Health
See the health of the repository database that keeps the Scops data, and get its critical alerts by mail.
Before you begin
You need Manage Settings. The System Health job checks the repository every minute. See Jobs.
Check the repository
Open Settings › Health.
Read the lines under the title. Each line is an open alert, the critical alerts first. No line means that the repository is healthy.
Read Repository: the database and the readings of the last check. The time of the check is beside Repository.
Health in the Settings sidebar shows the number of open alerts. A red diamond means that one of them is critical.
Get the critical alerts by mail
Open Settings › Email and connect the mail server. See Connect the mail server.
In Administrator, type the Admin address and click Save.
Click Send Test and make sure that the mail arrives.
Scops mails a critical alert once, when it becomes critical. It does not mail the same alert again for 6 hours. It does not mail a warning or the end of an alert.
Give the missing grants
A reading that Scops cannot make shows Not measured. If a grant is missing, Grants shows its statement.
Click the copy button of Grants.
Give the statements to a DBA, who runs them as SYS.
The readings show at the next check.
What you see
| Reading | Warning | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| Writes | None | A write fails because there is no space or quota. |
| Response | 3 seconds or more, on 5 checks in a row | No answer, on 3 checks in a row |
| Each Tablespace and Quota, and the Recovery area (Oracle). The Drive of the data (PostgreSQL on the Scops server) | 85% full | 95% full |
| Sessions and Processes (Oracle), Connections (PostgreSQL) | 85% of the limit | 95% of the limit |
| CPU of the repository server | 90% busy for 15 minutes | 98% busy for 30 minutes |
| Transaction ID age (PostgreSQL) | 1,000 million | 1,500 million |
It is also critical when the repository refuses new sessions, or when a privilege or quota that the daily tables need is missing. Stored and Memory have no alert. Alerts lists the alerts of the last 30 days.
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Updated November 9, 2026