Checking the Status of Your Database Servers

A person checks the status of their servers.

Checking the status of database servers is a daily task for nearly every database administrator. By utilizing proper monitoring techniques, you can ensure your databases always perform at their best. In this blog, we explain how to do that with dbWatch.

A graphic of a person checking database servers.

Why Should You Check the Status of Your Database Servers?

Checking your database servers’ status is essential to improve performance and ensure they remain efficient. It allows you to identify potential issues, such as slow-running queries, missing indexes, or capacity constraints. These insights can help you decide when to move to a new server or adjust configurations. While many tools can assist, we focus on dbWatch.

Why Should You Use dbWatch?

dbWatch is a scalable software solution that helps enterprise customers monitor and manage both small and large numbers of database servers efficiently. It provides total control over their operation, performance, and resource usage. Supporting platforms such as MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, and MySQL, dbWatch is built by leading database experts in Norway to solve database management challenges quickly.

Checking the Status of Your Database Servers with dbWatch

To check the status of your database servers, open dbWatch and view the database status in the monitoring module:

Example of how status looks in dbWatch

The index page lists database instances, their status, group, and last checked time. For example, databases with no issues are listed under “Ok”:

The ok prompt in dbWatch

Instances with issues will appear under “Warning”:

The warning prompt in dbWatch.

Critical issues requiring immediate attention are displayed under the “Alarm” category:

What alarms look like in dbWatch when you see instances with issues.

Alternatively, head to the “Server” tab and click “Server States”:

Another way to see the status of servers.

The menu provides options like trace route and server connection configuration:

Another server configuration in dbWatch.

Need to take notes or schedule optimizations for later? Use the notes area:

example of how you can take notes in dbWatch.

To access logs, select “Get logs” to download and extract the log files:

How to get access to logs in dbWatch explained in a screen shot.
Gain access to file

The logs (error logs, server logs, output logs) provide valuable information to troubleshoot issues. For instance, here’s a view of the server.log file:

An example of how the source codes look when you view them.

Summary

Checking the health of your database servers is essential for optimal performance. dbWatch simplifies monitoring and troubleshooting across various platforms like MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, MySQL, and Azure SQL. Utilize logs, monitoring modules, and configuration tools to keep your database environment running smoothly.

For more insights, visit the dbWatch blog.

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