metricName

The metric for which you want to return information.

Valid relational database metric names are listed below, along with the most useful statistics to include in your request, and the published unit value. All relational database metric data is available in 1-minute (60 seconds) granularity.

  • CPUUtilization - The percentage of CPU utilization currently in use on the database.Statistics: The most useful statistics are Maximum and Average.Unit: The published unit is Percent.

  • DatabaseConnections - The number of database connections in use.Statistics: The most useful statistics are Maximum and Sum.Unit: The published unit is Count.

  • DiskQueueDepth - The number of outstanding IOs (read/write requests) that are waiting to access the disk.Statistics: The most useful statistic is Sum.Unit: The published unit is Count.

  • FreeStorageSpace - The amount of available storage space.Statistics: The most useful statistic is Sum.Unit: The published unit is Bytes.

  • NetworkReceiveThroughput - The incoming (Receive) network traffic on the database, including both customer database traffic and AWS traffic used for monitoring and replication.Statistics: The most useful statistic is Average.Unit: The published unit is Bytes/Second.

  • NetworkTransmitThroughput - The outgoing (Transmit) network traffic on the database, including both customer database traffic and AWS traffic used for monitoring and replication.Statistics: The most useful statistic is Average.Unit: The published unit is Bytes/Second.