From 3fe024d76e40395250a2c5811636b46b1c6bd2e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Samuel Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:01:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update recommended maximum database instances --- layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md | 2 +- layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md | 2 +- layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md index 77ac126f828e0..12c0cfceca63e 100644 --- a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md +++ b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ### One agent connecting to multiple hosts It is common to configure a single Agent host to connect to multiple remote database instances (see [Agent installation architectures](/database_monitoring/architecture/) for DBM). To connect to multiple hosts, create an entry for each host in the MySQL integration config. -In these cases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 10 database instances to guarantee reliable performance. +For an agent running with the same amount of resources as the monitored databases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 30. ```yaml init_config: diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md index 5fba4b11c4efb..a32fbabe45f36 100644 --- a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md +++ b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ### One agent connecting to multiple hosts It is common to configure a single Agent host to connect to multiple remote database instances (see [Agent installation architectures](/database_monitoring/architecture/) for DBM). To connect to multiple hosts, create an entry for each host in the Postgres integration config. -In these cases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 10 database instances to guarantee reliable performance. +For an agent running with the same amount of resources as the monitored databases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 30. ```yaml init_config: instances: diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md index f56a30f2ab726..43479eb1ca676 100644 --- a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md +++ b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ instances: ### One Agent connecting to multiple hosts It is common to configure a single Agent host to connect to multiple remote database instances (see [Agent installation architectures][1006] for DBM). To connect to multiple hosts, create an entry for each host in the SQL Server integration config. -In these cases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 10 database instances to guarantee reliable performance. +For an agent running with the same amount of resources as the monitored databases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 30. ```yaml init_config: instances: @@ -218,4 +218,4 @@ instances: ``` [1005]: https://github.com/DataDog/integrations-core/blob/master/sqlserver/datadog_checks/sqlserver/data/conf.yaml.example -[1006]: /database_monitoring/architecture/ \ No newline at end of file +[1006]: /database_monitoring/architecture/ From 677c921fbd15b90fe97f06aa3500eb3090860102 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Samuel Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:16:33 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update recommended maximum database instances --- layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md | 2 +- layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md | 2 +- layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md index 12c0cfceca63e..0deb328d02f0a 100644 --- a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md +++ b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-mysql-agent-config-examples.en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ### One agent connecting to multiple hosts It is common to configure a single Agent host to connect to multiple remote database instances (see [Agent installation architectures](/database_monitoring/architecture/) for DBM). To connect to multiple hosts, create an entry for each host in the MySQL integration config. -For an agent running with the same amount of resources as the monitored databases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 30. +An agent with 4 CPUs and 16GB of RAM can monitor up to 30 databases with the same resources each. ```yaml init_config: diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md index a32fbabe45f36..d54b42c9e70d1 100644 --- a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md +++ b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-postgres-agent-config-examples.en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ ### One agent connecting to multiple hosts It is common to configure a single Agent host to connect to multiple remote database instances (see [Agent installation architectures](/database_monitoring/architecture/) for DBM). To connect to multiple hosts, create an entry for each host in the Postgres integration config. -For an agent running with the same amount of resources as the monitored databases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 30. +An agent with 4 CPUs and 16GB of RAM can monitor up to 30 databases with the same resources each. ```yaml init_config: instances: diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md index 43479eb1ca676..a3468a03cdf77 100644 --- a/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md +++ b/layouts/shortcodes/dbm-sqlserver-agent-config-examples.en.md @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ instances: ### One Agent connecting to multiple hosts It is common to configure a single Agent host to connect to multiple remote database instances (see [Agent installation architectures][1006] for DBM). To connect to multiple hosts, create an entry for each host in the SQL Server integration config. -For an agent running with the same amount of resources as the monitored databases, Datadog recommends limiting the number of instances per Agent to a maximum of 30. +An agent with 4 CPUs and 16GB of RAM can monitor up to 30 databases with the same resources each. ```yaml init_config: instances: