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Spotlight on DB2 6.9.3 - User Guide

Spotlight on IBM DB2 LUW (Linux, Unix, and Windows)
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Color scheme

Change Spotlight's appearance by selecting a saved color scheme.

To select a saved Spotlight color scheme

  1. Click View | Options
  2. Click Appearance | Color scheme
  3. Select the color scheme to use.

Note: You can create your own color scheme. Colors and flashing of alarms / Colors used in charts

 

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Colors and flashing of alarms / Colors used in charts

You can change the appearance of the Spotlight console via Spotlight Options by using a simple point-and-click method. You can also create and save your own color scheme for Spotlight.

To set the appearance of Spotlight

  1. Click View | Options
  2. Select Appearance | Colors and flashing of alarms or Colors used in charts.
  3. Select a Spotlight GUI component:

    Component Description

    Main Screen

    Change the appearance of the Spotlight home page.

    Drilldowns

    Change the appearance of Spotlight drilldowns.

    Windows

    Change the appearance of Spotlight editors and message windows.

    Severities

    Change the appearance of Spotlight alarms.

    Chart colors

    Change the colors used in Spotlight charts.

  4. Click an item in the sample image or select it from the Item list.
  5. Edit the item's appearance from the available (enabled) controls in the Appearance group.

    Review the following for more information.

    Appearance Description

    Item

    Display the type of features whose appearance you can change.

    Foreground

    Click to display a color chart, and then click a color on the chart to use it as the foreground color for the current feature (or click More colors to display a wider range of colors to choose from).

    Background

    Click to display a color chart, and then click a color on the chart to use it as the background color of the feature (or click More colors to display a wider range of colors to choose from).

    Gradient fill

    Select to use a gradient fill color on the feature; clear to remove an existing color fill.

    Text shadow

    Select to use a text shadow on the feature; clear to remove an existing shadow.

    Image

    When you choose a feature that has a bitmap image associated with it, choose an alternative image from the list. Select Custom image to use a different bitmap in place of the default image.

    Flash speed

    A display option for severities. Select an option from the list.

    Flash intensity

    A display option for severities. Select an option from the list.

  6. Optional: Click Save as to save the settings as a new color scheme.

    Tip: Saved schemes can be selected from View | Options | Appearance| Color scheme.

 

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Slideshow

Configure Spotlight to start slideshow mode when you are not actively using the application.

  1. Select View | Options.
  2. Select Appearance | Slideshow.
  3. Configure as appropriate.

    Option

    Description

    Start Slideshow mode if Spotlight remains idle

    Select this option to put Spotlight into Slideshow mode for unattended activation.

    Specify the delay period before an unattended Spotlight begins its slideshow.

    Only start if Spotlight is the active window

    Start Slideshow mode only if the Spotlight window is the one you are currently working in.

    Connection switching interval

    Use this option to specify how long Spotlight displays an individual connection before moving on to the next.

    Show the following connections during slideshows

    Specify how Spotlight will cycle through the available connections

    If you choose Show connections with the following severity, select an option from the list.

 

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Data collection

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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