DBS-C01 Monitoring and Troubleshooting Practice Question
An Amazon RDS for Oracle instance is experiencing high swap usage. Which metric should be monitored to determine if the instance is memory-constrained?
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Why each option matters
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SwapUsage
SwapUsage indicates that the instance is using swap space, which is a sign of memory pressure. CPUUtilization is for CPU, not memory. FreeableMemory shows available memory, but swap usage directly indicates memory constraint.
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CPUUtilization
Why it's wrong here
CPUUtilization does not indicate memory issues.
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SwapUsage
Why this is correct
High swap usage indicates memory pressure.
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WriteIOPS
Why it's wrong here
WriteIOPS is for I/O, not memory.
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FreeableMemory
Why it's wrong here
FreeableMemory shows available memory; low freeable memory may indicate memory pressure, but swap usage is more direct.
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