Foglight for Sybase 7.3.0

Foglight ® for SAP ASE enables Foglight to monitor SAP ASE database systems. The cartridge monitors database resource utilization for capacity planning, problem determination, and trend analysis, in both real-time and historical time.

These Release Notes cover the resolved issues, known issues, workarounds, and other important information about the 7.3.0 release of Foglight for SAP ASE. Review all sections before starting the installation.

Resolved issues and enhancements

Resolved issues and Enhancements have been published in the Foglight for Databases 7.3 Release Notes document. Please review that for more specific information.

Known issues

The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of release.

Sybase_RS Agent

Table 1. Sybase_RS Agent related known issues

Issue ID

Known issue

SYFOG-100

Monitor the Sybase Backup Server log file for MDA and RS agents is supported with a local Foglight Agent Manager.

Workaround: There is currently no workaround for this issue. For more information refer to the KB.

CR-0130361

The Sybase_RS agent does not launch on AIX 5.2.

Workaround: Since the Sybase_RS agent has the ability to perform most of its monitoring remotely, implement the following workaround:

Choose another server which has the Sybase software (either ASE or Replication Server) installed.

Set up the interfaces file so it has the Sybase Replication Server entry and entries for all of the other associated Sybase Servers (RSSD server, Primary Data Server, Replicate Data Server etc.) being monitored.

Configure an instance of the Sybase_RS agent on this server (the server selected in step 1) to monitor the Replication Server running on the AIX 5.2 server.

NOTE: Since the Sybase_RS agent is monitoring the Sybase replication server remotely, the tables related to the replication server error log (RS_ErrorlogDetail and RS_ErrorlogSummary) do not post any data.

CR-0168297

Memory leak on Windows platform.

Workaround: This is a Sybase Open Client API issue and a case is currently open with Sybase.

CR-0230496

The RS_PartitionStatus rule does not auto-clear after the partition is reset from Offline to Online.

Workaround: This rule event must be manually cleared because we do not report partition online statuses which could possibly result in a data overload within the Foglight database.

CR-0230497

Latency and Synchronizing Servers. Invalid latency values reported in the RS_Latency table.

Workaround: In order to report accurate latency values, all Replication Servers, Primary, and Replicate data servers within an ID server domain must be synchronized.

CR-0231424

The RS_ConnectionStatus rule does not trigger an alarm, even when the rule conditions are met.