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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 5.7.5.30 - User Guide

Managing SQL Server Database Systems Introduction to this Guide Using Foglight for SQL Server Monitoring Business Intelligence Services Administering Foglight for SQL Server Glossary Reference

Viewing User-Defined Performance Counters

The Performance Counters panel allows viewing the customized performance counters, which were created using the Performance Counters view in the Databases Administration dashboard, plotted over the specified time range.
Upon entering this panel, each user-defined performance counter is displayed on a separate row, with a counter that displays its current count.
To view a user-defined performance counter, click the arrow on the right side of the counter.
The Performance Counter pane appears, containing the following panels:
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Current — displaying the user-defined performance counter’s current value of the selected counter unit (for example, second).
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History — displaying the performance counter’s significant values in the specified time range:
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Max — the counter’s maximal value of the selected counter unit.
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Avg — the collection’s average value of the selected counter unit.
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Min — the collection’s minimal value of the selected counter unit.
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Chart — provides a visual representation of the performance counter’s activity during the specified time range.
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NOTE: The User Metrics drilldown is used only for displaying the user-defined performance counters; any creation or management operation of these counters is carried out using the Performance Counters view in the Databases Administration dashboard. For details, see Configuring Performance Counters.

Viewing User-Defined Collections

The Collections panel allows viewing the customized collections, which were created by means of the User-defined Collections view in the Databases Administration dashboard, either during the last sample (Last Snapshot) or plotted over the specified time range (Selected Period).
This panel comprises the following sections:
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The Collections column, on the left of the panel — displays the names of all existing user-defined collections.
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SQL text grid — displays the text of the user-defined SQL query.
By default, this grid displays the query’s short text. To display the query’s full text, click View full text (a toggle).
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The collection details table — displays all fields contained in the query.
Each of the table’s columns shows the field’s display name, while each row represents the records taken at each sample.
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NOTE: The User-defined > Collections panel is used only for displaying the user-defined collections; any creation or management operation of these collections is carried out by means of the User-defined Collections view in the Databases Administration dashboard. For details, see Configuring User-defined Collections.
 

Monitoring Business Intelligence Services

Foglight for SQL Server Business Intelligence (BI) offers deep analysis monitoring solutions for SQL Server BI services: Reporting services, Integration services and Analysis services.
The Integration and Reporting services relay on monitoring the instances hosting the Reporting\Integration databases before installing the integration or reporting services agents.
The Analysis services agent requires using SQL PI capabilities and repository which will be installed during the initial Analysis agent installation, refer to the Deployment guide for the required resources.
This section includes these topics:
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Monitoring Integration Services
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Monitoring Reporting Services
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Monitoring Analysis Services
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BI Administration Settings

Permissions

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The same user monitoring the SQL Server database engine must be used to monitor the Integration and Reporting Services.
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The login ID used to monitor the Integration Service must be a user on the SSISDB database. This user ID is created while applying the "Grant permissions" script.
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The ID used to monitor the Integration Services on the database needs to have:
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the ssis_admin role in order to gather all needed information for its collections.
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the db_datareader role on the SSISDB database.
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Monitoring Analysis Services requires system administrator permissions on the Analysis Services instance.
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No additional permissions are required to monitor the Reporting Services.
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