How to resolve Sprinto check for monitoring AWS DynamoDB latency
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Sprinto check: AWS DynamoDB latency should be monitored
Upon integrating your AWS account with Sprinto, the platform fetches the list of services from your AWS account. If you are using DynamoDB and have not created a monitoring alert for the metric SuccessfulRequestLatency, Sprinto activates the above-mentioned check for all DynamoDB tables under your account.
Note: At this time, our platform does not support AWS CloudWatch Composite Alarms or Math-Based Alarms.
This means you cannot create alarms that:
Combine multiple alarms using logical conditions (e.g., ALARM1 AND ALARM2)
Use metric math expressions (e.g., calculating averages or deltas across metrics)
Purpose
Monitoring DynamoDB latency, specifically the SuccessfulRequestLatency metric, is crucial to ensure the optimal performance of your DynamoDB tables. Sprinto sends notifications if the latency surpasses the defined threshold, allowing you to take proactive measures to maintain optimal performance.
How to Resolve
To address this check, follow the steps below to create an AWS CloudWatch alert for monitoring DynamoDB latency.
Before you Begin
Ensure you have "Admin" access to the AWS account to create alerts.
Confirm that you have DynamoDB tables created on your AWS account for which you will create the alert.
Log in to Sprinto as an administrator.
Create Monitoring Alert
Log in to your AWS console using your credentials.
Navigate to the CloudWatch web service.
Go to Alarms > In alarm, and click Create alarm.
Click Select metric.
On the Select metric page, choose the AWS/DynamoDB namespace and select the metric SuccessfulRequestLatency.
Specify the metric and conditions to define the alert trigger point, then click Next.
On the configure action page:
Create new topic: Enter the topic name and email address for alert notifications.
Add notification: Select the created SNS topic and click Add notification.
Enter a name and description for the created alert, then click Next.
Preview your created alarm and edit any parameters if required, then click Create alarm.
Once the monitoring alert is created on CloudWatch for DynamoDB latency, Sprinto retrieves the changes and sets the Sprinto check status to "Passing."
If you need any assistance with the Sprinto check, please get in touch with Sprinto support. We're here to help!