Managed Databases metrics are automatically collected and stored by Akamai Cloud Pulse. Metrics provide time-series data that reflects usage, performance, and operational behavior over time.

You can view and analyze metrics data in dashboards in Cloud Manager. Metrics can also be retrieved programmatically through the Linode API, exported to external tools, and used to define conditions for alerts.

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Data retention period
Akamai stores 93 days of historical metrics data for Managed Databases. If you would like to use data outside of the 93 day window, you must export your metrics data to another storage location. For more information, see Export metrics to external tools.

Supported metrics

This table describes the metrics available for Managed Databases, including API equivalents and units.

Metrics

Metric	API equivalent	Description	Units
Available Disk Space	`available_disk`	Amount of storage space on a disk drive that isn’t currently in use	GB
Available Memory	`available_memory`	Amount of memory available to be allocated to new or existing processes	GB
CPU Usage	`cpu_usage`	Percentage of the available CPU capacity used by the Linode hosting the database. Reflects the load handled by individual processor cores while executing database operations and supporting processes.	%
Disk I/O Read	`read_iops`	Number of read operations a storage disk can perform per second	IOPS
Disk I/O Write	`write_iops`	Number of write operations a storage disk can perform per second	IOPS
Disk Space Usage	`disk_usage`	Percentage of a Linode's disk capacity used by database processes and stored data	%
Memory Usage	`memory_usage`	Percentage of a Linode's memory in use by the database engine	%

Supported dimensions

This table describes the dimensions available for [SERVICE NAME]. Dimensions are descriptive attributes used to categorize and filter metrics data, enabling more detailed analysis.

Dimension	API equivalent	Description
Node Type	`node_type`	The type of node in a cluster: `primary` or `secondary`