Maria Database Size Test

Storage space contentions on a database can result in the loss of critical data. To avoid this, administrators should keep a close watch on the space usage/growth rate of each database, proactively detect a space crunch, and promptly resolve it. This is where the Maria Database Size test helps. This test auto-discovers all the databases on the Maria Database server and monitors the size of each database. Alerts are promptly sent out if any database is running out of space. In the event of a space crunch in a database, you can also use this test to figure out what is causing the space drain - documents? or index files?

Target of the test : A Maria Database server

Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each database on the server being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The IP address of the Maria Database server.
Port	The port on which the server is listening.
Database	Specify the name of the database that is to be monitored on the target Maria Database server.
User and Password	The eG agent has to be configured with the credentials of a user who has server-wide PROCESS and SELECT privileges on the monitored Maria Database server. To know how to create such a user, refer to Configuring the eG Agent with Access Privileges section.
Confirm Password	Confirm the password by retyping it here.
SSL	This indicates that the eG agent will communicate with the Maria Database via HTTPS or not. By default, this flag is set to No, as the target Maria database is not SSL-enabled by default. If the target database is SSL-enabled, then set this flag to Yes.
Verify CA	If the eG agent is required to establish an encrypted connection with the target Maria Database server by authenticating the server's identity through verifying the server CA certificate, set Verify CA flag to Yes. By default, this flag is set to No.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Database size	Indicates the total size of this database.	MB
Data size	Indicates the total size of all the documents and padding stored in the database.	MB	The value of this measure will decrease when you delete documents, but will not decrease when documents shrink because the space used by the original document has already been allocated (to that particular document) and cannot be used by other documents. Alternatively if a user updates a document with more data, the value of this measure will remain the same as long as the new document fits within its originally padded pre-allocated space.
Index size	Indicates the total size of all indexes created on this database.	MB	If the value of this measure is equal to the Database size measure, then it indicates that the indices are consuming the entire space in the database. Comparing the value of this measure with that of the Data size measure helps administrators to figure out whether documents are consuming the maximum space in the database or the indices are consuming the maximum amount of database space.
Growth rate	Indicates the rate at which the size of this database is growing.	MB/Sec	The value of this measure is calculated using the following formula: (Data size + Index size) of the current measurement period (-) (Data size + Index size) of the previous measurement period A consistent increase in the value of this measure is a cause for concern, as it indicates a steady growth in database size.