Technologies/etcd/etcd_debugging_mvcc_database_count_size_in_size
etcdetcdMetric

etcd_debugging_mvcc_database_count_size_in_size

Total size of the underlying database in bytes.
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Available on:DatadogDatadog (1)
Interface Metrics (1)
DatadogDatadog
Total size of the underlying database in bytes.
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Related Insights (2)
Database Size Exceeding Space Quotacritical

When etcd database reaches its space quota (default 2GB), it stops accepting writes and sets a NOSPACE alarm, making the cluster read-only and blocking all write operations.

Compaction Required to Prevent Database Bloatinfo

etcd maintains a full history of all changes through MVCC revisions. Without regular compaction, the database grows indefinitely, consuming disk space and degrading performance.