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Using StatsD for monitoring Oracle databases running on Amazon RDS or Amazon EC2

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This article explains how to use StatsD for monitoring Oracle databases running on Amazon RDS or Amazon EC2 using CloudWatch and a custom Python script.

  • The solution allows monitoring custom database metrics like tablespace free space and session status
  • Involves installing CloudWatch agent with StatsD enabled on an EC2 instance
  • Uses Python script to fetch database metrics and send them to CloudWatch
  • Leverages AWS Secrets Manager to securely store database credentials
  • Provides flexibility to monitor various database-specific metrics

Key benefits include easy installation, minimal overhead, decoupled monitoring, and the ability to create custom CloudWatch dashboards and alarms for database performance tracking.

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