Spotlight on SAP ASE 2.12 - User Guide

Data collection

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

Set the rate at which data is collected

Data is collected from monitored connections at foreground rate or background rate. Use this page to quantify foreground rate and background rate.

To set the rate at which data is collected

1. Select View | Options.
2. Select Data Collection | Data refresh rates.

3. Set values as appropriate.

   Option	Description
   Collect data at the following rate when it is being displayed	Enter a value. This value quantifies the foreground rate. While you are viewing a page in a Spotlight window, Spotlight collects the data that is displayed at the foreground rate.
   Collect data at the following rate when it is being collected in the background	Enter a value. This value quantifies the background rate. Data that is reported in a hidden window is collected at the background rate.

Note: To improve the performance overhead for individual Spotlight connections, you can vary the data collection rates for a connection as a whole, or for individual components within that connection.

• Connection Properties - Overhead Page
• Component Properties - Overhead Page

Related Topics

Configure Spotlight - View | Options

Alarm smoothing

Metrics Dialog

Security

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

Password storage

You can save passwords to Spotlight connections to allow other Spotlight users to diagnose target systems without needing direct access to the systems themselves.

To save passwords

1. Select View | Options.
2. Select Security | Password storage.
3. Select Store passwords for new Spotlight connections.

Note: To delete any passwords that have been saved previously, click Clear all passwords.

Related Topics

Configure Spotlight - View | Options