Databases metrics and dimensions

This topic covers the metrics, dimensions, and system alert parameter values for Databases.

Metric	API equivalent	Definition	Unit
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`	Amount of load handled by individual processor cores to run various programs on a virtual machine (VM) expressed as a percentage of the total available CPU	%
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`	Measurement of a VM's disk usage for tasks and programs expressed as a percentage of the total available disk space	%
Memory Usage	`memory_usage`	Amount of memory a VM uses at any given time expressed as a percentage of the total available memory	%

Dimension	API equivalent	Definition
Database Cluster	`database_cluster`	The specific group of databases or servers connected to a system to improve performance, availability, and scalability.
Database Engine	`database_engine`	The underlying system that the database is using to operate: MySQL or PostgreSQL
Node Type	`node_type`	The type of node in a cluster: primary or secondary
Region	`region`	Localized geographic area where the entity is located

The following parameters have been preconfigured for Memory Usage, CPU Usage, and Disk Space Usage system alerts: