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Monitor the health of Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL instances in large-scale deployments

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This article discusses a comprehensive solution for monitoring the health of Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL instances in large-scale deployments, addressing the challenges of tracking performance across numerous database instances.

  • Introduces a custom monitoring solution using AWS services like CloudWatch, Lambda, DynamoDB, and API Gateway
  • Monitors key metrics such as Buffer Cache Hit Ratio, CPU Utilization, and Freeable Memory
  • Provides a dashboard that tracks instance health over a 90-day observation period
  • Offers root cause analysis and performance tuning recommendations for unhealthy instances
  • Enables proactive identification of potential database performance issues

The solution helps database administrators efficiently monitor and troubleshoot large fleets of Aurora PostgreSQL instances by providing comprehensive insights and actionable recommendations.



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