Monitoring Neo4j

You can monitor Neo4j databases by using the Neo4j sensor. The Neo4j sensor is automatically deployed and installed after you install the Instana agent.

Support information

To make sure that the Neo4j sensor is compatible with your current setup, check the following support information sections:

Supported versions and support policy

The sensor supports Neo4j versions from 3.2 to 3.4.

The following table shows the latest supported version and support policy:

Table 1. Latest supported version and support policy
Technology Support policy Latest technology version Latest supported version
Neo4j On demand 5.24 3.4

For more information about the support policy, see Support strategy for sensors.

Supported client-side tracing

For this technology, Instana supports client-side tracing for Java.

Sensor (Data Collection)

Tracked Configuration

  • Version
  • Database name
  • Store Id
  • Store directory
  • Bolt listen address (if configured)
  • HTTP listen address (if configured)
  • HTTPS listen address (if configured)

Metrics

  • ID Allocation
    • Nodes
    • Properties
    • Relationships
    • Relationship Types
  • Store Sizes¹
    • Nodes
    • Properties
    • Relationships
    • Labels
    • String Properties
    • Array Properties
    • Schemas
    • Counters
    • Indices
    • Transaction Logs
    • Total Store
  • Transactions (starting with Neo4j 3.3)
    • Last Transaction ID
    • Open
    • Opened
    • Committed
    • Rolled Back
    • Peak Concurrent
  • Page Cache (starting with Neo4j 3.3)
    • Usage Ratio (starting with Neo4j 3.4)
    • Hit Ratio (starting with Neo4j 3.3.5)
    • Written Bytes
    • Read Bytes
    • Pins
    • Flushes
    • Faults
    • Evictions
    • Eviction Exceptions
    • File Mappings
    • File Unmappings

The metrics are based on the JMX Metrics of Neo4j. Please read that documentation for a detailed explanation of the metrics.

¹ The Store Sizes are provided since Neo4j 3.3, older versions provide Store File Sizes metrics, with less information.