# Viewing metrics in the Amazon RDS console
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Amazon RDS integrates with Amazon CloudWatch to display a variety of Aurora DB cluster metrics in the RDS console. Some metrics are apply at the cluster level, whereas others apply at the instance level. For descriptions of the instance-level and cluster-level metrics, see [Metrics reference for Amazon Aurora](metrics-reference.md).

For your Aurora DB cluster, the following categories of metrics are monitored:
+ **CloudWatch** – Shows the Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Aurora that you can access in the RDS console. You can also access these metrics in the CloudWatch console. Each metric includes a graph that shows the metric monitored over a specific time span. For a list of CloudWatch metrics, see [Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Amazon Aurora](Aurora.AuroraMonitoring.Metrics.md).
+ **Enhanced monitoring** – Shows a summary of operating-system metrics when your Aurora DB cluster has turned on Enhanced Monitoring. RDS delivers the metrics from Enhanced Monitoring to your Amazon CloudWatch Logs account. Each OS metric includes a graph showing the metric monitored over a specific time span. For an overview, see [Monitoring OS metrics with Enhanced Monitoring](USER_Monitoring.OS.md). For a list of Enhanced Monitoring metrics, see [OS metrics in Enhanced Monitoring](USER_Monitoring-Available-OS-Metrics.md).
+ **OS Process list** – Shows details for each process running in your DB cluster.
+ **Database Insights** – Opens the Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights dashboard for a DB instance in your Aurora DB cluster. Database Insights isn't supported at the cluster level. For an overview, see [Monitoring DB load with Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights on Amazon Aurora](USER_PerfInsights.md). For a list of metrics, see [Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Amazon RDS Performance Insights](USER_PerfInsights.Cloudwatch.md).

Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights provides a consolidated view of database load and CloudWatch metrics for your DB cluster. For more information, see [Monitoring Amazon Aurora databases with CloudWatch Database Insights](USER_DatabaseInsights.md).