RDS
Ship logs from RDS to Logstash
Follow the steps below to send your observability data to Logit.io
Logs
Install Integration
Confirm S3 Bucket
Ensure your logs are being sent to an S3 bucket. The following guide from Amazon will help you achieve this if you are not doing this already, you can choose the best way to achieve this, but cloudwatch or cloudtrail are a great place to start:
RDS Monitoring Guide (opens in a new tab)
Ensure Adequate Bucket Permissions
The following permissions applied to the AWS IAM Policy being used:
s3:ListBucket
to check if the S3 bucket exists and list objects in it.s3:GetObject
to check object metadata and download objects from S3 buckets.
Below is how your permissions should appear:
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "SidID",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": ["s3:GetObject", "s3:ListBucket"],
"Resource": ["arn:aws:s3:::your-bucket/*"]
}
]
}
Configure Logstash for Amazon ELB Classic
To start sending logs and metrics from AWS to your Stack you need to configure an AWS Input on your Logit.io Stack.
Go to DashboardLogit.io will verify your input before it is applied, we will contact you to confirm when this has been completed.
Check Logit.io for your logs
Data should now have been sent to your Stack.
View My DataIf you don't see take a look at How to diagnose no data in Stack below for how to diagnose common issues.
How to diagnose no data in Stack
If you don't see data appearing in your stack after following this integration, take a look at the troubleshooting guide for steps to diagnose and resolve the problem or contact our support team and we'll be happy to assist.
RDS Logging Overview
Integrating Amazon RDS with Logit.io is a pivotal step in ensuring efficient database monitoring. Logit.io's seamless support for Amazon RDS empowers you to collect and visualize log and performance data, enhancing the visibility and performance of your database. To create a comprehensive AWS ecosystem, explore our AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) integration to discover how Logit.io can further elevate your monitoring capabilities.
For improved AWS security and auditing, consider implementing our CloudTrail integration to gain detailed visibility into API actions and events across your AWS resources.
Logit.io ensures that these integrations work in tandem as part of their AWS logging (opens in a new tab).