Documentation forSolarWinds Observability SaaS

Databases overview

When database instances are monitored in SolarWinds Observability, the Databases Overview provides a consolidated view of the health, performance, and activity of all connected database instances.

Open the Databases Overview tab

To access the Overview tab, click Databases in the left pane.

Get an overview of database health

The widgets in the Databases Overview summarize key performance and health metrics across your monitored database environments. Use this information to quickly identify performance bottlenecks, connection issues, and high-latency instances.

The following sections describe the widgets in the updated layout of the Overview tab. You can choose either the classic or the updated layout:

  1. In the left pane, click Settings.

  2. Under Feature Settings, click Databases.

  3. Select Classic Layout or Updated Layout.

Overall Health

Displays the total number of monitored databases and their current health status:

  • Good: Healthy databases with no major performance issues.
  • Moderate: Databases showing non-critical performance or configuration warnings.
  • Bad: Databases with critical alerts impacting performance.
  • Unknown: Databases with incomplete or unavailable telemetry data.

Availability

Shows the average uptime of all monitored databases during the selected time range. A percentage increase or decrease indicator provides insight into recent changes in overall availability.

Latency

Displays the average query latency (ms) across all databases. Lower latency values indicate better performance, while increases may signal resource contention or network issues.

Throughput

Represents the average query processing rate (QPS) across all databases. This metric measures the load and responsiveness of your database systems over time.

Active Alerts

Lists the number of active alerts currently impacting monitored databases, categorized by severity:

  • Critical: Immediate attention required.
  • Warning: Potential performance degradation detected.
  • Info: Informational events or non-critical conditions.

Database Instance Summary

Below the overview widgets, a detailed table lists all monitored database instances along with:

  • Health State
  • Instance Name
  • Database Type (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, SQL Server, etc.)
  • Agent Status
  • Active Alerts
  • Availability
  • Throughput
  • Latency

Click an instance to drill down to see detailed metrics, profiler views, and resource usage.

Filter and search

Use filters or searches to refine the database list.

Apply a filter

Click the funnel icon to open Filters menu. Filter by display name, database type, database health state, or native state. Click the desired drop-down menu, and select a filter option to apply your filter to the Databases Overview.

Perform a search

Use the Filter Managed Database Instances search bar at the top for more granular search results:

  • Enter keywords or tags in the search bar and click Search.

  • Click the ribbon icon to save frequently used search criteria.

  • Click the bullets icon to open your previously saved searches.

  • Click the question mark icon to open the Search Syntax Examples box.

View additional information

The Overview tab is displayed by default. The following tabs are also available:

  • Use the Inventory tab to review the databases monitored with SolarWinds Observability, and to add any discovered databases that are not monitored yet. 

  • Use the Profiler to rank your queries or query tags by varying metrics such as the top 10 queries by total time and gain insight into the most time consuming and frequently executed queries in your database.

  • Use the Queries tab to display a list of observed queries with syntax highlighting by total time, allowing you to determine which queries are consuming the most time.

  • The Samples tab displays a list of observed query samples with syntax highlighting and their latency. This helps you to quickly identify queries that are consuming more of your server load across all database instances monitored with SolarWinds Observability SaaS.

  • Use the Metrics Explorer to display a list of all the database instance metrics collected for all of your observed database instance entities.

  • Use the Resources tab to view details about the Database Host and Plugin Host resource utilization.

  • Use the Inspector to compare Profiler data directly with system metrics such as MySQL Queries, MySQL Query latency, or MySQL Activity.

  • Use the Events tab to view details about your database instance entities health, active alerts, load metrics, number of sessions, and Event Details.

  • Use the Alerts Explorer to view details about any alerts related to your database instance entities, including active alerts, historical (inactive) alerts over time, and alert settings.

  • Use the Advisors tab to view details about potential problems and optimization opportunities within your databases monitored with SolarWinds Observability SaaS.