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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 5.9.3.10 - User Guide

Introduction to this Guide Using Foglight for SQL Server
Viewing the Databases Dashboard Overview Dashboard Advisories Dashboard Monitoring Data Replication Monitoring SQL Performance Reviewing Memory Usage Reviewing the Instance Activity Reviewing Database Usage Reviewing the Services Using the HADR Drilldown Using the Logs Drilldown Reviewing Configuration Settings Viewing User-defined Performance Counters and Collections
Monitoring Business Intelligence Services Administering Foglight for SQL Server
Configuration Settings Managing Foglight for SQL Server Agent Settings Reviewing Foglight for SQL Server Alarms Generating Reports Monitoring SQL Server instances on VMware servers
Glossary
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Access methods Adhoc SQL Plans Alarm Alert Allow updates Anonymous subscription Authentication AutoClose AutoGrow Automatic Discovery AutoShrink B Batch BCP (Bulk Copy Program) Blocking Books Online Bound trees Buffer Buffer cache Buffer pull Bulk copy Bulkinsert Bulk load C Cache CAL Calibration Cardinality Cartridge Chart Checkpoint process Client network utility CLR Compile Connect Connection Connectivity software CPU Usage Cursors D Data access components Data file Data storage engine Database Database object DataFlow DBCC DBID DBO Deadlock Disk queue length Disk transfer time Disk utilization DiskPerf Distributing instance Distributor DMO Drilldown DTC DTS E Error log Event alert Execution contexts Extended stored procedures Extent External procedures F File Filegroup File cache Foglight Agent Manager Foglight Management Server Foreign key Forwarded records Free buffers Free list Free pages Free potential Free space Freespace scans Full text search G GAM Ghosted records Growth increment GUID H Hash buckets Hashing Heap Hit rate Hit ratio Host name Host process I I/O Index Indid Integrated security Intent Locks J Job K Kernel memory Kernel mode Kill L Latch Lazy writer Licensing Lightweight pooling Lock Lock area Lock escalation Lock mode Log Log cache Log writer Logical I/O LRU LSN M Master MaxSize MDAC Metric Misc.normalized trees Model Monitor page file N Named pipes Net library NIC Null O OBID Object plans OLAP OLAP service OLTP Optimizer Optimizer cache osql P Page life expectancy Paging Panel Parse Parser Per seat licensing Per server licensing Performance alert Physical I/O Physical read Physical write PID Pinned Plan Plan cache Potential growth Prepared SQL plans Primary key Privileged mode Procedure cache Procedure plans Process Profiler Publication database Publisher Publisher databases Publishing server Pull subscription Pulse Push subscription Q Query plan R RAID Random I/O Read ahead Recompile Referential integrity Relational data engine Replication procedure plans Role Rollback S sa Schema locks Sequential I/O Session Severity SGAM Shared locks Show advanced options SMP Sort, Hash, Index Area SPID Spike Spinner SQL Agent Mail SQL Mail SQL Plans SQL Server Agent SQL Server authentication SQL Server books online Standard deviation Stolen pages Stored procedure Support service SYSADMIN role T TDS TempDB Temporary tables and table variables Threshold Torn page detection Transaction Trigger Trigger plans Truncate Trusted U UMS Unused space User connection area User mode V Virtual log file VLF W Waitfor Windows authentication mode Working set
Reference
SQL PI Repository Cold Backup Procedure SQL Performance Investigator Metrics
Active Time All SQL Agents CPU Usage All SQL Agents Resident Memory Usage Availability Average Physical I/O Operations Average SQL Response Time Backup Recovery Wait Blocked Lock Requests Checkpoint Pages CLR Wait CPU Usage CPU Wait Cursor Synchronization Wait Database Replication Wait Deferred Task Worker Wait Degree of Parallelism Disk Utilization DTC CPU Usage DTC Resident Memory Usage Distributed Transaction Wait Executions Ended Executions Started External Procedures Wait Full Scans Full Text Search CPU Usage Full Text Search Resident Memory Usage Full Text Search Wait Free Buffer Wait Hosted Components Wait IO Bulk Load Wait IO Completion Wait IO Data Page Wait IO Wait Latch Buffer Wait Latch Wait Latch Savepoint Wait Lazy Writes Lock Wait Lock Bulk Update Wait Lock Exclusive Wait Lock Intent Wait Lock Requests Lock Schema Wait Lock Shared Wait Lock Update Wait Lock Wait Log Buffer Wait Log Flushes Log Other Wait Log Synchronization Wait Log Wait Log Write Wait Memory Wait Network IO Wait Network IPC Wait Network Mirror Wait Network Wait Non SQL Server CPU Usage Non SQL Resident Memory Usage OLAP CPU Usage OLAP Resident Memory Usage OLEDB Provider Full Text Wait Other CPU Usage Other Miscellaneous Wait Other Wait Overall CPU Page Life Expectancy Page Splits Parallel Coordination Wait Physical I/O Physical Memory Used Physical Page Reads Physical Page Writes Probe Scans Plan Cache Hit Rate Range Scans Rec Ended Duration Remote Provider Wait Run Queue Length Samples Service Broker Wait Session Logons Session Logoffs SQL Agent CPU Usage SQL Agent Resident Memory Usage SQL Executions SQL Mail CPU Usage SQL Mail Resident Memory Usage SQL Recompilations SQL Response Time SQL Server Background CPU Usage SQL Server Cache Memory SQL Server Connections Memory SQL Server Connections Summary SQL Server Foreground CPU Usage SQL Server Resident Memory Usage SQL Server Swap Memory Usage Synchronous Task Wait Table Lock Escalation Target Instance Memory Total CPU Usage Total Instance Memory Virtual Memory Used
Rules Collections and Metrics

SQL Server Global Variables

This collection provides general SQL Server parameters, such as I/O, networking, and database operational time.

Type

SQL Server.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

20

Online

60

Offline

300

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

CPU Busy

The total time the SQL Server instance has spent working since it was last started.

The result is displayed in CPU time increments, or “ticks”, and is aggregated for all CPU units, so it may exceed the actual elapsed time.

NOTE: To convert the value to microseconds, multiply it by @@TIMETICKS.

CPU Idle

The total time the SQL Server instance has been idle since it was last started.

The result is displayed in CPU time increments, or “ticks”, and is aggregated for all CPU units, so it may exceed the actual elapsed time.

NOTE: To convert the value to microseconds, multiply it by @@TIMETICKS.

I/O Errors

The number of I/O errors encountered by SQL Server during the specified time range.

Instance Packet Errors

The number of packet errors encountered by SQL Server during the specified time range.

Instance Packets In

The total number of network packets that were being sent to SQL Server from client applications during the specified time range.

Instance Packets Out

The total number of network packets that were being sent from SQL Server to Client applications during the specified time range.

Instance Packets Total

The rate at which network packets are being sent and received from SQL Server to client applications.

Instance Packet Errors

The rate at which SQL Server is encountering network packet errors.

Total Read Rate

Total number of physical reads carried out by SQL Server since the instance was last started.

Total Write Rate

Total number of physical writes carried out by SQL Server since the instance was last started.

SQL Server Host

Purpose

This collection provides general details about the SQL Server host, such as the networking environment and the host's I/O and CPU consumption.

Type

System.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

20

Online

60

Offline

300

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

CPU Name

The unique identifier of the CPU within all CPUs.

CPU Usage

Time spent by the various sessions that consume CPU cycles. This reading is taken directly from the operating system, rather than from SQL Server wait states.

Disk Utilization

The percentage of time the busiest disk spent serving system-wide I/O requests.

This metric serves as a measure for the system I/O load. High values may indicate device bottleneck.

Free Virtual Memory

The current amount of virtual memory available in percent.

Individual CPU Usage

CPU utilization of a single processor.

Memory Max Percent

The maximum memory, in percent, which SQL Server can obtain from the host physical memory.

Network Bandwidth

The total network bandwidth used capacity of the specified network card in percent.

Network Interface

The name of the network interface.

Network Total Bandwidth

The total network bandwidth capacity of the specified network card.

Network Used Bandwidth

The total network bandwidth used capacity of the specified network card.

Physical Host

Physical name of the SQL Server instance host machine.

Physical Memory

The amount (in megabytes) of host physical memory.

Physical Memory Available

The amount (in megabytes) of physical memory available to applications.

Physical Memory Used

The amount (in megabytes) of physical memory used by applications.

Physical Memory Used Percent

The amount (by percentage) of physical memory used by applications.

Process CPU Utilization

Indicates the CPU use by a single process.

Run Queue Length

System average run queue.

The CPU run queue is a holding area for threads and processes that require the CPU when the CPU is busy serving other processes. The run queue length is an indicator of whether the system has sufficient CPU resources for all the processes it executes.

High values, along with high CPU utilization, indicate that the system requires faster or additional CPU units to handle the given load.

Total Virtual Memory

The current amount of total virtual memory.

Used Virtual Memory

The current amount (in megabytes) of used virtual memory.

SQL Server Load

Purpose

This collection displays general data about SQL operations on a SQL Server instance.

Type

System.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

20

Online

60

Offline

300

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

Attempted Connections

Number of attempted connections, either successful or unsuccessful since SQL Server was last started.

Session Logons

Number of sessions whose activity started during the current interval.

Session Logons Delta Rate Calculation

The rate per second of sessions whose activity started during the current interval.

SQL Server Services

This collection indicates the status of SQL Server-related services, mail provides, log shipping and clustering.

Type

SQL Server Services.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

60

Online

300

Offline

3600

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

Analysis Services

The status of Analysis Services service.

Cluster Servers Down

Number of cluster nodes that are down or unreachable.

Distributed Transaction Coordinator

The status of Distributor Transaction Coordinator service.

Integration Services

The status of SQL Server Integration Services service.

Last Alert

Number of alerts raised by SQL Server since the specified time.

Last Job Failed

Number of failed jobs since the specified time.

Log Shipping

The status of Log Shipping.

MS Full Text Search

The status of MS Full Text Search service.

Non Preferred Node

Number of cluster nodes that are declared as preferred servers.

Reporting Services

The status of SQL Server Reporting Services service.

SQL Agent

The status of SQL Agent service.

SQL Server Active Directory Helper

The status of SQL Server Active Directory Helper (ADH) service.

SQL Server Browser

The status of SQL Server Browser Service.

SQL Server Mail

The status of SQL Server Mail service.

SQL Server VSS Writer

The status of SQL Server VSS writer Service.

State Changed

The time the service state was last changed.

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