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title: "VectorDB Observability Configuration | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "Configure VectorDB Observability for optimal vector database monitoring and performance"
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# VectorDB observability configuration

Configure VectorDB Observability to monitor vector database performance using OpenLIT SDK configuration options.

## Shared configuration

VectorDB Observability uses the same OpenLIT SDK configuration as other AI Observability components. For comprehensive configuration options, refer to the [GenAI Observability Configuration](../genai/observability/configuration/).

The following configurations apply to all AI Observability components:

- **Tracing Configuration** - Custom resource attributes, privacy controls, manual tracing
- **Metrics Configuration** - Metric collection settings, custom attributes
- **Performance optimization** - Batch settings, disabled instrumentation