diff --git a/src/meta/meta_service.cpp b/src/meta/meta_service.cpp
index 5ea615c61d..c6282f82d5 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta_service.cpp
+++ b/src/meta/meta_service.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "meta_service.h"
 #include "meta_split_service.h"
 #include "partition_split_types.h"
-#include "perf_counter/perf_counter.h"
 #include "remote_cmd/remote_command.h"
 #include "runtime/ranger/ranger_resource_policy_manager.h"
 #include "runtime/rpc/rpc_holder.h"
@@ -67,8 +66,24 @@
 #include "utils/flags.h"
 #include "utils/fmt_logging.h"
 #include "utils/string_conv.h"
+#include "utils/string_view.h"
 #include "utils/strings.h"
 
+METRIC_DEFINE_counter(server,
+                      replica_server_disconnections,
+                      dsn::metric_unit::kDisconnections,
+                      "The number of disconnections with replica servers");
+
+METRIC_DEFINE_gauge_int64(server,
+                          unalive_replica_servers,
+                          dsn::metric_unit::kServers,
+                          "The number of unalive replica servers");
+
+METRIC_DEFINE_gauge_int64(server,
+                          alive_replica_servers,
+                          dsn::metric_unit::kServers,
+                          "The number of alive replica servers");
+
 namespace dsn {
 namespace dist {
 DSN_DECLARE_string(hosts_list);
@@ -141,7 +156,13 @@ DSN_DECLARE_string(cold_backup_root);
     } while (0)
 
 meta_service::meta_service()
-    : serverlet("meta_service"), _failure_detector(nullptr), _started(false), _recovering(false)
+    : serverlet("meta_service"),
+      _failure_detector(nullptr),
+      _started(false),
+      _recovering(false),
+      METRIC_VAR_INIT_server(replica_server_disconnections),
+      METRIC_VAR_INIT_server(unalive_replica_servers),
+      METRIC_VAR_INIT_server(alive_replica_servers)
 {
     _opts.initialize();
     _meta_opts.initialize();
@@ -157,16 +178,6 @@ meta_service::meta_service()
         }
     }
 
-    _recent_disconnect_count.init_app_counter(
-        "eon.meta_service",
-        "recent_disconnect_count",
-        COUNTER_TYPE_VOLATILE_NUMBER,
-        "replica server disconnect count in the recent period");
-    _unalive_nodes_count.init_app_counter(
-        "eon.meta_service", "unalive_nodes", COUNTER_TYPE_NUMBER, "current count of unalive nodes");
-    _alive_nodes_count.init_app_counter(
-        "eon.meta_service", "alive_nodes", COUNTER_TYPE_NUMBER, "current count of alive nodes");
-
     _meta_op_status.store(meta_op_status::FREE);
 }
 
@@ -241,9 +252,9 @@ void meta_service::set_node_state(const std::vector<rpc_address> &nodes, bool is
         }
     }
 
-    _recent_disconnect_count->add(is_alive ? 0 : nodes.size());
-    _unalive_nodes_count->set(_dead_set.size());
-    _alive_nodes_count->set(_alive_set.size());
+    METRIC_VAR_INCREMENT_BY(replica_server_disconnections, is_alive ? 0 : nodes.size());
+    METRIC_VAR_SET(unalive_replica_servers, _dead_set.size());
+    METRIC_VAR_SET(alive_replica_servers, _alive_set.size());
 
     if (!_started) {
         return;
@@ -326,7 +337,7 @@ void meta_service::start_service()
             _alive_set.insert(kv.first);
     }
 
-    _alive_nodes_count->set(_alive_set.size());
+    METRIC_VAR_SET(alive_replica_servers, _alive_set.size());
 
     for (const dsn::rpc_address &node : _alive_set) {
         // sync alive set and the failure_detector
diff --git a/src/meta/meta_service.h b/src/meta/meta_service.h
index 435d0a0ac2..d13415b6f0 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta_service.h
+++ b/src/meta/meta_service.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include "meta_options.h"
 #include "meta_rpc_types.h"
 #include "meta_server_failure_detector.h"
-#include "perf_counter/perf_counter_wrapper.h"
 #include "runtime/api_layer1.h"
 #include "runtime/rpc/network.h"
 #include "runtime/rpc/rpc_address.h"
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@
 #include "utils/enum_helper.h"
 #include "utils/error_code.h"
 #include "utils/fmt_logging.h"
+#include "utils/metrics.h"
 #include "utils/threadpool_code.h"
 #include "utils/zlocks.h"
 
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ class meta_service : public serverlet<meta_service>
 
     std::string _cluster_root;
 
-    perf_counter_wrapper _recent_disconnect_count;
-    perf_counter_wrapper _unalive_nodes_count;
-    perf_counter_wrapper _alive_nodes_count;
+    METRIC_VAR_DECLARE_counter(replica_server_disconnections);
+    METRIC_VAR_DECLARE_gauge_int64(unalive_replica_servers);
+    METRIC_VAR_DECLARE_gauge_int64(alive_replica_servers);
 
     dsn::task_tracker _tracker;
 
diff --git a/src/utils/metrics.h b/src/utils/metrics.h
index 00bcd4b62b..244b234760 100644
--- a/src/utils/metrics.h
+++ b/src/utils/metrics.h
@@ -650,6 +650,8 @@ enum class metric_unit : size_t
     kWrites,
     kChanges,
     kOperations,
+    kDisconnections,
+    kServers,
     kInvalidUnit,
 };