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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 5.9.7.20 - 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 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 Long Running Session 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

Plan Cache List

This collection provides a summary of SQL Server batches and compilations.

System.

Real-time

60

Allocated Size

The amount of space in the procedure cache (in megabytes) that is allocated to this object.

Cache Object Type

The type of object in the cache.

This metric can have one of the following values:

Database

The database where the object resides.

From Cache

Percent of memory consumed by the cache object as part of the whole plan cache memory.

Object

The object name.

Object Type

An object can have one of the following types:

Owner

The object owner.

Reference Count

The number of other cache objects that reference this cache object.

SQL Text

The name of the procedure, or the first 128 bytes of the batch submitted.

SQL Text Size

Object size in bytes.

Use Count

The number of times this cache object has been used since inception.

Used Date Format

The date format used by the connection that created the cache object.

Used Language

The language of the connection that created the cache object.

Replication Agents

This collection provides detailed data regarding all replication agents of the selected distributing SQL Server instance (Distributor).

SQL Server.

Real-time

60

Online

300

Offline

300

Agent Name

The name of the replication agent.

Average commands

Average number of commands per transaction delivered in the session.

Delivery Latency

Latency, in milliseconds, between the transaction entering the distribution database and being applied to the Subscriber.

Delivery Rate

Average number of commands delivered per second.

Duration

The elapsed time of the agent's last session.

Publication DB Name

The name of the publication database, whose data is replicated using the selected agent.

Publication Name

The name of the publication replicated using the selected agent.

Publishing Server

The name of the SQL Server instance that hosts the publication database, whose data is replicated using the selected agent.

Start Time

The time when the selected session started.

Status

The selected agent’s current status; for example, Started, Completed, Running, Idle, Retrying, and Error.

Subscribing Server

The name of the SQL Server instance that hosts the Subscription database to which data is replicated using the selected agent.

Subscription DB

The name of the Subscription database to which data is replicated using the selected agent.

Subscription Type

Type of subscription; for example, Push, Pull, and Anonymous.

Type

The type of the selected agent; for example, Distribution, Log Reader, Snapshot, Merge, Miscellaneous.

Replication Agent Session Actions

This collection provides detailed data regarding the actions carried out by the selected session of the replication agent.

SQL Server.

Real-time

60

Online

300

Offline

300

Agent Name

The name of the replication agent.

Message

All informational messages and error messages that the selected agent has logged during the selected session.

Session Start Time

The time when the selected session started.

Time

The time at which the action described in the Message column was performed.

Replication Agent Session Merge Articles

This collection provides a detailed list of all articles replicated by the Merge agent's selected session.

SQL Server.

Real-time

60

Online

300

Offline

300

Article Name

The name of a specific article (a table or other object) that is part of the publication.

Counter for Conflicts

The total number of conflicts detected when trying to replicate the selected article.

Counter for Deletes

The total number of Delete operations that were replicated.

Counter for Inserts

The total number of Insert operations that were replicated.

Counter for Retries

The total number of retrial attempts performed when trying to replicate this article.

Counter for Schema Changes

The total number of schema changes detected.

Counter for Updates

The total number of Update operations that were replicated.

Duration

The amount of time the article replication took.

Merge Agent Name

The name of the selected Merge agent.

Percent of Total

The currently completed percent of the article replication operation.

Session Start Time

The time when the selected Merge session started.

Status

The Status of the Merge agent. The possible values are: Started, Completed, Running, Idle, Retrying, and Error.

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