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ApsaraDB RDS:Configure a monitoring frequency

Last Updated:Sep 08, 2023

This topic describes how to configure a monitoring frequency for an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance.

Background information

ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server supports the following monitoring frequencies:

  • Every 10 seconds

  • Every 60 seconds

  • Every 300 seconds

Note ApsaraDB RDS allows you to query the monitoring data from the most recent 30 days. You may not be able to query the monitoring data over a time range of more than 30 days.

Limits

  • If your RDS instance uses one of the following dedicated instance types, you can set the monitoring frequency to every 60 seconds or every 300 seconds. For more information, see Instance types for primary ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instances.

    Database engine version

    Instance type

    SQL Server SE

    mssql.x4.medium.s2

    mssql.x8.medium.s2

    mssql.x4.medium.s1

    mssql.x8.medium.s1

    SQL Server EE

    mssql.x4.medium.e1

    mssql.x8.medium.e1

    mssql.x4.medium.e2

    mssql.x8.medium.e2

    SQL Server Web

    mssql.x2.medium.w1

    mssql.x4.medium.w1

  • If your RDS instance has two CPU cores, you can set the monitoring frequency to every 60 seconds or every 300 seconds.

    Note

    You can view the details of the instance type in the Configuration Information section on the Basic Information page.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Instances page. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the RDS instance resides. Then, find the RDS instance and click the ID of the instance.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Monitoring and Alerts.

    Note

    For more information about the supported metrics, see View the resource metrics and engine metrics of an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server instance.

  3. On the Standard Monitoring tab, click Set Monitoring Frequency.

  4. In the Set Monitoring Frequency dialog box, select a monitoring frequency and click OK.

Related operations

OperationDescription
Query the monitoring frequency of an ApsaraDB RDS instanceQueries the monitoring frequency of an ApsaraDB RDS instance.