OceanBase Cloud provides you with the monitoring capabilities for the databases and hosts in an instance. You can view the monitoring data in the management console and configure the commonly used monitoring metrics as custom monitoring panels.
View instance monitoring data
Log in to the OceanBase Cloud console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Instances.
In the instance list, find the target instance, click its name, and go to the Overview page.
In the left-side navigation pane of the Overview page, click Metrics.
On the instance monitoring page, you can view the monitoring information of the databases and hosts in the instance. You can switch between Databases and Hosts to view the corresponding monitoring information. For more information, see Database monitoring details and Host monitoring details.
Features
Auto-refresh
Click the drop-down list next to Auto Refresh at the top of the page and select 15s, 30s, or 60s to configure the auto-refresh interval for instance monitoring. If you select Disable, the monitoring data will not be auto-refreshed.
Sampling frequency
Click the drop-down list next to Period at the top of the page to configure the sampling frequency for instance monitoring. This determines the interval for data collection.
Chart layout
Click the drop-down list next to Chart Layout at the top of the page and select the desired pattern to change the layout of the current monitoring panel.
Time period comparison
Enable the Compare Time Ranges switch in the upper right corner to view comparisons of monitoring data for specified time periods. The solid line represents the baseline period data, and the dashed line represents the comparison period data.
After setting the baseline period, you can quickly locate and compare time periods using the Previous Period, Same Period Yesterday, and Same Period Last Week buttons. You can also manually edit the desired comparison periods.
Linked charts
Enable the Linked Charts switch in the upper right corner. When you hover the pointer over the monitoring chart, it will simultaneously display the monitoring data of the same time period in other charts.
Go to diagnostics
The diagnostics feature for instance monitoring allows you to quickly diagnose a single tenant and navigate to the diagnostics results for that tenant and time period.
You can click the Go to Diagnostics icon in the monitoring chart to select the target tenant and view its diagnostics results.
Manage alert rules
Click Create Alert Rule or View Alert Rule in the upper right corner perform corresponding operations on alert rules. For more information, see Create an alert rule and View an alert rule.