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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 5.9.5.20 - User Guide

Introduction to this Guide Using Foglight for SQL Server
Viewing the Databases Dashboard Overview Dashboard Advisories Dashboard Monitoring Data Replication Monitoring SQL Performance Reviewing Memory Usage Reviewing the Instance Activity Reviewing Database Usage Reviewing the Services Using the HADR Drilldown Using the Logs Drilldown Reviewing Configuration Settings Viewing User-defined Performance Counters and Collections
Monitoring Business Intelligence Services Administering Foglight for SQL Server
Configuration Settings Managing Foglight for SQL Server Agent Settings Reviewing Foglight for SQL Server Alarms Generating Reports Monitoring SQL Server instances on VMware servers
Glossary
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Access methods Adhoc SQL Plans Alarm Alert Allow updates Anonymous subscription Authentication AutoClose AutoGrow Automatic Discovery AutoShrink B Batch BCP (Bulk Copy Program) Blocking Books Online Bound trees Buffer Buffer cache Buffer pool Bulk copy Bulkinsert Bulk load C Cache CAL Calibration Cardinality Cartridge Chart Checkpoint process Client network utility CLR Compile Connect Connection Connectivity software CPU Usage Cursors D Data access components Data file Data storage engine Database Database object DataFlow DBCC DBID DBO Deadlock Disk queue length Disk transfer time Disk utilization DiskPerf Distributing instance Distributor DMO Drilldown DTC DTS E Error log Event alert Execution contexts Extended stored procedures Extent External procedures F File Filegroup File cache Foglight Agent Manager Foglight Management Server Foreign key Forwarded records Free buffers Free list Free pages Free potential Free space Freespace scans Full text search G GAM Ghosted records Growth increment GUID H Hash buckets Hashing Heap Hit rate Hit ratio Host name Host process I I/O Index Indid Integrated security Intent Locks J Job K Kernel memory Kernel mode Kill L Latch Lazy writer Licensing Lightweight pooling Lock Lock area Lock escalation Lock mode Log Log cache Log writer Logical I/O LRU LSN M Master MaxSize MDAC Metric Misc.normalized trees Model Monitor page file N Named pipes Net library NIC Null O OBID Object plans OLAP OLAP service OLTP Optimizer Optimizer cache osql P Page life expectancy Paging Panel Parse Parser Per seat licensing Per server licensing Performance alert Physical I/O Physical read Physical write PID Pinned Plan Plan cache Potential growth Prepared SQL plans Primary key Privileged mode Procedure cache Procedure plans Process Profiler Publication database Publisher Publisher databases Publishing server Pull subscription Pulse Push subscription Q Query plan R RAID Random I/O Read ahead Recompile Referential integrity Relational data engine Replication procedure plans Role Rollback S sa Schema locks Sequential I/O Session Severity SGAM Shared locks Show advanced options SMP Sort, Hash, Index Area SPID Spike Spinner SQL Agent Mail SQL Mail SQL Plans SQL Server Agent SQL Server authentication SQL Server books online Standard deviation Stolen pages Stored procedure Support service SYSADMIN role T TDS TempDB Temporary tables and table variables Threshold Torn page detection Transaction Trigger Trigger plans Truncate Trusted U UMS Unused space User connection area User mode V Virtual log file VLF W Waitfor Windows authentication mode Working set
Reference
SQL PI Repository Cold Backup Procedure SQL Performance Investigator Metrics
Active Time All SQL Agents CPU Usage All SQL Agents Resident Memory Usage Availability Average Physical I/O Operations Average SQL Response Time Backup Recovery Wait Blocked Lock Requests Checkpoint Pages CLR Wait CPU Usage CPU Wait Cursor Synchronization Wait Database Replication Wait Deferred Task Worker Wait Degree of Parallelism Disk Utilization DTC CPU Usage DTC Resident Memory Usage Distributed Transaction Wait Executions Ended Executions Started External Procedures Wait Full Scans Full Text Search CPU Usage Full Text Search Resident Memory Usage Full Text Search Wait Free Buffer Wait Hosted Components Wait IO Bulk Load Wait IO Completion Wait IO Data Page Wait IO Wait Latch Buffer Wait Latch Wait Latch Savepoint Wait Lazy Writes Lock Wait Lock Bulk Update Wait Lock Exclusive Wait Lock Intent Wait Lock Requests Lock Schema Wait Lock Shared Wait Lock Update Wait Lock Wait Log Buffer Wait Log Flushes Log Other Wait Log Synchronization Wait Log Wait Log Write Wait Memory Wait Network IO Wait Network IPC Wait Network Mirror Wait Network Wait Non SQL Server CPU Usage Non SQL Resident Memory Usage OLAP CPU Usage OLAP Resident Memory Usage OLEDB Provider Full Text Wait Other CPU Usage Other Miscellaneous Wait Other Wait Overall CPU Page Life Expectancy Page Splits Parallel Coordination Wait Physical I/O Physical Memory Used Physical Page Reads Physical Page Writes Probe Scans Plan Cache Hit Rate Range Scans Rec Ended Duration Remote Provider Wait Run Queue Length Samples Service Broker Wait Session Logons Session Logoffs SQL Agent CPU Usage SQL Agent Resident Memory Usage SQL Executions SQL Mail CPU Usage SQL Mail Resident Memory Usage SQL Recompilations SQL Response Time SQL Server Background CPU Usage SQL Server Cache Memory SQL Server Connections Memory SQL Server Connections Summary SQL Server Foreground CPU Usage SQL Server Resident Memory Usage SQL Server Swap Memory Usage Synchronous Task Wait Table Lock Escalation Target Instance Memory Total CPU Usage Total Instance Memory Virtual Memory Used
Rules Collections and Metrics
SQL Server Agent's Default Collections Access Methods Agent Alert List Agent Job List Always On Availability Groups Backup Locations Blocking History Blocking List Buffer Cache List Buffer Manager CLR Assemblies Cluster Summary Configuration Database Index Density Vectors Database Index Details Database Index Fragmentation Info Database Index Histogram Database Index List Database Information Database Properties Database Sessions (Session List) Database Summary Database Tables List Databases Deadlock DTC Information Error Log Error Log List Error Log Scan File Groups File Data Flow Statistics File Groups Files Files Drive Total Files Instance Summary Full Text Catalog InMemory OLTP (XTP) Instance Wait Categories Instance Wait Events Job Messages Latches and Locks Lock Statistics Locks List Log Shipping Log Shipping Error Logical Disks Memory Manager Mirroring Mirroring Performance Counters Missing Indexes Plan Cache Distribution Plan Cache List Replication Agents Replication Agent Session Actions Replication Agent Session Merge Articles Replication Agent Sessions Replication Agent Sessions by Type Replication Available Replication Publications Replication Subscriptions Reporting Services Resource Pool Session Data Session Trace SQL PI Instance Statistics SQL Server Connections Summary SQL Server Global Variables SQL Server Host SQL Server Load SQL Server Services SQL Server Throughput SQL Server Version Info SSIS OS Statistics SSIS Summary Statistics Top SQLs Top SQL Batch Text Top SQL Long Text Top SQL Plan Top SQL Short Text Top SQL Summary Traced SQL PA Usability User-defined Performance Counters User-defined Queries Virtualization XTP Session Transactions Statistics

Setting Options for Displaying Data in the Locks Panel

The Locks view allows setting parameters for displaying data in the SQL Server's Locks panel, under the SQL Activity drilldown, as well as configuring the minimal duration, in seconds, which a block should reach or exceed in order to be collected and displayed in the Blocking (History) panel.

 
Table 71. The parameters that can when clicking Edit on this view are as follows:
Parameter
Description
Filter Database Name

Defines whether to display only objects that reside on certain databases.

When setting this parameter, the character % can be used as a wild card. For example, to display objects from all of the databases that begin with Quest (Questdatabase, QuestWorkDatabase, and so on), enter Quest%.

Filter Object Name

Defines whether to display only certain objects.

When setting this parameter, the character % can be used as a wild card.

Show System Objects

Defines whether to display SQL Server system objects.

Show Database Shared Locks

Defines whether to display shared locks.

Show Intent Locks

Defines whether to display Intent locks.

Show TempDB Locks

Defines whether to display locks on temp DB objects.

Blocking History section
The minimal duration (seconds) for collecting a block in the Blocking (History) panel is:

Defines the minimal duration, in seconds, which a block should reach or exceed in order to be collected. All blocks that meet this criterion are displayed in the lower section of the SQL Activity > Blocking (History) panel.

After carrying out all of the requested changes, save the changes before switching to another view. For details, see Reviewing the Administration Settings .

Defining Retention Policies

The Retention Policies view allows defining the requested time range for which each of the metric collections, which are defined in the Collection Frequencies view, are to be kept.

Data can be retained for brief, moderate, or long periods, by selecting one of the following options:

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Short — retains data up to one month
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Medium — retains data up to three months
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Long — retains data up to one year
To modify the retention policy:
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Click the text that displays the current retention policy.
The dialog box Edit the Retention Policy appears.
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Select the requested retention policy scheme from the list.
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Click Set to apply the selected setting or Cancel to reject the setting.
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After carrying out all of the requested changes, save the changes before switching to another view. For details, see Reviewing the Administration Settings .

Defining the Collection and Display of Top SQL Statements

The Top SQL Statements pane allows configuring the requested settings for top SQL statements, that is, statements that generated the maximal workload, as defined by the criterion by which the selected SQL statements are sorted. Use this pane to define the criterion of top SQL statements, as well as the maximum number of such statements to be retrieved and to be displayed. Top SQL statements are displayed on the SQL Activity > Top SQL Statements panel.

To define the settings for collecting and displaying SQL statements:
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Click Edit.
The Edit Top SQL Statements Setting s dialog box appears.
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Use the Maximum number of displayed SQL statements field to enter the maximum number of SQL statements that are to be displayed in the Top SQL Statements table.
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Use the Maximum number of retrieved SQL statements field to enter the number of SQL statements that generated the maximal workload and are to be saved to the Top SQL statements collection.
4
Use the Sort the collected SQL statements by list to select the field by which the list is to be sorted.
The possible values are as follows:
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CPU Time — the total CPU time consumed for carrying out the SQL statement executions
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Elapsed Time — the total time consumed for carrying out the SQL statement executions
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Executions — the number of times the SQL script executed for a unique SQL handle
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Use the Maximum size of short SQL statement field to type the maximum number of characters for the short SQL text.
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Click Set to save these settings.
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After carrying out all of the requested changes, save the changes before switching to another view. For details, see Reviewing the Administration Settings .

Defining the Collection of Database Indexes

The Database Indexes view allows configuring the requested settings for collecting and displaying data under the Database > Indexes pane.

To define the settings for collecting and displaying database indexes:
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Click Edit.
The Edit Database Indexes Setting s dialog box appears.
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Use the Maximum number of collected indexes field to type the maximum number of database indexes that are to be retrieved by the agent.
3
Use the Sort the collected indexes by list to select the field by which the list is to be sorted.
The possible values are as follows:
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Rows — number of rows in each index
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Index MB — the size of the index in megabytes
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Use the Collect indexes of type field to select which types of indexes the agent collects.
The possible types are as follows:
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All
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Clustered
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Non-clustered
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Heap
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Click Set to save these settings.
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After carrying out all of the requested changes, save the changes before switching to another view. For details, see Reviewing the Administration Settings .
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