Monitor Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)
Dynatrace ingests metrics for multiple preselected namespaces, including Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX). You can view metrics for each service instance, split metrics into multiple dimensions, and create custom charts that you can pin to your dashboards.
Prerequisites
To enable monitoring for this service, you need:
- Any version of ActiveGate in both Dynatrace SaaS and Managed deployments.
Note: For role-based access (whether in a SaaS or Managed deployment), you need an ActiveGate installed on an Amazon EC2 host. - An updated AWS monitoring policy to include the additional AWS services.
To update the AWS IAM policy, use the JSON below, containing the monitoring policy (permissions) for all cloud services.
If you don't want to add permissions to all services, and just select permissions for certain services, consult the table below. The table contains a set of permissions that are required for all services (All monitored Amazon services) and, for each cloud service, a list of optional permissions specific to that service.
Example of JSON policy for one single service.
In this example, from the complete list of permissions you need to select
"apigateway:GET"
for Amazon API Gateway"cloudwatch:GetMetricData"
,"cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics"
,"cloudwatch:ListMetrics"
,"sts:GetCallerIdentity"
,"tag:GetResources"
,"tag:GetTagKeys"
, and"ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones"
for All monitored Amazon services.
To disable monitoring of built-in services you need:
- ActiveGate version 1.245+, Dynatrace version 1.247+
Enable monitoring
To enable monitoring for this service, you first need to integrate Dynatrace with Amazon Web Services:
Add the service to monitoring
In order to view the service metrics, you must add the service to monitoring in your Dynatrace environment.
All cloud services consume Davis data units (DDUs). The amount of DDU consumption per service instance depends on the number of monitored metrics and their dimensions (each metric dimension results in the ingestion of 1 data point; 1 data point consumes 0.001 DDUs).
Monitor resources based on tags
You can choose to monitor resources based on existing AWS tags, as Dynatrace automatically imports them from service instances. Nevertheless, the transition from AWS to Dynatrace tagging isn't supported for all AWS services. Expand the table below to see which cloud services are filtered by tagging.
To monitor resources based on tags
- In the Dynatrace menu, go to Settings > Cloud and virtualization > AWS and select Edit for the desired AWS instance.
- For Resources to be monitored, select Monitor resources selected by tags.
- Enter the Key and Value.
- Select Save.
Configure service metrics
Once you add a service, Dynatrace starts automatically collecting a suite of metrics for this particular service. These are recommended metrics.
Recommended metrics:
- Are enabled by default
- Can't be disabled
- Can have recommended dimensions (enabled by default, can't be disabled)
- Can have optional dimensions (disabled by default, can be enabled)
Apart from the recommended metrics, most services have the possibility of enabling optional metrics.
Optional metrics:
- Can be added and configured manually
View service metrics
You can view the service metrics in your Dynatrace environment either on the custom device overview page or on your Dashboards page.
View metrics on the custom device overview page
To access the custom device overview page
- In the Dynatrace menu, go to Technologies and processes.
- Filter by service name and select the relevant custom device group.
- Once you select the custom device group, you're on the custom device group overview page.
- The custom device group overview page lists all instances (custom devices) belonging to the group. Select an instance to view the custom device overview page.
View metrics on your dashboard
After you add the service to monitoring, a preset dashboard containing all recommended metrics is automatically listed on your Dashboards page. To look for specific dashboards, filter by Preset and then by Name.
Note: For existing monitored services, you might need to resave your credentials for the preset dashboard to appear on the Dashboards page. To resave your credentials, go to Settings > Cloud and virtualization > AWS, select the desired AWS instance, and then select Save.
You can't make changes on a preset dashboard directly, but you can clone and edit it. To clone a dashboard, open the browse menu (…) and select Clone.
To remove a dashboard from the dashboards page, you can hide it. To hide a dashboard, open the browse menu (…) and select Hide.
Note: Hiding a dashboard doesn't affect other users.
To check the availability of preset dashboards for each AWS service, see the list below.
Available metrics
Name | Description | Unit | Statistics | Dimensions | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BatchGetItemRequestCount | The number of BatchGetItem requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
BatchGetItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
BatchGetItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
BatchGetItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
BatchGetItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
BatchGetItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
BatchWriteItemRequestCount | The number of BatchWriteItem requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
BatchWriteItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
BatchWriteItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
BatchWriteItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
BatchWriteItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
BatchWriteItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
CPUUtilization | The percentage of CPU utilization of the node or cluster | Percent | Multi | ClusterId | ✔️ |
CPUUtilization | Percent | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
CPUUtilization | Percent | Multi | Region | ✔️ | |
ClientConnections | The number of simultaneous connections made by clients to the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | ✔️ |
ClientConnections | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ClientConnections | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
ClientConnections | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ClientConnections | Count | Multi | Region | ✔️ | |
ClientConnections | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
DeleteItemRequestCount | The number of DeleteItem requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
DeleteItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
DeleteItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
DeleteItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
DeleteItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
DeleteItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
ErrorRequestCount | Total number of requests that resulted in a user error reported by the node or cluster. Requests that were throttled by the node or cluster are included. | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
ErrorRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
ErrorRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
ErrorRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ErrorRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
ErrorRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
EstimatedDbSize | An approximation of the amount of data cached in the item cache and the query cache by the node or cluster | Bytes | Multi | ClusterId | ✔️ |
EstimatedDbSize | Bytes | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
EstimatedDbSize | Bytes | Multi | Region | ✔️ | |
EvictedSize | The amount of data that was evicted by the node or cluster to make room for newly requested data | Bytes | Multi | ClusterId | ✔️ |
EvictedSize | Bytes | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
EvictedSize | Bytes | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
EvictedSize | Bytes | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
EvictedSize | Bytes | Multi | Region | ✔️ | |
EvictedSize | Bytes | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
FailedRequestCount | Total number of requests that resulted in an error reported by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
FailedRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
FailedRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
FailedRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
FailedRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
FailedRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
FaultRequestCount | Total number of requests that resulted in an internal error reported by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
FaultRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
FaultRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
FaultRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
FaultRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
FaultRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
GetItemRequestCount | The number of GetItem requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
GetItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
GetItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
GetItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
GetItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
GetItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
ItemCacheHits | The number of times an item was returned from the cache by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
ItemCacheHits | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
ItemCacheHits | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
ItemCacheHits | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ItemCacheHits | Count | Multi | Region | ||
ItemCacheHits | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
ItemCacheMisses | The number of times an item was not in the node or cluster cache, and had to be retrieved from DynamoDB | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
ItemCacheMisses | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
ItemCacheMisses | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
ItemCacheMisses | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ItemCacheMisses | Count | Multi | Region | ||
ItemCacheMisses | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
NetworkBytesIn | The number of bytes received on all network interfaces by the node or cluster | Bytes | Multi | ClusterId | ✔️ |
NetworkBytesIn | Bytes | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
NetworkBytesIn | Bytes | Multi | Region | ✔️ | |
NetworkBytesOut | The number of bytes sent out on all network interfaces by the node or cluster. This metric identifies the volume of outgoing traffic in terms of the number of bytes on a single node or cluster. | Bytes | Multi | ClusterId | ✔️ |
NetworkBytesOut | Bytes | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
NetworkBytesOut | Bytes | Multi | Region | ✔️ | |
NetworkPacketsIn | The number of packets received on all network interfaces by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | ✔️ |
NetworkPacketsIn | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
NetworkPacketsIn | Count | Multi | Region | ✔️ | |
NetworkPacketsOut | The number of packets sent out on all network interfaces by the node or cluster. This metric identifies the volume of outgoing traffic in terms of the number of packets on a single node or cluster. | Count | Multi | ClusterId | ✔️ |
NetworkPacketsOut | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
NetworkPacketsOut | Count | Multi | Region | ✔️ | |
PutItemRequestCount | The number of PutItem requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
PutItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
PutItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
PutItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
PutItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
PutItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
QueryCacheHits | The number of times a query result was returned from the node or cluster cache | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
QueryCacheHits | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
QueryCacheHits | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
QueryCacheHits | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
QueryCacheHits | Count | Multi | Region | ||
QueryCacheHits | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
QueryCacheMisses | The number of times a query result was not in the node or cluster cache, and had to be retrieved from DynamoDB | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
QueryCacheMisses | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
QueryCacheMisses | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
QueryCacheMisses | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
QueryCacheMisses | Count | Multi | Region | ||
QueryCacheMisses | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
QueryRequestCount | The number of query requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
QueryRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
QueryRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
QueryRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
QueryRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
QueryRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
ScanCacheHits | The number of times a scan result was returned from the node or cluster cache | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
ScanCacheHits | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
ScanCacheHits | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
ScanCacheHits | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ScanCacheHits | Count | Multi | Region | ||
ScanCacheHits | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
ScanCacheMisses | The number of times a scan result was not in the node or cluster cache, and had to be retrieved from DynamoDB | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
ScanCacheMisses | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
ScanCacheMisses | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
ScanCacheMisses | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ScanCacheMisses | Count | Multi | Region | ||
ScanCacheMisses | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
ScanRequestCount | The number of scan requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
ScanRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
ScanRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
ScanRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ScanRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
ScanRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
ThrottledRequestCount | Total number of requests throttled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
ThrottledRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
ThrottledRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
ThrottledRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
ThrottledRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
ThrottledRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
TotalRequestCount | Total number of requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
TotalRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
TotalRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
TotalRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
TotalRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
TotalRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
TransactGetItemsCount | The number of TransactGetItems requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
TransactGetItemsCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
TransactGetItemsCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
TransactGetItemsCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
TransactGetItemsCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
TransactGetItemsCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
TransactWriteItemsCount | The number of TransactWriteItems requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
TransactWriteItemsCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
TransactWriteItemsCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
TransactWriteItemsCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
TransactWriteItemsCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
TransactWriteItemsCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ | |
UpdateItemRequestCount | The number of UpdateItem requests handled by the node or cluster | Count | Multi | ClusterId | |
UpdateItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | ClusterId, NodeId | ||
UpdateItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId | ✔️ | |
UpdateItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | ClusterId, NodeId | ✔️ | |
UpdateItemRequestCount | Count | Multi | Region | ||
UpdateItemRequestCount | Count | Sum | Region | ✔️ |