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
Set values as appropriate.
Option |
Description |
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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.
Spotlight Basics describes how Spotlight applications work. It contains these sections:
Section |
Description |
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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. |
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
Note: To delete any passwords that have been saved previously, click Clear all passwords.
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. |
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