DBS-C01 Monitoring and Troubleshooting Practice Question
A database administrator needs to monitor the free storage space on an Amazon RDS for SQL Server instance. Which TWO CloudWatch metrics should be used? (Choose two.)
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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FreeStorageSpaceInPercent
(FreeStorageSpaceInPercent) and Option E (FreeStorageSpace) are correct. Option A is wrong because DatabaseConnections measures the number of connections, not storage. Option B is wrong because ReadLatency measures read latency, not storage. Option C is wrong because BinLogDiskUsage is a metric for MySQL/RDS for MySQL, not for SQL Server.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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DatabaseConnections
Why it's wrong here
This metric is for connections, not storage.
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ReadLatency
Why it's wrong here
This metric is for read latency, not storage.
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BinLogDiskUsage
Why it's wrong here
This metric is for MySQL, not SQL Server.
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FreeStorageSpaceInPercent
Why this is correct
Percentage of free storage space.
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FreeStorageSpace
Why this is correct
Direct metric for free space in bytes.
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