Google Cloud Platform - Redis monitoring

GCP Redis servers are known for their durability and are capable of managing multiple transactions at the same time. With Site24x7's monitoring integration, transform your Google Cloud Redis into a reliable Redis provider.

Setup and configuration

Adding Google Cloud Redis while configuring a new Google Cloud monitor

If you have not configured a Google Cloud monitor yet, add one by following the steps below:
1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Go to Cloud > GCP > Add GCP Monitor or Admin > Cloud Monitoring > Google Cloud Platform(GCP).
3. Provide a unique display name for identification purposes.
4. Upload a service account JSON file to authenticate Site24x7 for performing resource discovery.
5. Select Redis from the Select the Resources for Monitoring list.
6. Select existing Notification Profiles, User Alerts Groups, Tags, and IT Automation Templates or add new ones. You can also integrate Site24x7's alarms with your preferred third-party service.
7. Click Start GCP Monitoring.
Adding Google Cloud Redis to an existing Google Cloud monitor

If you already have a Google Cloud monitor configured for the service account, you can add Google Cloud Redis by following the steps below:
1. Log in to your Site24x7 account.
2. Go to Cloud > GCP and select your GCP monitor.
3. Click the hamburger icon next to Service View and select Edit, which brings you to the Edit GCP Monitor page.
4. On the Edit GCP Monitor page, select Redis from the Select the Resources for Monitoring list and click Save.
5. After successful configuration, go to Cloud > GCP > Redis. Now you can view the discovered Google Cloud Redis resources.

Note

It will take approximately five minutes to discover new GCP resources.

Polling frequency

Site24x7's Google Cloud Redis monitor collects minute-wise metric data, and the statuses of your Google Cloud Redis are reported every five minutes.

Supported metrics

Metric name	Description	Statistic	Unit
Average TTL	The average time to live (TTL) for keys in this database	Average	Count
Blocked Clients	The total number of blocked clients	Total	Count
Bytes Lagging	The number of bytes lagging behind the primary	Total	Bytes
Bytes Pending Replication	The largest number of bytes that have not been replicated across all replicas	Total	Bytes
CPU(sys)	The CPU cycles consumed by the Redis server, broken down by the system, user space, and parent/child relationship	Average	Cycles
Cache Hit Ratio	The average cache hit ratio as a fraction	Average	Count
Calls	The total number of calls for this command in one minute	Total	Count
Connected Clients	The number of clients connected to the traffic director	Total	Count
Evicted Keys	The total number of evicted keys due to maximum memory limit	Total	Count
Expirable Keys	The total number of keys with an expiration in this database	Total	Count
Expired Keys	The total number of key expiration events	Total	Count
Hits	The total number of successful lookups of keys in the main dictionary	Total	Count
Keys	The total number of keys stored in this database	Total	Count
Maximum Memory	The maximum amount of memory Redis can consume	Average	Bytes
Memory Usage Ratio	The average memory usage as a ratio of the maximum memory	Average	Count
Misses	The total number of failed lookups of keys in the main dictionary	Total	Count
PubSub Channels	The total global number of Pub/Sub channels with client subscriptions	Total	Count
PubSub Patterns	The total global number of Pub/Sub patterns with client subscriptions	Total	Count
Rejected Connections	The total number of connections rejected because of the maximum client limit	Total	Count
Replication Byte Offset (Master)	The number of bytes that the master has produced and sent to replicas; to be compared with replication byte offset of replicas	Total	Bytes
Replication Byte Offset (Replica)	The number of bytes that have been acknowledged by the replicas	Total	Bytes
System Memory Usage Ratio	The total memory usage as a ratio of maximum system memory	Total	Count
Time per Call	The average time per call over one minute by command	Average	Count

Threshold configuration

Global configuration
1. In the Site24x7 web client, go to the Admin section on the left navigation pane.
2. Select Configuration Profiles from the left pane and select Threshold and Availability from the drop-down menu.
3. Click Add Threshold Profile in the top-right corner.
4. For Monitor Type, select Redis.
5. Now you can set the threshold values for the metrics listed above.
Monitor-level configuration
1. In the Site24x7 web client, go to Cloud > GCP > Redis.
2. Select a resource you would like to set a threshold for, then click the hamburger icon.
3. Select Edit, which directs you to the Edit Redis Monitor page.
4. You can set the threshold values for the metrics with the Threshold and Availability option.
5. You can also configure IT Automation at the attribute level.

IT Automation

Site24x7 offers a set of exclusive IT Automation tools that automatically resolve performance degradation issues. These tools react to events proactively rather than waiting for manual intervention. The IT Automation tools automate repetitive tasks and automatically remediate threshold breaches. The alarm engine continually evaluates system events for which thresholds are set and executes the mapped automation when there is a breach.

How to configure IT Automation for a monitor

Configuration Rules

Editing multiple monitors to associate different monitor groups or add a different tag can be a tedious process. With Site24x7's Configuration Rules, you can automate the configuration settings of your monitoring resources. Also, Site24x7 allows you to create custom rules to track configuration changes continuously and achieve the ideal configuration settings.

How to add Configuration Rules

Summary

The Summary tab will give you the performance data organized by time for the metrics listed above. To view the summary:

Go to Cloud > GCP > Redis.
Select a resource.
Click the Summary tab.

Configuration Details

The Configuration Details tab provides details on the configurations of application instances. To get the configuration details:

Go to Cloud > GCP > Redis.
Select a resource.
Click the Configuration Details tab.

Reports

Gain in-depth data about the various parameters of your monitored resources and accentuate your service performance using our insightful reports.

To view reports for a Google Cloud Redis resource:

Go to the Reports section on the left navigation pane.
Select Redis from the menu on the left.
You can find the Availability Summary Report, Performance Report, and Inventory Report for one selected monitor. Or you can get the Summary Report, Availability Summary Report, Health Trend Report, and Performance Report for all the Google Cloud Redis monitors.

You can also get reports from the Summary tab of the Google Cloud Redis monitor:

Click the Summary tab.
Get the Availability Summary Report of the monitor by clicking Availability.
You can also find the Performance Report of the monitor by clicking any chart title.