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Categories Atlas Monitoring, Alerts & Observability
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 30, 2020

RELATED FEEDBACK

Rename Hardware Metric "Util %"

Under hardware metrics for a given replica set, there is a metric for "Util %". It is unclear on what this represents. After careful digging through the documentation, it appears to be a metric for Disk Bandwidth Utilization. I believe the metric name should be updated to reflect at least "Disk Util %", if not something more specific.
  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Oct 18, 2025
    As of 2023, we have retired the "Disk Utilization %" metric from our monitoring charts and alerts in Atlas. Moving forward, we recommend that you use the “Disk Queue Depth” and “Disk IOPS” metrics as a more comprehensive and actionable alternative to the previous metric. Our team has carefully evaluated the metrics that best align with the real-world performance scenarios you encounter and the "Disk Queue Depth" metric provides a better measure of disk saturation and the “Disk IOPS” metric provides a better measure of disk utilization. By focusing on these metrics, you can gain more valuable insights into the performance of your system and in identifying potential bottlenecks.