoboMaker
Applicable
Amazon Route 53
Applicable
Amazon Route 53 Resolver
Applicable
Amazon S3
Not applicable
Amazon SageMaker Batch Transform Jobs
Not applicable
Amazon SageMaker Endpoints
Not applicable
Amazon SageMaker Endpoint Instances
Not applicable
Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth
Not applicable
Amazon SageMaker Processing Jobs
Not applicable
Amazon SageMaker Training Jobs
Not applicable
AWS Service Catalog
Applicable
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES)
Not applicable
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Not applicable
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Not applicable
AWS Systems Manager - Run Command
Applicable
AWS Step Functions
Applicable
AWS Storage Gateway
Applicable
Amazon SWF
Applicable
Amazon Textract
Applicable
AWS Transfer Family
Applicable
AWS Transit Gateway
Applicable
Amazon Translate
Applicable
AWS Trusted Advisor
Applicable
AWS API Usage
Applicable
AWS Site-to-Site VPN
Applicable
AWS WAF Classic
Applicable
AWS WAF
Applicable
Amazon WorkMail
Applicable
Amazon WorkSpaces
Applicable

Available metrics

DBClusterIdentifier is the main dimension.

Name
Description
Unit
Statistics
Dimensions
Recommended
ActiveTransactions
The average number of current transactions executing on an Aurora database instance per second
Count/Second
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Average
EngineName, Region
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Average
Region
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
DatabaseClass, Region
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
EngineName, Region
ActiveTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
Region
AuroraBinlogReplicaLag
The amount of time a replica DB cluster running on Aurora with MySQL compatibility lags behind the source DB cluster
Seconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
AuroraBinlogReplicaLag
Seconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
AuroraBinlogReplicaLag
Seconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
AuroraBinlogReplicaLag
Seconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
AuroraBinlogReplicaLag
Seconds
Multi
Region
AuroraReplicaLagMaximum
The maximum amount of lag between the primary instance and each Aurora DB instance in the DB cluster
Milliseconds
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
AuroraReplicaLagMaximum
Milliseconds
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
AuroraReplicaLagMaximum
Milliseconds
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
AuroraReplicaLagMaximum
Milliseconds
Average
EngineName, Region
AuroraReplicaLagMaximum
Milliseconds
Average
Region
AuroraReplicaLagMinimum
Milliseconds
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
AuroraReplicaLagMinimum
Milliseconds
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
AuroraReplicaLagMinimum
Milliseconds
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
AuroraReplicaLagMinimum
Milliseconds
Average
EngineName, Region
AuroraReplicaLagMinimum
Milliseconds
Average
Region
AuroraReplicaLag
For an Aurora replica, the amount of lag when replicating updates from the primary instance
Milliseconds
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
AuroraReplicaLag
Milliseconds
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
AuroraReplicaLag
Milliseconds
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
AuroraReplicaLag
Milliseconds
Average
EngineName, Region
AuroraReplicaLag
Milliseconds
Average
Region
BacktrackChangeRecordsCreationRate
The number of backtrack change records created over 5 minutes for your DB cluster
Count
Sum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
BacktrackChangeRecordsCreationRate
Count
Sum
DBClusterIdentifier
BacktrackChangeRecordsCreationRate
Count
Sum
DatabaseClass, Region
BacktrackChangeRecordsCreationRate
Count
Sum
EngineName, Region
BacktrackChangeRecordsCreationRate
Count
Sum
Region
BacktrackChangeRecordsStored
The number of backtrack change records used by your DB cluster
Count
Sum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
BacktrackChangeRecordsStored
Count
Sum
DBClusterIdentifier
BacktrackChangeRecordsStored
Count
Sum
DatabaseClass, Region
BacktrackChangeRecordsStored
Count
Sum
EngineName, Region
BacktrackChangeRecordsStored
Count
Sum
Region
BacktrackWindowActual
The difference between the target backtrack window and the actual backtrack window
Count
Sum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
BacktrackWindowActual
Count
Sum
DBClusterIdentifier
BacktrackWindowActual
Count
Sum
DatabaseClass, Region
BacktrackWindowActual
Count
Sum
EngineName, Region
BacktrackWindowActual
Count
Sum
Region
BacktrackWindowAlert
The number of times that the actual backtrack window is smaller than the target backtrack window for a given period of time
Count
Sum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
BacktrackWindowAlert
Count
Sum
DBClusterIdentifier
BacktrackWindowAlert
Count
Sum
DatabaseClass, Region
BacktrackWindowAlert
Count
Sum
EngineName, Region
BacktrackWindowAlert
Count
Sum
Region
BinLogDiskUsage
The amount of disk space occupied by binary logs on the primary instance
Bytes
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
BinLogDiskUsage
Bytes
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
BinLogDiskUsage
Bytes
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
BinLogDiskUsage
Bytes
Average
EngineName, Region
BinLogDiskUsage
Bytes
Average
Region
BlockedTransactions
The average number of transactions in the database that are blocked per second
Count/Second
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Average
EngineName, Region
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Average
Region
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
DatabaseClass, Region
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
EngineName, Region
BlockedTransactions
Count/Second
Maximum
Region
BufferCacheHitRatio
The percentage of requests that are served by the buffer cache
Percent
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
BufferCacheHitRatio
Percent
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
BufferCacheHitRatio
Percent
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
BufferCacheHitRatio
Percent
Average
EngineName, Region
BufferCacheHitRatio
Percent
Average
Region
CPUCreditBalance
The number of CPU credits that an instance has accumulated, reported at 5-minute intervals. This metric applies only to db.t2.small and db.t2.medium instances. You can use this metric to determine how long an Aurora MySQL DB instance can burst beyond its baseline performance level at a given rate.
Count
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
CPUCreditBalance
Count
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
CPUCreditBalance
Count
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
CPUCreditBalance
Count
Average
EngineName, Region
CPUCreditBalance
Count
Average
Region
CPUCreditUsage
The number of CPU credits consumed during the specified period, reported at 5-minute intervals. This metric applies only to db.t2.small and db.t2.medium instances. This metric measures the amount of time during which physical CPUs have been used for processing instructions by virtual CPUs allocated to the Aurora MySQL DB instance.
Count
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
CPUCreditUsage
Count
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
CPUCreditUsage
Count
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
CPUCreditUsage
Count
Average
EngineName, Region
CPUCreditUsage
Count
Average
Region
CPUUtilization
The percentage of CPU used by an Aurora DB instance
Percent
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
CPUUtilization
Percent
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
CPUUtilization
Percent
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
CPUUtilization
Percent
Average
EngineName, Region
CPUUtilization
Percent
Average
Region
CPUUtilization
Percent
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
CPUUtilization
Percent
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier
CPUUtilization
Percent
Maximum
DatabaseClass, Region
CPUUtilization
Percent
Maximum
EngineName, Region
CPUUtilization
Percent
Maximum
Region
CommitLatency
The latency for commit operations
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
CommitLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
CommitLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
CommitLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
CommitLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
Region
CommitThroughput
The average number of commit operations per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
CommitThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
CommitThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
CommitThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
CommitThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
Region
DDLLatency
The latency for data definition language (DDL) requests such as example, create, alter, and drop requests
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DDLLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
DDLLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
DDLLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
DDLLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
Region
DDLThroughput
The average number of DDL requests per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DDLThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
DDLThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
DDLThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
DDLThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
Region
DMLLatency
The latency for inserts, updates, and deletes
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DMLLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
DMLLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
DMLLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
DMLLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
Region
DMLThroughput
The average number of inserts, updates, and deletes per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DMLThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
DMLThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
DMLThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
DMLThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
Region
DatabaseConnections
The number of connections to an Aurora DB instance
Count
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DatabaseConnections
Count
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
DatabaseConnections
Count
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
DatabaseConnections
Count
Average
EngineName, Region
DatabaseConnections
Count
Average
Region
DatabaseConnections
Count
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DatabaseConnections
Count
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier
DatabaseConnections
Count
Maximum
DatabaseClass, Region
DatabaseConnections
Count
Maximum
EngineName, Region
DatabaseConnections
Count
Maximum
Region
Deadlocks
The average number of deadlocks in the database per second
Count/Second
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Average
EngineName, Region
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Average
Region
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Maximum
DatabaseClass, Region
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Maximum
EngineName, Region
Deadlocks
Count/Second
Maximum
Region
DeleteLatency
The latency for delete queries
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DeleteLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
DeleteLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
DeleteLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
DeleteLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
Region
DeleteThroughput
The average number of delete queries per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DeleteThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
Applicable
DeleteThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
DeleteThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
DeleteThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
Region
DiskQueueDepth
The number of outstanding read/write requests waiting to access the disk
Count
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
DiskQueueDepth
Count
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
DiskQueueDepth
Count
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
DiskQueueDepth
Count
Multi
EngineName, Region
DiskQueueDepth
Count
Multi
Region
EngineUptime
The amount of time that the instance has been running
Seconds
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
EngineUptime
Seconds
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
EngineUptime
Seconds
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
EngineUptime
Seconds
Average
EngineName, Region
EngineUptime
Seconds
Average
Region
FreeLocalStorage
The amount of local storage available for each DB instance.
Bytes
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
FreeLocalStorage
Bytes
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
FreeLocalStorage
Bytes
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
FreeLocalStorage
Bytes
Average
EngineName, Region
FreeLocalStorage
Bytes
Average
Region
FreeableMemory
The amount of available random access memory
Bytes
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
FreeableMemory
Bytes
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
FreeableMemory
Bytes
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
FreeableMemory
Bytes
Average
EngineName, Region
FreeableMemory
Bytes
Average
Region
InsertLatency
The latency for insert queries
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
InsertLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
InsertLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
InsertLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
InsertLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
Region
InsertThroughput
The average number of insert queries per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
InsertThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
Applicable
InsertThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
InsertThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
InsertThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
Region
LoginFailures
The average number of failed login attempts per second
Count/Second
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Average
EngineName, Region
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Average
Region
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Maximum
DatabaseClass, Region
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Maximum
EngineName, Region
LoginFailures
Count/Second
Maximum
Region
MaximumUsedTransactionIDs
The age of the oldest unvacuumed transaction ID in transactions. If this value reaches 2,146,483,648 (2^31 - 1,000,000), the database is forced into read-only mode, to avoid transaction ID wraparound.
Count
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
MaximumUsedTransactionIDs
Count
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
MaximumUsedTransactionIDs
Count
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
MaximumUsedTransactionIDs
Count
Average
EngineName, Region
MaximumUsedTransactionIDs
Count
Average
Region
NetworkReceiveThroughput
The amount of network throughput received from clients by each instance in the Aurora MySQL DB cluster. This throughput doesn't include network traffic between instances in the Aurora DB cluster and the cluster volume.
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
NetworkReceiveThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
NetworkReceiveThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
NetworkReceiveThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
NetworkReceiveThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
Region
NetworkThroughput
The amount of network throughput both received from and transmitted to clients by each instance in the Aurora MySQL DB cluster. This throughput doesn't include network traffic between instances in the DB cluster and the cluster volume.
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
NetworkThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
NetworkThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
NetworkThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
NetworkThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
Region
NetworkTransmitThroughput
The amount of network throughput sent to clients by each instance in the Aurora DB cluster. This throughput doesn't include network traffic between instances in the DB cluster and the cluster volume.
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
NetworkTransmitThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
NetworkTransmitThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
NetworkTransmitThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
NetworkTransmitThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
Region
Queries
The average number of queries executed per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
Queries
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
Applicable
Queries
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
Queries
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
Queries
Count/Second
Multi
Region
RDSToAuroraPostgreSQLReplicaLag
The lag when replicating updates from the primary RDS PostgreSQL instance to other nodes in the cluster
Seconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
RDSToAuroraPostgreSQLReplicaLag
Seconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
RDSToAuroraPostgreSQLReplicaLag
Seconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
RDSToAuroraPostgreSQLReplicaLag
Seconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
RDSToAuroraPostgreSQLReplicaLag
Seconds
Multi
Region
ReadIOPS
The average number of disk I/O operations per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
ReadIOPS
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
ReadIOPS
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
ReadIOPS
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
ReadIOPS
Count/Second
Multi
Region
ReadLatency
The average amount of time taken per disk I/O operation
Seconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
ReadLatency
Seconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
ReadLatency
Seconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
ReadLatency
Seconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
ReadLatency
Seconds
Multi
Region
ReadThroughput
The average number of bytes read from disk per second
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
ReadThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
ReadThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
ReadThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
ReadThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
Region
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
The percentage of requests that are served by the resultset cache
Percent
Average
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Average
DBClusterIdentifier
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Average
DatabaseClass, Region
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Average
EngineName, Region
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Average
Region
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Maximum
DBClusterIdentifier
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Maximum
DatabaseClass, Region
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Maximum
EngineName, Region
ResultSetCacheHitRatio
Percent
Maximum
Region
SelectLatency
The latency for select queries
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
SelectLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
SelectLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
SelectLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
SelectLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
Region
SelectThroughput
The average number of select queries per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
SelectThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
SelectThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
SelectThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
SelectThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
Region
SwapUsage
The amount of swap space used on the Aurora PostgreSQL DB instance
Bytes
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
SwapUsage
Bytes
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
SwapUsage
Bytes
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
SwapUsage
Bytes
Multi
EngineName, Region
SwapUsage
Bytes
Multi
Region
TransactionLogsDiskUsage
The amount of disk space consumed by transaction logs on the Aurora PostgreSQL DB instance. This metric is only generated when Aurora PostgreSQL is using logical replication or AWS Database Migration Service. By default, Aurora PostgreSQL uses log records, not transaction logs. When transaction logs aren't in use, the value for this metric is -1.
Bytes
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
TransactionLogsDiskUsage
Bytes
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
TransactionLogsDiskUsage
Bytes
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
TransactionLogsDiskUsage
Bytes
Multi
EngineName, Region
TransactionLogsDiskUsage
Bytes
Multi
Region
UpdateLatency
The latency for update queries
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
UpdateLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
UpdateLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
UpdateLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
UpdateLatency
Milliseconds
Multi
Region
UpdateThroughput
The average number of update queries per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
UpdateThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
Applicable
UpdateThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
UpdateThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
UpdateThroughput
Count/Second
Multi
Region
VolumeBytesUsed
The amount of storage used by your Aurora DB instance. This value affects the cost of the Aurora DB cluster.
Bytes
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
VolumeBytesUsed
Bytes
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
VolumeBytesUsed
Bytes
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
VolumeBytesUsed
Bytes
Multi
EngineName, Region
VolumeBytesUsed
Bytes
Multi
Region
VolumeReadIOPs
The number of billed read I/O operations from a cluster volume within a 5-minute interval
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
VolumeReadIOPs
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
VolumeReadIOPs
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
VolumeReadIOPs
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
VolumeReadIOPs
Count/Second
Multi
Region
VolumeWriteIOPs
The number of write disk I/O operations to the cluster volume, reported at 5-minute intervals
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
VolumeWriteIOPs
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
VolumeWriteIOPs
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
VolumeWriteIOPs
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
VolumeWriteIOPs
Count/Second
Multi
Region
WriteIOPS
The average number of disk I/O operations per second
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
WriteIOPS
Count/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
WriteIOPS
Count/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
WriteIOPS
Count/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
WriteIOPS
Count/Second
Multi
Region
WriteLatency
The average amount of time taken per disk I/O operation
Seconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
WriteLatency
Seconds
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
WriteLatency
Seconds
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
WriteLatency
Seconds
Multi
EngineName, Region
WriteLatency
Seconds
Multi
Region
WriteThroughput
The average number of bytes written to disk
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier, Role
WriteThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DBClusterIdentifier
WriteThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
DatabaseClass, Region
WriteThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
EngineName, Region
WriteThroughput
Bytes/Second
Multi
Region
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