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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.
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.
Note
If the disk fills too quickly, Atlas might not be able to expand the cluster's storage space in time, even if Auto-Expand Storage is enabled.
Manually increase the Storage of this cluster in the Cluster Tier section of the configuration page.
Enable Auto-Expand Storage using the
autoScaling.diskGBEnabled
parameter.Note
If the disk fills too quickly, Atlas might not be able to expand the cluster's storage space in time, even if Auto-Expand Storage is enabled.
Increase the storage of this cluster using the
diskSizeGB
parameter.
Implement a Long-Term Solution
Consider the following long-term solutions to help resolve
Disk Space % Used
alerts through the Atlas UI or API.
If you have reached the maximum storage capacity for this cluster, upgrade to a larger cluster tier in the Cluster Tier section of the configuration page.
If you have reached the maximum storage capacity for this
cluster, specify a larger cluster tier using the
providerSettings.instanceSizeName
parameter.
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.