Database Troubleshooting
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What do you do first when you notice a problem in your database? SolarWinds® Database Observability gets answers fast by helping you uncover potential issues that might be connected to an error or outage. Down-to-the-second data collection can show you where you should start investigating to find the root cause, so your team can make changes, solve the current issue, and avoid future problems. Application development and DevOps teams can also use Database Observability to proactively prevent and minimize outages and achieve proven results.
Gain a better understanding of your database health to make troubleshooting database issues easier
To resolve potential issues before they turn into huge bottlenecks, you need to understand your database’s baselines.
Database Observability is built to provide a unified view of database types, so you can get a bird’s-eye view of your systems.
The easy-to-use dashboard helps you visualize thousands of collected metrics, track them, and watch for trends or performance outliers that may not match your database’s health summary. In addition, this database troubleshooting tool offers recommendations based on best practices, so you can more confidently and quickly take effective steps to optimize your database.
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Database troubleshooting requires precise and cyclical work to maintain performance at an optimal level.
Database administrators often have to go through a lot of trial and error to figure out which database best practices work for their organization, and even then, they must continuously retool their databases to ensure everything is working as efficiently as possible.
When a database is slow, there are several common techniques you can follow as you first attempt to discover and fix the problem. When it comes to troubleshooting a slow database, five of the most common causes include:
- Missing indexes: If you’ve noticed disk performance problems and more database deadlocks than usual, you may have missing indexes.
- Poor index design or poorly performing indexes: Slow running queries can be a sign of poor index design.
- Poorly designed database schemas: If you have poorly designed database schemas, you may notice a lot of I/O queries occurring when you run queries.
- Inadequate storage: Inadequate storage can slow down your database performance.
- Slow network speeds: Sometimes performance issues aren’t your database’s fault. If you’ve ruled out the usual suspects, the network may not be functioning properly.
Using a database troubleshooting tool like SolarWinds Database Observability can make identifying and resolving these issues simpler, faster, and easier.
Database troubleshooting requires precise and cyclical work to maintain performance at an optimal level.
Database administrators often have to go through a lot of trial and error to figure out which database best practices work for their organization, and even then, they must continuously retool their databases to ensure everything is working as efficiently as possible.
When a database is slow, there are several common techniques you can follow as you first attempt to discover and fix the problem. When it comes to troubleshooting a slow database, five of the most common causes include:
- Missing indexes: If you’ve noticed disk performance problems and more database deadlocks than usual, you may have missing indexes.
- Poor index design or poorly performing indexes: Slow running queries can be a sign of poor index design.
- Poorly designed database schemas: If you have poorly designed database schemas, you may notice a lot of I/O queries occurring when you run queries.
- Inadequate storage: Inadequate storage can slow down your database performance.
- Slow network speeds: Sometimes performance issues aren’t your database’s fault. If you’ve ruled out the usual suspects, the network may not be functioning properly.
Using a database troubleshooting tool like SolarWinds Database Observability can make identifying and resolving these issues simpler, faster, and easier.
Make database troubleshooting faster and easier
SolarWinds Observability SaaS
- Diagnose issues from a lightweight SaaS platform with a web-based user interface.
- Easily monitor on-premises, cloud, hybrid, and open-source databases.
- Use real-time and historical data to pinpoint performance issues and troubleshoot quickly.