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Disk Space % Used alerts indicate the percentage of used disk space
on a partition reaches a specified threshold.
Alert Conditions
You can configure the following alert conditions in the project-level alert settings page to trigger alerts.
Disk space % used on Data Partition occurs when the
percentage of disk space used on any partition that contains the
MongoDB collection data meets or exceeds a certain threshold.
By default, the threshold is 90
percent of the cluster's configured storage size.
Disk space % used on Index Partition
occurs when the percentage of disk space used on any
partition that contains the MongoDB index data meets or exceeds a
certain threshold. You specify the threshold when you
configure this alert.
Disk space % used on Journal Partition occurs when the
percentage of disk space used on the partition that contains the
MongoDB journal meets or exceeds a certain threshold. You
specify the threshold when you configure this alert. This alert only occurs when
journaling is enabled.
Common Triggers
The following common events can trigger Disk Space % Used alerts:
- The disk is full and Auto-Expand Storage is not enabled.
- Auto-Expand Storage is enabled, but the disk filled too quickly for Atlas to expand the cluster's storage space. This can happen during data migration.
- Auto-Expand Storage is enabled, but Atlas cannot expand the cluster's storage space because it has reached the maximum storage capacity for this cluster. For more information on cluster tier limits, see the Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure instance configuration options.
Fix the Immediate Problem
Consider the following actions to help resolve Disk Space % Used
alerts through the Atlas UI or API.
Implement a Long-Term Solution
Consider the following long-term solutions to help resolve
Disk Space % Used alerts through the Atlas UI or API.
Monitor Your Progress
You can observe a high percentage of used disk space in the following ways:
- In the cluster metrics, the Disk Usage graph displays the used disk space in yellow. This indicates that the used disk space is approximately 70 percent of the Atlas cluster's configured storage size.
- Atlas nodes are unhealthy, because the used disk space reached the cluster's configured storage size.
- The cluster refuses writes and connections from the client.