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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 5.9.3.20 - 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 pool 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

Databases

This collection displays a list of the databases and their status.

SQL Server.

Real-time

300

Online

900

Offline

14400

# Index

The number of indexes that exist on the database.

# Table

The number of tables, where table type=user, which exist on the database.

Database

The name of the database, unique within an instance of SQL Server.

Database Unavailable Threshold

A threshold which, when exceeded, causes an alarm to fire regarding a specific database that is unavailable.

Days Since Last Backup

The number of days that passed since the last database backup.

Days Since Last Backup for Rule

A threshold which, when exceeded, causes an alarm to fire regarding the number of days that have elapsed since the last database backup.

Days Since Last Backup no Backup

A threshold which, when exceeded, causes an alarm to fire regarding a specific database that has never been backed up.

DBID

ID of the database, unique within an instance of SQL Server.

Last Backup

The date and time of the most recent backup of any type that has been carried out for the database.

Oldest Trans SPID

The system process ID of the session owning the oldest transaction in the database.

Oldest Trans Start Time

The date and time at which the oldest transaction in the database began.

Status

The status of the database can be one of the following:

Deadlock

This collection displays information about a deadlock situation.

SQL Server.

Real-time

60

Online

300

Offline

300

Event Sequence

The event sequence number that identifies the deadlock occurrence.

Start Time

The time at which the deadlock event started.

Text Data

The XML data structure, holding the deadlock full data.

DTC Information

This collection retrieves information on the transaction management carried out by the DTC (Distributed Transaction Coordinator).

System.

Real-time

20

Online

60

Offline

300

Aborted Transactions

The number of distributed transactions that were rolled back.

Active Transactions

The number of currently active distributed transactions.

Committed Transactions Sec

The number of distributed transactions committed per second.

In Doubt Transactions

Transactions that have passed phase 1 of the two phase commit (have committed the local transaction), and are awaiting a response from the DTC to either commit or roll back (phase 2).

Response Time Average

The average of the full time (in milliseconds) it has taken a query (select 1, by default) to get from the application to SQL Server and back.

Transactions Sec

The number of distributed transactions performed per second.

Error Log

The Error Log collection retrieves all error messages that were added to the SQL Server error log during the specified time range.

IMPORTANT:  

SQL Server.

Real-time

300

Online

300

Offline

900

Errors

The number of errors detected within the SQL Server error log, during the period specified for the collection frequency on the Databases > Administration > Collection Frequency view.

Check Date

Indicates the last date when the error log check was carried out.

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