Use Database Management Service to Monitor Databases
APPLIES TO: 
Oracle Public Cloud only
You can use Database Management Service to monitor the health of a single Autonomous Database or a fleet of Autonomous Databases.
Database Management Service lets you:
- Monitor the key performance and configuration metrics of a fleet of Autonomous Databases.
- Compare and analyze database metrics over a selected period.
- Group your critical Autonomous Databases, which reside across compartments, into a Database Group, and monitor them.
To enable Database Management Service:
- Perform the prerequisite steps as described in General Prerequisite Tasks.
- Obtain the required permissions as described in Permissions Required to Enable Database Management for Autonomous Databases.
- Obtain additional permissions to use the Database Management Fleet Summary and Managed Database Details pages and view alarms on the Fleet Summary page. These are listed in Additional Permissions Required to Use Database Management.
- Finally, enable Database Management for Autonomous Databases by following the steps outlined in Enable Database Management for Autonomous Databases.
After enabling Database Management Service, you can perform the actions listed below.
| Action | Further Reference |
|---|---|
| Monitor the health of your fleet of Autonomous Databases on the Fleet Summary page. | |
| Monitor a single Autonomous Database on the Managed Database Details page. | Monitor and Manage an Autonomous Database |
| Group Autonomous Databases that reside across compartments into a Database Group and monitor them. | Create and Use Database Groups |
Note
Database Management features such as AWR Explorer and Performance Hub on Managed Database Details are unavailable for Autonomous Databases. However, Performance Hub for Autonomous Databases continues to be a free feature that you can access from the Autonomous Database Details page without enabling Database Management.
Database Management features such as AWR Explorer and Performance Hub on Managed Database Details are unavailable for Autonomous Databases. However, Performance Hub for Autonomous Databases continues to be a free feature that you can access from the Autonomous Database Details page without enabling Database Management.
For further information, see Use Performance Hub to Monitor Databases.
Parent topic: Service Monitoring