Spotlight on DB2 6.10

Section	Description
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.

Spotlight Basics describes how Spotlight applications work. It contains these sections:

Section	Description
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.

A chart is a component on a Spotlight page that shows data as a graphical image.

Notes:

If there is a down arrow alongside the chart title then the chart supports more than one category of data. Click the title or arrow to open a drop-down list of all available categories. Click an item in this list to display information related to that category.
Hover the mouse pointer over a data point in the chart to display information about that point.
Hover the mouse pointer over an item (line or area) in the chart to display the name of the item.
When the chart is zoomed so that not all of a chart can be seen at the one time, the chart also displays scrollbars that allow you to choose the visible portion of the chart.
Individual toolbar buttons may not be available in all chart views.

Click	Description
	Zoom in on Charts
	Pan Over Zoomed Charts
	Set the Chart View
	Filter on the Data Series
	Maximize and Restore Charts
	Save To File
	Copy To Clipboard
	The legend lists all the data series associated with the chart. Click an item in the legend to highlight its series in the chart. (Click a second time to return the series to its normal appearance.) Move the mouse pointer over an item in the legend to view the current value for that series within the chart. Note: Arrows at the top and bottom of a legend (if displayed) indicate that there are more items in the legend list. Click an arrow to scroll through the list.
Right click the table body and select What's This?	View help specific to the chart.
Right click the table body and select Print	Print
Right click the table body and select Restore Default Settings	Restore Default Settings
Right click the table body and select View as Grid.	View the data in a Spotlight grid. About Spotlight Grids
Right click the table body and select Properties.	Adjust the chart properties: Chart Properties - Chart Page Chart Properties - Filtering Page Component Properties - Overhead Page
	If the diagnostic server is unable to collect the data required, Spotlight displays a small icon on the affected component. Click the icon to see more information about the problem.
	Pause / Resume / Refresh

The Zoom (applied to the horizontal and vertical axes of the chart) determines the scale.

You can zoom in on a section of a chart using one of the following methods:

Action	Description
Use the magnifying glass	Click the magnifying glass. Move the mouse pointer over the chart. (The pointer changes to a magnifying glass.) One of the following: Click on the chart. This centers the view on the chosen point and doubles the current zoom factor. Click-and-drag the mouse to enclose the area that you want to magnify. The chart zooms to the size of the enclosed rectangle when the mouse button is released. Notes: To return the chart to its default size, right-click on the chart and select Unzoom. To switch temporarily from Zoom mode to Pan mode, hold down the Ctrl key. To zoom out, hold down the Shift key while clicking on the chart. This centers the view on the chosen point and halves the current zoom factor.
Use the drop-down menu	Click the down arrow next to the magnifying glass to open the drop-down menu. Click a percentage option to zoom the chart horizontally AND vertically by that percentage –or– Click a time option (where applicable) to zoom the horizontal axis of the chart to the specified time period, while resetting the vertical axis to the default value. Note: Time options are not available in chart views without a time axis (bar charts, for example).

Action

Description

Use the magnifying glass

Click the magnifying glass.
Move the mouse pointer over the chart. (The pointer changes to a magnifying glass.)
One of the following:
- Click on the chart. This centers the view on the chosen point and doubles the current zoom factor.
- Click-and-drag the mouse to enclose the area that you want to magnify. The chart zooms to the size of the enclosed rectangle when the mouse button is released.

Notes:

To return the chart to its default size, right-click on the chart and select Unzoom.
To switch temporarily from Zoom mode to Pan mode, hold down the Ctrl key.
To zoom out, hold down the Shift key while clicking on the chart. This centers the view on the chosen point and halves the current zoom factor.

Use the drop-down menu

Click the down arrow next to the magnifying glass to open the drop-down menu.
Click a percentage option to zoom the chart horizontally AND vertically by that percentage

–or–

Click a time option (where applicable) to zoom the horizontal axis of the chart to the specified time period, while resetting the vertical axis to the default value.

Note: Time options are not available in chart views without a time axis (bar charts, for example).

Notes:

You cannot zoom a Pie chart.
When the chart is zoomed so that not all of a chart can be seen at the one time, the chart also displays scrollbars that allow you to choose the visible portion of the chart. Pan Over Zoomed Charts

Spotlight on DB2 6.10 - User Guide