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title: Monitor replication
description: To keep replication running smoothly, monitor DS servers for problems such as excessive and persistent replication delay or blocked change number indexing.
component: pingds
version: 7.4
page_id: pingds:config-guide:repl-monitoring
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/config-guide/repl-monitoring.html
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docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: 2023-08-10T15:45:40Z
keywords: ["LDAP", "Monitoring", "Replication", "Troubleshooting"]
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---

# Monitor replication

To keep replication running smoothly, monitor DS servers for problems such as excessive and persistent replication delay or blocked change number indexing.

DS servers give you a choice for monitoring replication. You can use HTTP and [Prometheus software](https://prometheus.io/) or LDAP access to `cn=monitor`. For details on what to watch and how to interpret the metrics, refer to the appropriate documentation:

* [Monitoring replication over HTTP](../monitoring-guide/http-monitoring.html#monitoring-replication-http)

* [Monitoring replication over LDAP](../monitoring-guide/ldap-monitoring.html#monitoring-replication-ldap)

For additional troubleshooting instructions, also refer to [Replication problems](../maintenance-guide/troubleshooting.html#troubleshoot-repl).