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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 6.1.0.10 - 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 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

SQL Server Load

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

System.

Real-time

20

Online

60

Offline

300

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.

SQL Server Services.

Real-time

60

Online

300

Offline

3600

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.

SQL Server Throughput

This collection provides SQL Server throughput metrics of the modification made, in both size (MB) and number of rows, as a result of carrying out the following queries: select insert, update, and delete.

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SQL Server Services.

Real-time

300

Online

900

Offline

3600

Delete (MB)

The cumulative size (in megabytes) of I/O Delete operations performed on indexed and heaped tables in the selected SQL Server instance.

Insert (MB)

The cumulative size (in megabytes) of I/O Insert operations performed on indexed and heaped tables in the selected SQL Server instance.

Select (MB)

The cumulative size (in megabytes) of I/O Select operations performed on indexed and heaped tables in the selected SQL Server instance.

Update (MB)

The cumulative size (in megabytes) of I/O Update operations performed on indexed and heaped tables in the selected SQL Server instance.

Delete (Rows)

The cumulative size, in rows, of I/O Delete operations performed on indexed and heaped tables in the selected SQL Server instance.

Insert (Rows)

The cumulative size, in rows, of I/O Insert operations performed on indexed and heaped tables in the selected SQL Server instance.

Instance

The SQL Server instance name.

Select (Rows)

The cumulative size, in rows, of I/O Select operations performed on indexed and heaped tables in the selected SQL Server instance.

Update (Rows)

The cumulative size, in rows, of I/O Update operations performed on indexed and heaped tables in the selected SQL Server instance.

SQL Server Version Info

This collection provides general data about the SQL Server instance properties, such as identification of the database version number, along with the most recently installed service packs

SQL Server.

Real-time

900

Online

900

Offline

86400

Cluster

Indicates if the instance is taking part in a cluster environment.

Collation

The SQL Server instance collation.

Log Shipping

Indicates if Log Shipping is configured.

Mirroring

Indicates if mirroring is configured.

OS Version

The NT version of the computer that runs the SQL Server instance.

Physical Memory

The amount of physical memory on the SQL Server instance host machine.

Process ID

The process ID of the SQL Server instance host machine.

Processor Count

The number of processors on the SQL Server instance’s host machine.

Processor Type

The processor type on the SQL Server instance’s host machine.

Product Version

SQL Server instance product version.

Server Name

The server name of the SQL Server instance.

SP Version

The service pack version of the SQL Server instance.

SQL Edition

The SQL Server instance edition.

SQL Version

SQL Server instance version.

WindowsVersion

The Windows version of the computer that runs the SQL Server instance.

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