Comprehensive monitoring strategies to ensure optimal performance, maximize uptime, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Effective monitoring is crucial for maintaining high-quality service, preventing issues before they impact consumers, and optimizing your infrastructure for maximum revenue. This guide covers built-in monitoring tools, third-party integrations, and best practices for proactive infrastructure management.
SLYD provides a comprehensive monitoring solution built on industry-standard tools.
Prometheus-compatible metrics endpoint
Built-in dashboard with real-time graphs
Proactive alerts for critical events
Centralized log aggregation
Focus on these critical metrics to maintain optimal performance and reliability.
Indicates overall system stress and potential performance issues
High temperatures can cause throttling and hardware damage
Early warning for potential disk failures
Indicates potential memory hardware issues
High sustained usage may impact instance performance
Insufficient memory can cause swapping and slowdowns
High I/O wait indicates storage bottlenecks
Even small packet loss significantly impacts performance
Use these built-in tools to monitor your infrastructure in real-time.
# Overall system status
slyd-provider monitor
# Detailed resource usage
slyd-provider monitor --detailed
# Instance-specific monitoring
slyd-provider monitor --instance i-1234567890
# Export metrics for analysis
slyd-provider metrics export --format prometheus
# View historical data
slyd-provider metrics history --duration 24h
# Check alert status
slyd-provider alerts list# CPU and process monitoring
htop
# I/O statistics
iotop -o
# Network monitoring
iftop -i eth0
# Disk I/O stats
iostat -x 1
# Memory details
vmstat 1
# Network connections
ss -tunapCustomize your monitoring dashboards to focus on the metrics that matter most to you.
Navigate to Monitoring → Custom Dashboards in your provider portal
Choose from various widget types:
Select metrics and set visualization options
Save your dashboard and optionally share with team members
Set up intelligent alerts to be notified of issues before they impact service.
# List current alerts
slyd-provider alerts list
# Create CPU alert
slyd-provider alerts create \
--name "High CPU Usage" \
--metric "cpu_usage_percent" \
--threshold 90 \
--duration "5m" \
--action email
# Create custom alert
slyd-provider alerts create \
--name "Low Disk Space" \
--metric "disk_free_percent" \
--threshold 10 \
--comparison "less_than" \
--action "email,webhook"
# Update alert threshold
slyd-provider alerts update high-cpu --threshold 85
# Disable alert temporarily
slyd-provider alerts disable low-disk-space
# Test alert notification
slyd-provider alerts test high-cpuIntegrate SLYD monitoring with your existing monitoring infrastructure.
Use monitoring data to optimize your infrastructure performance.
Symptom: High CPU steal time
Solution:
Symptom: High swap usage
Solution:
Symptom: High I/O wait
Solution:
Symptom: High latency
Solution:
Generate detailed performance reports for analysis and planning.
Automated daily email with key metrics
slyd-provider reports daily --email your@email.comDetailed resource usage over time
slyd-provider reports utilization --period 30d --format csvUptime and performance against targets
slyd-provider reports sla --month 2024-01 --format pdfFollow these practices to maintain excellent service quality.