Caution: This category contains Spotlight options that are rarely needed and that are designed for use when addressing Spotlight performance issues.
You can choose to balance display quality within the Spotlight home page and drilldowns against the speed at which the application deliver information.
To set display quality and performance
Spotlight Basics describes how Spotlight applications work. It contains these sections:
Section |
Description |
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Spotlight Connections |
Create / Modify / Delete connections to systems, and monitor those systems. |
Monitor Spotlight Connections | Monitor connections, detect alarms, investigate the cause of alarms. |
Alarms |
Alarms are the warnings that Spotlight raises when a metric falls outside its "normal" range of values. |
Charts, Grids and Home Page Components | Spotlight displays provide detailed statistics of the monitored system, relevant to diagnosing the cause of alarms. Make the best use of them. |
View | Options | Customize Spotlight. |
Troubleshooting | Solve problems using Spotlight. |
This section identifies general problems that you may encounter when using Spotlight applications, and details how to address those problems. For problems caused in specific Spotlight applications, see the help for that application.
When first installed, Spotlight can be used with full functionality for a specified trial period. When the trial period expires, contact your Questrepresentative to obtain an authorization key to continue.
Notes:
Make sure that you enter the authorization key exactly as stated on your Product Authorization sheet or as provided by your Questdistributor. If you enter the authorization key incorrectly, the following message is displayed:
Invalid authorization key
Once the trial period has expired, if an authorization key is not supplied, only the Spotlight home page will be visible. If you click any of the drilldown buttons, the following message is displayed:
You do not have a license for “Spotlight...” that enables access to this functionality. Please contact Questfor information about obtaining the correct license.
How to enter an authorization key
Tip: Individual Spotlight applications may handle invalid license numbers in different ways (for example, if the license has expired on a trial copy of the software). For more information, refer to the corresponding help in that application.
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