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Foglight for Infrastructure 6.3.0 - Foglight for Web Monitor User and Reference Guide

Monitoring Web transactions Exploring your collection of monitored Web sites Investigating the performance of Web transactions and monitoring locations Exploring Web Monitor services Generating reports Configuring Web Monitor agent properties View reference
Web Monitor Performance Browser views Web Monitor Transaction Management views Web Monitor Service Operation Console and Foglight for APM Transactions views

Table 21. Overall Response Time view

Transaction at All Locations drilldown view
Purpose

The Transaction at All Locations drilldown view provides details about the performance of a transaction monitored from all locations to which the Web Monitor Agent is deployed. This view describes how well the Web site responded to monitoring attempts, and shows the response-times recorded during the selected time range. It also lists all of the locations from which this Web site is monitored and indicates the related performance metrics.

How to get here
1
In the Performance Browser, in the Web Monitor Environment view, select the Transactions tile.
2
In the Quick View, in the Transactions view, select a transaction.
3
In the Transaction view, click Explore.
4
In the Transaction at All Locations drilldown view that appears in the display area, click the down-facing arrow on the right of Choose a Location, and select All Locations from the list that appears.
The Transaction at All Locations drilldown view appears in the display area.
Description of embedded views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Alarms
•
All Locations
•
Overall Response Time
•
Locations
Alarms
 
Table 19. Alarms view
Description

Shows the numbers of alarms generated against the selected transaction, broken down by alarm type (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

All Locations
 
 
Table 20. All Locations view
Description

Displays details about all of the locations from which the selected Web site is monitored.

Data displayed
 
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Average Response Time. The average amount of time all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site wait for a response from the monitored Web site.
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Deployed Locations. The names of the hosts running the instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site.
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Last HTTP Status. The most recent HTTP status code, indicating the result of the most recent transaction with the monitored Web site.
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Last Page Availability. The percentage of time the Web site was available when the Web Monitor Agent attempted to collect information from it during the most recent data collection attempt.
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Last Polling Time. The date and time of the most recent data collection.
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Last Response Time. The amount of time the Web Monitor Agent waited for a response from the monitored Web site during the most recent data collection attempt.
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Last Sample Location. The name of the host running the Web Monitor Agent instance that performed the most recent data collection from this Web site.
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Page Availability. The percentage of time the Web site was available when the Web Monitor Agent instances configured to monitor this Web site attempted to collect information.
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Service Availability. The percentage of time the service was available when the Web Monitor Agent instances configured to monitor this Web site attempted to collect information.
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Total Errors. The total number of execution attempts that resulted in errors all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered during the selected time range.
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Total Executions. The total number of execution attempts all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site performed during the selected time range.
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Total Success. The total number of execution attempts that resulted in success all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered during the selected time range.
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Transaction Name. The transaction name, associated with the monitored URL.
Overall Response Time
 
Table 21. Overall Response Time view
Description

Displays the transaction response times over the selected time range.

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Health History. A color-coded bar, representing the alarm state of the monitored Web site over the selected time range. The color of the bar changes depending on the alarm state. Red indicates a Fatal state, orange indicates Critical, yellow means Warning, and green is the Normal State.
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First Byte Get Time. The time between the Web Monitor Agent detects the first byte of the response from the monitored Web site, during the selected time range.
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Page Get Time. The average amount of time the monitoring agents take to retrieve the data from the monitored Web site, during the selected time range.
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Server Connection Time. The average amount of time the monitoring agents used to connect to the monitored Web sites, during the selected time range.
Locations
 
Table 22. Locations view
Description

Displays the transaction response times over the selected time range.

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Health History. A color-coded bar, representing the alarm state of the monitored location over the selected time range. The color of the bar changes depending on the alarm state. Red indicates a Fatal state, orange indicates Critical, yellow means Warning, and green is the Normal State.
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Location. The name of the host on which the Web Monitor Agent is running.
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Errors. The number of execution attempts that resulted in errors the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered since it started monitoring this Web site.
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Executions. The number of execution attempts the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site performed since it started monitoring this Web site.
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Last Polling Time. The date and time of the most recent data collection attempt the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site performed.
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Last HTTP Status. The most recent HTTP status code encountered by the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site.
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Last Response Time. The amount of time the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site waited for a response from the monitored Web site during the most recent data collection attempt.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

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Any row in this table. For more information, see Transaction at a Selected Location drilldown view.

Table 22. Locations view

Transaction at All Locations drilldown view
Purpose

The Transaction at All Locations drilldown view provides details about the performance of a transaction monitored from all locations to which the Web Monitor Agent is deployed. This view describes how well the Web site responded to monitoring attempts, and shows the response-times recorded during the selected time range. It also lists all of the locations from which this Web site is monitored and indicates the related performance metrics.

How to get here
1
In the Performance Browser, in the Web Monitor Environment view, select the Transactions tile.
2
In the Quick View, in the Transactions view, select a transaction.
3
In the Transaction view, click Explore.
4
In the Transaction at All Locations drilldown view that appears in the display area, click the down-facing arrow on the right of Choose a Location, and select All Locations from the list that appears.
The Transaction at All Locations drilldown view appears in the display area.
Description of embedded views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

•
Alarms
•
All Locations
•
Overall Response Time
•
Locations
Alarms
 
Table 19. Alarms view
Description

Shows the numbers of alarms generated against the selected transaction, broken down by alarm type (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

All Locations
 
 
Table 20. All Locations view
Description

Displays details about all of the locations from which the selected Web site is monitored.

Data displayed
 
•
Average Response Time. The average amount of time all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site wait for a response from the monitored Web site.
•
Deployed Locations. The names of the hosts running the instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site.
•
Last HTTP Status. The most recent HTTP status code, indicating the result of the most recent transaction with the monitored Web site.
•
Last Page Availability. The percentage of time the Web site was available when the Web Monitor Agent attempted to collect information from it during the most recent data collection attempt.
•
Last Polling Time. The date and time of the most recent data collection.
•
Last Response Time. The amount of time the Web Monitor Agent waited for a response from the monitored Web site during the most recent data collection attempt.
•
Last Sample Location. The name of the host running the Web Monitor Agent instance that performed the most recent data collection from this Web site.
•
Page Availability. The percentage of time the Web site was available when the Web Monitor Agent instances configured to monitor this Web site attempted to collect information.
•
Service Availability. The percentage of time the service was available when the Web Monitor Agent instances configured to monitor this Web site attempted to collect information.
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Total Errors. The total number of execution attempts that resulted in errors all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered during the selected time range.
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Total Executions. The total number of execution attempts all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site performed during the selected time range.
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Total Success. The total number of execution attempts that resulted in success all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered during the selected time range.
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Transaction Name. The transaction name, associated with the monitored URL.
Overall Response Time
 
Table 21. Overall Response Time view
Description

Displays the transaction response times over the selected time range.

•
Health History. A color-coded bar, representing the alarm state of the monitored Web site over the selected time range. The color of the bar changes depending on the alarm state. Red indicates a Fatal state, orange indicates Critical, yellow means Warning, and green is the Normal State.
•
First Byte Get Time. The time between the Web Monitor Agent detects the first byte of the response from the monitored Web site, during the selected time range.
•
Page Get Time. The average amount of time the monitoring agents take to retrieve the data from the monitored Web site, during the selected time range.
•
Server Connection Time. The average amount of time the monitoring agents used to connect to the monitored Web sites, during the selected time range.
Locations
 
Table 22. Locations view
Description

Displays the transaction response times over the selected time range.

•
Health History. A color-coded bar, representing the alarm state of the monitored location over the selected time range. The color of the bar changes depending on the alarm state. Red indicates a Fatal state, orange indicates Critical, yellow means Warning, and green is the Normal State.
•
Location. The name of the host on which the Web Monitor Agent is running.
•
Errors. The number of execution attempts that resulted in errors the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered since it started monitoring this Web site.
•
Executions. The number of execution attempts the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site performed since it started monitoring this Web site.
•
Last Polling Time. The date and time of the most recent data collection attempt the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site performed.
•
Last HTTP Status. The most recent HTTP status code encountered by the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site.
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Last Response Time. The amount of time the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site waited for a response from the monitored Web site during the most recent data collection attempt.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

•
Any row in this table. For more information, see Transaction at a Selected Location drilldown view.

Transaction view

Purpose

The Transaction view displays overall response and availability information for the selected transaction. Use it to get a better idea of how well this Web site is performing and to investigate potential bottlenecks.

o

How to get here
1
In the Performance Browser, in the Web Monitor Environment view, select the Transactions tile.
2
In the Quick View, in the Transactions view, select a transaction.
The Transaction view appears on the right.
Description of embedded views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

•
Alarms
•
General Info
•
Execution Success Rate
•
Response Time Trend
•
Response Time Distribution
Alarms
 
Table 23. Alarms view
Description

Lists the alarms generated against the selected transaction.

NOTE: To acknowledge or clear one or more alarms appearing in this table, select them and click Acknowledge or Clear, as required. For more information about alarms in Foglight, see the Foglight User Guide.
Data displayed
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Ack’ed. Indicates if the alarm is acknowledged: true or false.
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Instance. The name of the transaction against which the alarm is generated.
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Severity. Indicates the alarm severity: Warning , Critical , or Fatal .
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Time. The time at which the alarm is generated.
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Title. The name of the rule that generated the alarm.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

•
Any row in this table. Displays the Alarm dialog box, showing additional information about the alarm. For more information about alarms in Foglight, see the Foglight User Help.

 
General Info
 
Table 24. General Info view
Description

Shows general details about the most recent collection attempt.

Data displayed
•
Deployed Locations. The names of the hosts running the instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site.
•
Last HTTP Status. The most recent HTTP status code, indicating the result of the most recent transaction with the monitored Web site.
•
Last Page Availability. The percentage of time the Web site was available when the Web Monitor Agent attempted to collect information from it during the most recent data collection attempt.
•
Last Polling Time. The date and time of the most recent data collection.
•
Last Response Time. The amount of time the Web Monitor Agent waited for a response from the monitored Web site during the most recent data collection attempt.
•
Last Sample Location. The name of the host running the Web Monitor Agent instance that performed the most recent data collection from this Web site.
•
Transaction Name. The transaction name, associated with the monitored URL.
Execution Success Rate
Table 25. Execution Success Rate view
Description

Indicates the general success rate the monitoring agents encountered during data collection.

Data displayed
 
•
Availability. The percentage of time the Web site was available when the Web Monitor Agent instances configured to monitor this Web site attempted to collect information.
•
Total Errors. The total number of execution attempts that resulted in errors all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered during the selected time range.
•
Total Executions. The total number of execution attempts all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site performed during the selected time range.
•
Total Successes. The total number of successful execution attempts all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered during the selected time range.
Response Time Trend
 
Table 26. Response Time Trend view
Description

Indicates the time the Web site takes for responding to monitoring requests and its health.

Data displayed
 
•
Health History. A color-coded bar, representing the alarm state of the monitored location over the selected time range. The color of the bar changes depending on the alarm state. Red indicates a Fatal state, orange indicates Critical, yellow means Warning, and green is the Normal State.
•
Response Time. The amount of time the Web site takes to respond to monitoring requests, over the selected time range. High values in the graph can indicate potential bottlenecks that likely need to be investigated.
The grey-shaded area indicates baseline values for this metric, representing the expected value range during the selected time period.
 
Response Time Distribution
Table 27. Response Time Distribution view
Description

Shows the distribution of transaction response times. Each rectangle in the histogram represent the number of execution attempts that resulted with the response time in the given range.

Table 23. Alarms view

Transaction view
Purpose

The Transaction view displays overall response and availability information for the selected transaction. Use it to get a better idea of how well this Web site is performing and to investigate potential bottlenecks.

o

How to get here
1
In the Performance Browser, in the Web Monitor Environment view, select the Transactions tile.
2
In the Quick View, in the Transactions view, select a transaction.
The Transaction view appears on the right.
Description of embedded views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

•
Alarms
•
General Info
•
Execution Success Rate
•
Response Time Trend
•
Response Time Distribution
Alarms
 
Table 23. Alarms view
Description

Lists the alarms generated against the selected transaction.

NOTE: To acknowledge or clear one or more alarms appearing in this table, select them and click Acknowledge or Clear, as required. For more information about alarms in Foglight, see the Foglight User Guide.
Data displayed
•
Ack’ed. Indicates if the alarm is acknowledged: true or false.
•
Instance. The name of the transaction against which the alarm is generated.
•
Severity. Indicates the alarm severity: Warning , Critical , or Fatal .
•
Time. The time at which the alarm is generated.
•
Title. The name of the rule that generated the alarm.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

•
Any row in this table. Displays the Alarm dialog box, showing additional information about the alarm. For more information about alarms in Foglight, see the Foglight User Help.

 
General Info
 
Table 24. General Info view
Description

Shows general details about the most recent collection attempt.

Data displayed
•
Deployed Locations. The names of the hosts running the instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site.
•
Last HTTP Status. The most recent HTTP status code, indicating the result of the most recent transaction with the monitored Web site.
•
Last Page Availability. The percentage of time the Web site was available when the Web Monitor Agent attempted to collect information from it during the most recent data collection attempt.
•
Last Polling Time. The date and time of the most recent data collection.
•
Last Response Time. The amount of time the Web Monitor Agent waited for a response from the monitored Web site during the most recent data collection attempt.
•
Last Sample Location. The name of the host running the Web Monitor Agent instance that performed the most recent data collection from this Web site.
•
Transaction Name. The transaction name, associated with the monitored URL.
Execution Success Rate
Table 25. Execution Success Rate view
Description

Indicates the general success rate the monitoring agents encountered during data collection.

Data displayed
 
•
Availability. The percentage of time the Web site was available when the Web Monitor Agent instances configured to monitor this Web site attempted to collect information.
•
Total Errors. The total number of execution attempts that resulted in errors all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered during the selected time range.
•
Total Executions. The total number of execution attempts all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site performed during the selected time range.
•
Total Successes. The total number of successful execution attempts all instances of the Web Monitor Agent configured to monitor this Web site encountered during the selected time range.
Response Time Trend
 
Table 26. Response Time Trend view
Description

Indicates the time the Web site takes for responding to monitoring requests and its health.

Data displayed
 
•
Health History. A color-coded bar, representing the alarm state of the monitored location over the selected time range. The color of the bar changes depending on the alarm state. Red indicates a Fatal state, orange indicates Critical, yellow means Warning, and green is the Normal State.
•
Response Time. The amount of time the Web site takes to respond to monitoring requests, over the selected time range. High values in the graph can indicate potential bottlenecks that likely need to be investigated.
The grey-shaded area indicates baseline values for this metric, representing the expected value range during the selected time period.
 
Response Time Distribution
Table 27. Response Time Distribution view
Description

Shows the distribution of transaction response times. Each rectangle in the histogram represent the number of execution attempts that resulted with the response time in the given range.

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