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On a , you must be an admin user to access this area of the DB Console. Refer to .
The Advanced Debug page of the DB Console provides links to advanced monitoring and troubleshooting reports and cluster configuration details. To view this page, and click Advanced Debug in the left-hand navigation.
These pages are experimental and largely undocumented. If you find an issue, let us know through these channels.

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Required privileges

To view the Advanced Debug page, and work with the debugging and profiling endpoints hosted on this page, the user must be a member of the admin role or must have the VIEWDEBUG defined.

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License and node information

On the right-side of the page, the following information is displayed:
  • : Determines if you have access to Enterprise features.
  • Web server: Indicates the node currently serving your DB Console web session, and allows you to select a different node if desired. To cancel your selection of a different node, click Reset. You may also specify this directly in the URL with the remote_node_id parameter. For example, use http://<host:<http-port/?remote_node_id=2 to select node 2. The node selected here is also set as the target node for the Profiling UI section.

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Reports

The following debug reports are useful for monitoring and troubleshooting CockroachDB:
ReportDescriptionAccess level
Create a custom chart of time series data.All users.
Problem RangesView ranges in your cluster that are unavailable, under-replicated, slow, paused, or have other problems.On secure clusters, or a SQL user with the .
Data Distribution and Zone ConfigsView the distribution of table data across nodes and verify .On secure clusters, or a SQL user with the .
Diagnostics HistoryDiagnostic bundles for statements and transactions executed on the cluster.On secure clusters, or a SQL user with the .

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Configuration

The following configuration settings are useful for monitoring and troubleshooting CockroachDB:
ConfigurationDescriptionAccess level
Cluster SettingsView cluster settings and their configured values.All users can view data according to their privileges.
LocalitiesCheck node localities for your cluster.All users.

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Even More Advanced Debugging

The Even More Advanced Debugging section of the page lists advanced troubleshooting tools and reports that are generally of interest to CockroachDB developers and contributors, such as the , a tool for visualizing read and write traffic across your keyspace. If you want to learn more about the tools in this section, contact us through these channels.

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Raw Status Endpoints (JSON)

These endpoints are deprecated in favor of the .
Depending on your , the endpoints listed here provide access to:
  • Metrics
  • Node status
  • Hot ranges
  • Node-specific metrics
  • Session data
  • Cluster-wide range data
  • Allocator runs

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See also