9.6 Monitoring Database Server with Metrics

You can monitor a database server by viewing its metrics.

Metrics are of the following type:

• Cumulative: Statistics since the metric was created.
• Instantaneous: Values at the time the metric is collected.
• Rate: Computed value for metric by averaging statistics over a period of time.

• About Metrics
  Exadata metrics are recorded observations of important properties or values relating to the Exadata system software.
• Using Metrics
  You can use CellCLI commands to display, monitor, and manage database server metrics.
• Real-Time Insight
  You can use the Real-Time Insight feature to enable real-time monitoring of your Exadata systems.
• Using Real-Time Insight
  You can use the Real-Time Insight feature to enable real-time monitoring of your Exadata systems using an external metric collection platform.