Table: alicloud_rds_instance_metric_connections_daily - Query Daily Connection Metrics for RDS Instances using SQL

Alibaba Cloud Relational Database Service (RDS) provides reliable and scalable database management. Monitoring connection metrics over time helps detect usage patterns, optimize performance, and plan for scaling.

Table Usage Guide

The alicloud_rds_instance_metric_connections_daily table enables database administrators and DevOps teams to query daily average connection metrics for RDS instances in Alibaba Cloud. Use this table to retrieve values such as instance ID, date (timestamp), and the average number of active connections. This data is useful for identifying trends, spotting anomalies, and making informed decisions about database scaling and resource allocation.

Note: If the instance is not older than one day then we will not get any metric statistics.

Examples

Basic info

Explore the variation in daily connection metrics for your RDS instances to understand usage patterns and potential bottlenecks. This can be useful for capacity planning and performance optimization.

select
  db_instance_id,
  timestamp,
  minimum,
  maximum,
  average
from
  alicloud_rds_instance_metric_connections_daily
order by
  db_instance_id,
  timestamp;

select
  db_instance_id,
  timestamp,
  minimum,
  maximum,
  average
from
  alicloud_rds_instance_metric_connections_daily
order by
  db_instance_id,
  timestamp;

Intervals where connection exceed 1000 average

Discover the instances where the average number of connections exceeds 1000 in your Alicloud RDS, providing a detailed overview of database usage and potential performance issues.

select
  db_instance_id,
  timestamp,
  round(minimum :: numeric, 2) as min_conn,
  round(maximum :: numeric, 2) as max_conn,
  round(average :: numeric, 2) as avg_conn
from
  alicloud_rds_instance_metric_connections_daily
where
  average > 1000
order by
  db_instance_id,
  timestamp;

select
  db_instance_id,
  timestamp,
  round(minimum, 2) as min_conn,
  round(maximum, 2) as max_conn,
  round(average, 2) as avg_conn
from
  alicloud_rds_instance_metric_connections_daily
where
  average > 1000
order by
  db_instance_id,
  timestamp;

Schema for alicloud_rds_instance_metric_connections_daily

Name	Type	Operators	Description
_ctx	jsonb		Steampipe context in JSON form.
account_id	text	=, !=, ~~, ~~, !~~, !~~	The Alicloud Account ID in which the resource is located.
average	double precision		The average of the metric values that correspond to the data point.
db_instance_id	text		The ID of the single instance to query.
maximum	double precision		The maximum metric value for the data point.
metric_name	text		The name of the metric.
minimum	double precision		The minimum metric value for the data point.
namespace	text		The metric namespace.
sp_connection_name	text	=, !=, ~~, ~~, !~~, !~~	Steampipe connection name.
sp_ctx	jsonb		Steampipe context in JSON form.
timestamp	timestamp with time zone		The timestamp used for the data point.

Export

This table is available as a standalone Exporter CLI. Steampipe exporters are stand-alone binaries that allow you to extract data using Steampipe plugins without a database.

You can download the tarball for your platform from the Releases page, but it is simplest to install them with the steampipe_export_installer.sh script:

/bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://steampipe.io/install/export.sh)" -- alicloud

You can pass the configuration to the command with the --config argument:

steampipe_export_alicloud --config '<your_config>' alicloud_rds_instance_metric_connections_daily