# How to resolve Sprinto check for monitoring AWS RDS freespace
### About
Sprinto Check: AWS RDS database freespace 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 and have not set up a monitoring alert for the metric FreeStorageSpace, Sprinto activates the mentioned check for all RDS instances under your account.
**Note:** At this time, our platform **does not support** [**AWS CloudWatch Composite Alarms**](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/AlarmThatCombinesAlarms.html) or [**Math-Based Alarms**](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/using-metric-math.html).
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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 free storage space in your AWS RDS database instances, specifically the FreeStorageSpace metric, is vital to prevent potential issues related to storage capacity. Sprinto sends notifications if the free space falls below the defined threshold, enabling proactive actions to manage storage resources efficiently.
### How to Resolve
To address this check, follow the steps below to create an AWS CloudWatch alert for monitoring AWS RDS database free space.
#### Video Guide
#### Before you Begin
* Ensure you have "Admin" access to the AWS account to create alerts.
* Log in to Sprinto as an administrator.
#### Create Monitoring Alert
1. Log in to your[ AWS console](https://aws.amazon.com/console/) using your credentials.
2. Navigate to the CloudWatch web service.
3. Go to Alarms > In alarm, and click Create alarm.
4. Click Select metric.
5. On the Select metric page, choose the AWS/RDS namespace and select the metric FreeStorageSpace.
6. Specify the metric and conditions to define the alert trigger point, then click Next.
7. On the configure action page:
* Create new topic: Enter the topic name and email addresses for alert notifications.
* Add notification: Select the created SNS topic and click Add notification.
8. Enter a name and description for the created alert, then click Next.
9. Preview your created alarm and edit any parameters if required, then click Create alarm.
Once the monitoring alert is set up on CloudWatch for AWS RDS database Free Storage Space, Sprinto fetches the changes, and the Sprinto check status is marked as "Passing."
If you need assistance with the Sprinto check, please get in touch with [Sprinto support](mailto:www.support@sprinto.com). We're here to help!
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