How to monitor Managed Databases in DigitalOcean
Site24x7 monitors the availability and operational state of your DigitalOcean Managed Database clusters, providing real-time visibility into the health of your database clusters across all supported engines (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB).
This monitor tracks cluster-level availability and surfaces error states, changing the status when a database enters an unhealthy or unknown state that could impact application connectivity.
Use case
Database uptime: The Summary tab gives IT teams an instant view of managed database availability and operational status, enabling rapid detection of outages before application teams report connection failures or data access errors.
Downtime accountability: Downtime count and duration metrics provide a factual record of database unavailability, supporting post-incident reviews, capacity planning discussions, and SLA compliance reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
SLA compliance: Availability percentage tracked over time provides database administrators with measurable evidence that managed database instances are meeting uptime commitments, enabling proactive escalation to DigitalOcean support when thresholds are at risk.
Setup and configuration
Database resources are auto-discovered and monitored during the DigitalOcean integration. To enable monitoring, follow the steps below:
- Navigate to Cloud > DigitalOcean > Add DigitalOcean Monitor. Follow the steps to add a DigitalOcean monitor.
- While adding or editing a DigitalOcean monitor, select Managed Database from the Service/Resource Types drop-down and click Save.
- Go to Cloud > DigitalOcean, select the created DigitalOcean monitor, then click Managed Database.
Managed Database will be discovered during the next discovery cycle as per the discovery frequency you selected during DigitalOcean monitor creation.
Data collection frequency
Based on the selected poll interval, performance metrics of your DigitalOcean Managed Databases will be collected every two minutes and updated in the Site24x7 portal every five minutes by default.
Supported metrics
Summary
The Summary report shows how your Managed Databases connections are performing, including uptime, outages, and downtime. It also indicates the status Up when the connection is active and Down when it is disrupted or unavailable, helping you easily keep track of your network connectivity.