Foglight for Exchange 5.7.2.3 - User and Reference Guide

Data Collection Scheduler

The selection made in the Data Collection Scheduler panel defines the data collection schedule to be used to collect performance metrics.

NOTE: The settings in this section are global and apply to all agents with the type of ExchangeAgent.

The following table lists the collectors being used by the cartridge and the default collection interval for each (as defined in the defaultSchedule).

The collections marked with an asterisk indicate collections with corresponding sections on the Exchange Metrics Management dashboard. When using the defaultSchedule, you can use either this setting on the agent properties page or the Metrics Management dashboard to modify these collection intervals. For those collectors not marked with an asterisk or if you are using a user-defined data collection schedule, you must use this setting to manage the data collection intervals. For more information on the Exchange Metrics Management dashboard, see Managing Exchange metrics.

Reporting on your Exchange environment

Foglight for Exchange comes with a set of pre-defined reports that can be run from the Reports dashboard. Using this dashboard, operators can run reports, build custom reports, and view generated reports. Advanced Operators can also schedule and manage reports.

To access the Reports dashboard, from the Foglight navigation pane, select Dashboards > Reports. From the Reports dashboard, click the links provided as described below:

NOTE: You can also create a new report using the General tab on the Action panel to the right of any dashboard. Select the Create report option under the Other Actions list to launch the Create Report wizard to define the components to be used to build a new report.

For more information on using the Foglight reporting features, see the Foglight User Guide or online help.

Foglight for Exchange reports

Several different report templates are available with Foglight for Exchange, and together they provide a detailed analysis of the performance and health of your Microsoft® Exchange environment over time.

Each report template uses report parameters to define the content of the report. Use a template’s default report parameters to quickly generate or schedule a report or optionally change the report parameters to customize the report to better meet your requirements.

The following table contains an alphabetical list of the Foglight for Exchange reports. It also provides a brief description of the report and the report parameters used to define the content. Report parameters marked with an asterisk (*) are required and you must specify this parameter before the report can be generated.

NOTE: If you are using the Templates by Module tab on the Generate Report dialog, click the expansion box to the left of the Exchange entry to view the Exchange reports.

Foglight for Exchange views

Foglight displays monitoring data in views that group, format, and display data. The main types are described below.

Dashboards are top-level views that contain lower-level views. The dashboards supplied with Foglight, as well as those created by users, are accessible from the navigation panel.

Lower-level views can be added to dashboards or can be accessed by drilling down from a dashboard. They receive and display data directly from the Foglight Management Server or from other views. Some views filter or select data that appears in other views in the same dashboard. Some are tree views with expandable nodes for selecting servers, applications or data.

This section provides a description of the metrics displayed in the lower-level views on the Foglight for Exchange dashboards. The beginning of the section explains which views are available to monitor the health of your Exchange servers broken down by Exchange role, server or site.

The latter part of the section provides a detailed description of the information and metrics displayed in the embedded views.