How to resolve Sprinto check for monitoring AWS RDS Database freeable memory
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Sprinto Check: AWS RDS Database freeable memory 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 AWS RDS service and have not created a monitoring alert for the metric FreeableMemory, Sprinto activates the above-mentioned check for all RDS instances 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 freeable memory in your AWS RDS database instances, specifically the FreeableMemory metric, is essential to optimize database performance and prevent potential memory-related issues. Sprinto sends notifications if the freeable memory falls below the defined threshold, allowing proactive measures to maintain optimal memory utilization.
How to Resolve
To address this check, follow the steps below to create an AWS CloudWatch alert for monitoring AWS RDS database freeable memory.
Video Guide
Before you Begin
Ensure that you have "Admin" access on the AWS account to create CloudWatch alerts.
Log in to the Sprinto’s admin portal.
Creating CloudWatch alert
Follow the below steps to create a CloudWatch alarm for monitoring AWS RDS database freeable memory:
Log in to the AWS console using your credentials.
Navigate to the CloudWatch service.
Go to Alarms > In alarm, and click Create alarm.
Click Select metric.
On the Select metric page, choose the RDS namespace.
Search and select the metric FreeableMemory.
Specify the metric and conditions to define the alert trigger point, then click Next.
Define the alert's notification channel. You can select an existing SNS topic or create a new topic. Click Next at the bottom of the page to proceed.
Enter a name and description for the created alert, then click Next.
Preview your created alarm, then click Create Alarm.
Once the monitoring alert is established on CloudWatch for AWS RDS database Freeable Memory, Sprinto retrieves the changes and sets the Sprinto check status to "Passing."
Contact Sprinto support if you have any queries related to the check or need any assistance.