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Foglight for Active Directory 5.8.3 - User Guide

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Agent Status and Agent Properties dashboards

Similar to other cartridges, the Agent Status and Agent Properties dashboards allow you to edit an agent’s properties. Use the Data Collection Scheduler setting on these dashboards to modify the data collection schedule to be used to collect performance metrics.

Figure 45. Data Collection Scheduler

Use the controls in this panel as described in the following table.

 
Table 96. Data Collection Scheduler controls
Control
Description

Collector Config

Specifies the data collection schedule to be used to collect performance metrics.

Edit

Select this button to edit the data collection schedule selected in the Collector Config field.

Clone

Select this button to create a copy of the data collection schedule selected in the Collector Config field. This schedule can then be used as a basis for creating a new data collection schedule.

Delete

Select this button to delete the data collection schedule selected in the Collector Config field.

Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard

The Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard lists the metrics that can be optionally collected by an Active Directory® agent. Using this dashboard, you can enable these metrics to pinpoint specific performance issues or to modify the interval to be used to collect data.

The metrics displayed on the Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard are divided into the following components:

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Sections show the metric collections that are configurable for Active Directory agents. Using the Metrics Management dashboard, you can modify the interval and time unit for each section which defines when data is to be collected.
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Collection Groups contain the individual metrics. Using the Metrics Management dashboard, you can enable or disable collection groups. Once enabled, you can also specify to display the collected metrics in a collection group on the Active Directory views.
 
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NOTE: The content of the Metrics Management dashboard is attached to the default data collection schedule (defaultSchedule) property for an agent. If a user-defined data collection schedule is being used to collect metrics, you must use the Data Collection Scheduler setting on an agent’s properties page to manage the data collection schedule.
NOTE: The metrics that are collected and displayed by default are NOT displayed on the Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard, because they cannot be disabled.
 
Figure 46. Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard

The Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard contains the following information for each collection metric.

 
Table 97. Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard
Column
Description

Name

Lists the Active Directory Collections and when expanded, the sections, collection groups and individual metrics included in each collection group.

To expand the Active Directory Collections to display the sections, collection groups and individual metrics, click the expansion box to the far left of the collection, section or collection group name.

Section

Displays the interval and time unit to be used to collect data. By default, the interval and time unit displayed are the default settings defined in the defaultSchedule.

NOTE: Changing the interval or time unit on the Metrics Management dashboard will also change the collection interval for the corresponding collector on the Agent Properties page.

Collection Group

Indicates whether the metrics in the collection group are to be collected and/or displayed.

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Collecting - A green check mark in this column indicates that the metrics in the collection group are to be collected.
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Display - A green check mark in this column indicates that the metrics in the collection group are to be displayed.
NOTE: You can only enable the display after the collecting flag has been enabled for a collection group.

Description

Displays a brief description of each section, collection group, and individual metric.

Use the buttons on this dashboard as described in the following table.

 
Table 98. Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard buttons
Button
Description

Displays the Active Directory Default Metrics dialog which contains a list of all the metrics being collected and displayed by default.

Rolls back unsaved changes made to any settings on the Metrics Management page to their original values.

Saves changes made to any setting on the Metrics Management page.

Resets the collection group settings (Collecting and Display) for the metrics in all manually enabled collection groups.

Enables the display of the metrics in all manually enabled collection groups.

NOTE: You can only enable the display after the collecting flag has been enabled for a collection group.

Disables the display of the metrics in all manually enabled collection groups.

Use the search control to filter the information displayed on the Metrics Management dashboard.

Managing Active Directory metrics

You can only use the Metrics Management dashboard to enable or disable the collection and/or display of optional performance metrics. However, depending on the data collection schedule being used to collect metrics, you can use the Agent Status (agent properties page), Agent Properties or Metrics Management dashboard to modify a collection interval.

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When using the default data collection schedule (defaultSchedule), you can use the Agent Status, Agent Properties or Metric Management dashboard to modify data collection intervals.
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When using a user-defined data collection schedule, you must use the Agent Status or Agent Properties dashboard to manage data collection schedules.

For details, see these topics:

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Using the Metrics Management dashboard
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Using the Agent Status and Agent Properties dashboards

Using the Metrics Management dashboard

Using the Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard, you can modify the interval and time unit for metric sections, enable/disable the collection of optional metrics in collection groups, or specify to display the collected metrics in a collection group.

To display this dashboard, select Active Directory Environment > Administration tab > Metrics Management from the dashboards listed in the navigation pane.

To modify the interval or time unit of a section:
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NOTE: You can only modify the interval or time unit for a section, not collection groups or individual metrics.
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From the Active Directory Metrics Management page, locate the section whose interval or time unit is to be modified.
2
To change the interval, select the value displayed in the Interval column. Enter the new value in the dialog and select Update.
3
To change the time unit, select the value displayed in the Time Unit column. Select the new time unit (days, hours or minutes) in the dialog and select Update.
4
Select the Save Edited Collection Information toolbar button to save your selections.
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NOTE: Modifying the interval or time unit using the Metrics Management page also modifies the collection interval for the corresponding collector in the defaultSchedule (Agent Properties page).
To enable the collecting or display of optional metrics:
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NOTE: You can only enable a collection group, not individual metrics within a collection group.
NOTE: Enabling metrics may affect performance. It is recommended that you only enable metrics in order to pinpoint a specific issue and to then reset the default metric collections when finished.
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From the Active Directory Metrics Management page, locate the collection group to be enabled.
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Click the check box in the corresponding Collection Group | Collecting cell.
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Select the check box in the metric’s collection dialog and select Update.
A green check mark is displayed in the Collection Group | Collecting column back on the Metrics Management page.
Once the collecting of a collection group is enabled, you can then enable the display of these metrics.
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Click the check box in the corresponding Collection Group | Display column.
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Select the check box in the metric’s display dialog and select Update.
A green check mark is displayed in the Collection Group | Display column back on the Metrics Management page.
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NOTE: If you enabled the collecting of multiple collection groups and want to enable the display of all these metrics, you can use the Enable Metric Display toolbar button instead of enabling them all individually.
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Select the Save Edited Collection Information toolbar button to save your selections.
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On the Save dialog, click Save to confirm that you want to save your selection.
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A Save Collections dialog appears informing you that your selection(s) have been saved. Click the close button in the upper right-hand corner to close the dialog and return to the Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard.
To disable the collecting or display of optional metrics:
1
From the Active Directory Metrics Management page, locate the collection group to be disabled.
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Click the enabled check box (contains a green check mark) in the corresponding Collection Group column (Collecting or Display).
3
Clear the check box on the dialog and select Update.
The green check mark is cleared from the selected column back on the Metrics Management page.
4
Select the Save Edited Collection Information toolbar button to save your selections.
5
On the Save dialog, click Save to confirm that you want disable the selected metric collection.
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A Save Collections dialog appears informing you that your selection(s) have been saved. Click the close button in the upper right-hand corner to close the dialog and return to the Active Directory Metrics Management dashboard.
 
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NOTE: To disable the collection and display of all previously enabled collection groups, use the Clear Metric Collections toolbar button.
To display the metrics being collected by default:
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From the Active Directory Metrics Management page, select the View Metrics Collected by Default button.
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The Active Directory Default Metrics dialog appears which lists the metrics that are being collected and displayed by default.
 
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NOTE: Metrics being collected and displayed by default cannot be disabled using the Metrics Management dashboard.
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To close this dialog, select the close button in the upper right-hand corner of the dialog.
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