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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 5.9.4.20 - 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
SQL Server Agent's Default Collections Access Methods Agent Alert List Agent Job List Always On Availability Groups Backup Locations Blocking History Blocking List Buffer Cache List Buffer Manager CLR Assemblies Cluster Summary Configuration Database Index Density Vectors Database Index Details Database Index Fragmentation Info Database Index Histogram Database Index List Database Information Database Properties Database Sessions (Session List) Database Summary Database Tables List Databases Deadlock DTC Information Error Log Error Log List Error Log Scan File Groups File Data Flow Statistics File Groups Files Files Drive Total Files Instance Summary Full Text Catalog InMemory OLTP (XTP) Instance Wait Categories Instance Wait Events Job Messages Latches and Locks Lock Statistics Locks List Log Shipping Log Shipping Error Logical Disks Memory Manager Mirroring Mirroring Performance Counters Missing Indexes Plan Cache Distribution Plan Cache List Replication Agents Replication Agent Session Actions Replication Agent Session Merge Articles Replication Agent Sessions Replication Agent Sessions by Type Replication Available Replication Publications Replication Subscriptions Reporting Services Resource Pool Session Data Session Trace SQL PI Instance Statistics SQL Server Connections Summary SQL Server Global Variables SQL Server Host SQL Server Load SQL Server Services SQL Server Throughput SQL Server Version Info SSIS OS Statistics SSIS Summary Statistics Top SQLs Top SQL Batch Text Top SQL Long Text Top SQL Plan Top SQL Short Text Top SQL Summary Traced SQL PA Usability User-defined Performance Counters User-defined Queries Virtualization XTP Session Transactions Statistics

Error Log List

The Error Log List collection provides a list that indicates the SQL Server existing error log files, their order and sizes.

NOTE:  
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NOTE: The list displays the logs in the following order: <log_name>-<log_files>-<log_size>.
Type

SQL Server.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

300

Online

900

Offline

3600

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

Archive No

The sequence number of the log creation, from low (current = 0) to high.

Created

The time when the file was created.

Log Files

The log file name and size.

Log Name

The name of the Archive log.

Log Size

The total size of the log, in megabytes.

Log Type

The log type:

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SQL Server — in which case the log appears on the SQL Server Error Logs pane
•
SQL Agent — in which case the log appears on the SQL Server Error Logs pane

Error Log Scan

This collection provides a list of the log details of a predefined error log filter.

Type

SQL Server.

Collection Sampling Intervals

This collection is an on-demand collection, which has no pre-defined sampling intervals.

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

Log Date

The date when the error log message was created.

Message

The error log message.

Process Information ((in versions higher than 2000 - Error Number).

Displays the event to which the data refers (server process, SPID and so on).

Row ID

The row unique identifier.

File Groups

Purpose

This collection displays a list of all SQL Server instance file groups and transaction logs details.

Type

SQL Server.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

900

Online

900

Offline

14400

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

% Free

The percentage of space not allocated to any objects.

% Used

The percentage of space allocated to objects.

Can Grow

Indicates whether the file can grow.

Database

The database’s name provides a unique identification of the database.

DBID

The database’s ID provides a unique identification of the database.

File Count

The number of files in each file group.

File Group

The name of the file group to which the file belongs.

Free Size

The amount of unused space, measured in megabytes.

Size

The size of the file, in megabytes.

Type

The type of file group (for example: data or log).

Used Size

The size used by the database file (in megabytes).

File Data Flow Statistics

Purpose

This collection displays a list of data and log files within a SQL Server instance, which provides detailed statistics about usage, size, and data flow.

Type

SQL Server.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

900

Online

900

Offline

14400

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

Current Reads Wait Time

The number of seconds SQL Server has spent waiting for physical read operations on this file since the last time data was collected. Shows data only for SQL Server 2005.

Current Wait Time

The number of seconds SQL Server has spent waiting for I/O operations on this file since the last time data was collected.

Current Writes Wait Time

The number of seconds SQL Server has spent waiting for write operations on this file since the last time data was collected. Shows data only for SQL Server 2005.

DB And File Group

The database name, concatenated with its file group name.

DB File Name

The database name, concatenated with its file name.

DB Name

The name of the SQL Server database that contains the file.

Disk

The disk where the file resides.

File Group

File group name.

File Name

The name of the file.

MB On Disk

Physical file size on disk in MB. Shows data only for SQL Server 2005.

MB Read

The number of MB read from this file since SQL Server started.

MB Written

The number of MB written to this file since SQL Server started.

Path

The name of the file whose I/O statistics are on display.

Reads

Number of reads issued on the file.

Reads Rate

The current rate at which SQL Server is performing physical read operations from this file.

Reads Wait Time

The total number of seconds SQL Server has spent waiting for physical read operations on the file since SQL Server started. Shows data only for SQL Server 2005.

Total IO

The number of MB read from and written to this file since SQL Server started (MB Read plus MB Written).

Total IO Rate

The current rate at which SQL Server is performing both physical read and write operations for this file (Reads Rate plus Writes Rate).

Total Wait Time

The total number of seconds SQL Server has spent waiting for I/O operations on this file since SQL Server started.

Writes

Number of writes issued on the file.

Writes Rate

The current rate at which SQL Server is performing physical write operations to this file.

Writes Wait Time

The total number of seconds SQL Server has spent waiting for write operations on the file since SQL Server started. Shows data only for SQL Server 2005.

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