Category Archives: MongoDB

Queueing MongoDB using MongoDB

Posted on April 13, 2011 by David Mytton

Several months ago we started seeing increased response times in our server monitoring application, Server Density. The problem was growing slowly over time and it quickly became clear that MongoDB was the bottleneck – we were seeing large queue spikes … Continue reading →

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MongoDB Monitoring: current operations

Posted on March 14, 2011 by David Mytton

There are a number of built in tools and commands which can be used to get important information from MongoDB but because it is relatively new, it can be difficult to know what you need to be doing from an … Continue reading →

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Quick MongoDB tip – how far does your oplog go back?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by David Mytton

Choosing the right MongoDB oplog size can be difficult, especially if your usage is growing. So here’s quick way to see what the last item in the oplog is. If your down slave or backup is older that this, it … Continue reading →

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MongoDB Monitoring Dashboard

Posted on February 15, 2011 by David Mytton

We’re pleased to announce the initial release of our MongoDB monitoring dashboard addon for our server monitoring service, Server Density. This allows you monitor the real time status of your entire cluster, particularly which servers are master and the status … Continue reading →

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London MongoDB User Group first meetup – 9th March 2011

Posted on February 11, 2011 by David Mytton

If you’re interested in MongoDB and are based in or around London, come along to the first meetup I’m co-organising on the 9th March 2011. This will be an informal gathering to chat about MongoDB generally, but also decide what … Continue reading →

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MongoDB Monitoring: mongostat

Posted on January 31, 2011 by David Mytton

There are a number of built in tools and commands which can be used to get important information from MongoDB but because it is relatively new, it can be difficult to know what you need to be doing from an … Continue reading →

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MongoDB Monitoring: rs.status()

Posted on January 12, 2011 by David Mytton

There are a number of built in tools and commands which can be used to get important information from MongoDB but because it is relatively new, it can be difficult to know what you need to be doing from an … Continue reading →

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MongoDB Monitoring: db.serverStatus()

Posted on December 29, 2010 by David Mytton

There are a number of built in tools and commands which can be used to get important information from MongoDB but because it is relatively new, it can be difficult to know what you need to be doing from an … Continue reading →

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MongoDB Monitoring: Watch your storage

Posted on December 21, 2010 by David Mytton

There are a number of built in tools and commands which can be used to get important information from MongoDB but because it is relatively new, it can be difficult to know what you need to be doing from an … Continue reading →

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MongoDB Monitoring: Keep in it RAM

Posted on December 13, 2010 by David Mytton

There are a number of built in tools and commands which can be used to get important information from MongoDB but because it is relatively new, it can be difficult to know what you need to be doing from an … Continue reading →

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