Use DataDog to Monitor OceanBase, the Native Distributed Database

The operating status of the database is very important, and we need to pay attention to it all the time. Developing your own monitoring system is time-consuming and tedious. OceanBase has completed integration with DataDog, which allows you to monitor OceanBase metrics quickly and easily.

What Is DataDog?

DataDog is a cloud monitoring platform that provides a variety of services to help users monitor, analyze, optimize and protect their applications, infrastructure and services in real time.

What Is OceanBase?

OceanBase is a distributed relational database that uses an integrated architecture that provides both the scalability of distributed databases and the performance advantage of centralized databases. It supports both OLTP and OLAP scenarios. It’s easy to create OceanBase instances with OceanBase Cloud, which provides fully managed database services with elastic scalability, ultra-fast performance, and high compatibility on a global cloud infrastructure.

Dashboard Overview

With the OceanBase Cloud integration in DataDog, users can collect various metrics for database clusters generated in OceanBase Cloud, including operating status, cluster performance, and cluster health.

Let Us Get Started Step By Step

First you should register an account on the OceanBase Cloud website and create a dedicated instance.

Create A Dedicated Instance

Log into the DataDog website. Select an area in the top right corner. Click Try Free to register an account if you don’t already have one.

DataDog Login Page

On the Integration page, search for OceanBase and click Install.

Search OceanBase

Click the Connect Accounts button in the Configure tab, and then you will be redirected to the OceanBase Cloud website.

On the DataDog integration page, click the Connect button.

Automatically navigate to the Authorization page, then click the Authorize button.

Go back to the DataDog website and refresh the page. You will see that the authorization has been successful.

Click OceanBase Cloud Overview in the Monitoring Resources tab. Wait for about 5 minutes. OceanBase metrics will be displayed, you can view them anytime, anywhere. You can also select the drop-down box in the upper right corner to view the past data.