Azure Database for PostgreSQL Monitoring Integration
Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a fully managed database service that includes features like high availability and intelligence. With no upfront expenditures, you can continue to utilize the languages and frameworks of your choice.
With Site24x7's integration, you can now monitor your Azure Database for PostgreSQL, configure thresholds, and receive alerts about critical issues.
Table of contents
Setup and configuration
You can add Azure Database for PostgreSQL while adding a new monitor, or you can add it to an existing Azure monitor. Follow these steps to add the service.
Supported metrics
The following metrics are collected:
| Metric name | Description | Statistic | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Connections | The number of active connections | Average | Count |
| Backup Storage Used | The used backup storage | Average | Bytes |
| Failed Connections | The number of failed connections | Total | Count |
| CPU Percent | The percentage of CPU utilized | Average | Percent |
| IO Percent | The percentage of time used for input/output operations | Average | Percent |
| Memory Percent | The percentage of memory used | Average | Percent |
| Network Out | The total network out across the active connections | Total | Bytes |
| Network In | The total network in across the active connections | Total | Bytes |
| Max Lag Across Replicas | The amount of lag in the most lagging replica | Maximum | Bytes |
| Replica Lag | The cost of delay in the replica | Maximum | Seconds |
| Server Log Storage Limit | The maximum server log storage for the server | Maximum | Bytes |
| Server Log Storage Percent | The percentage of server log storage used | Average | Percent |
| Server Log Storage Used | The amount of server log storage in use | Average | Bytes |
| Storage Limit | The maximum storage for the server | Maximum | Bytes |
| Storage Percent | The percentage of storage used | Average | Percent |
| Storage Used | The amount of storage in use | Average | Bytes |
Threshold configuration
Global configuration
- Go to the Admin section in the left navigation pane.
- Select Configuration Profiles from the left pane and choose the Threshold and Availability (+) tab from the drop-down menu. Click Add Threshold Profile from the top-right corner.
- Set the monitor type as Azure Database for PostgreSQL. You can now set the threshold values for all the metrics mentioned above.
Monitor-level configuration
- Go to Cloud > Azure and select Azure Database for PostgreSQL from the drop-down menu.
- Choose a resource for which you would like to set a threshold, then click the hamburger icon
. Select Edit, which will direct you to the Edit Azure Database for PostgreSQL Monitor page. - You can set the threshold values for the metrics by selecting Threshold and Availability. You can also configure IT Automation at the attribute level.
IT Automation
Site24x7 offers a set of exclusive IT Automation tools to auto-resolve performance degradation issues. These tools react to events proactively rather than waiting for manual intervention.
How to configure IT Automation for a monitor
Configuration Rules
With Site24x7's Configuration Rules, you can set parameters like Threshold Profile, Notification Profile, Tags, and Monitor Group for multiple monitors.
How to add Configuration Rules
Related links:
How to add an Azure monitor.
How to integrate an Azure App Service monitor.
How to integrate Azure Virtual Machine monitor.
How to configure IT Automations for a monitor.
How to add a Configuration Rule.