Viewing metrics in the Amazon RDS console
Amazon RDS integrates with Amazon CloudWatch to display a variety of Aurora DB cluster metrics in the RDS console. Some metrics are apply at the cluster level, whereas others apply at the instance level. For descriptions of the instance-level and cluster-level metrics, see Metrics reference for Amazon Aurora.
For your Aurora DB cluster, the following categories of metrics are monitored:
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CloudWatch – Shows the Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Aurora that you can access in the RDS console. You can also access these metrics in the CloudWatch console. Each metric includes a graph that shows the metric monitored over a specific time span. For a list of CloudWatch metrics, see Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Amazon Aurora.
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Enhanced monitoring – Shows a summary of operating-system metrics when your Aurora DB cluster has turned on Enhanced Monitoring. RDS delivers the metrics from Enhanced Monitoring to your Amazon CloudWatch Logs account. Each OS metric includes a graph showing the metric monitored over a specific time span. For an overview, see Monitoring OS metrics with Enhanced Monitoring. For a list of Enhanced Monitoring metrics, see OS metrics in Enhanced Monitoring.
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OS Process list – Shows details for each process running in your DB cluster.
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Database Insights – Opens the Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights dashboard for a DB instance in your Aurora DB cluster. Database Insights isn't supported at the cluster level. For an overview, see Monitoring DB load with Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights on Amazon Aurora. For a list of metrics, see Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Amazon RDS Performance Insights.
Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights provides a consolidated view of database load and CloudWatch metrics for your DB cluster. For more information, see Monitoring Amazon Aurora databases with CloudWatch Database Insights.
