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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 7.1.0 - 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

Lock Statistics

Purpose

This collection provides detailed statistics for each lock.

Type

System.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

20

Online

60

Offline

300

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

Deadlocks

The total number of deadlocks for the lock type.

A Deadlock occurs when multiple SQL Server sessions request conflicting locks in such a way that two locks are blocked by one another.

Lock Requests

The summary of all lock requests, both for new locks and lock conversions.

Lock Timeouts

The number of lock requests per second that timed out, including requests for NOWAIT locks.

Lock Type

The name of the lock type.

Total Wait Time (seconds)

The total lock wait time for the lock type.

Total Waits

The total number of wait events for the selected lock type.

Locks List

This collection provides a list of locks used within a SQL Server instance, grouped by the lock type, mode, and status.

Type

SQL Server.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

60

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

SPID

The server process ID of the current user process.

Login Time

The time the session was created.

Login Name

SQL Server Login name.

Database

The database that is being used by the current process.

Index Name

The index that is being used by the current process (if any).

Object Name

The name of the currently locked object.

Count

The number of locks that share the same object and type.

Lock Type

The type of the resource that is currently being locked (Database, Table, Page, Row, Extent and so on).

Mode

The kind of lock that is being applied to the resource (Shared, Exclusive, Update, IntentShared, IntenExclusive and so on).

Status

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

•
WAIT = wait for another resource
•
CNVT = converted to another resource
•
GRANT = the lock has granted

Log Shipping

This collection specifies the Log shipping tree and the primary and secondary servers' file location and operations.

Type

SQL Server.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

20

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

SPID

The SQL process ID of the process that ran the query.

Rowset Key

The row identifier.

Owner

The current primary server.

Server Name

The name of the server (primary server for the parent node, and secondary server for all subsequent child nodes).

Database Name

Refers to either of the following databases:

•
For the parent node, this is the database that is backed up on the source server.
•
For each child node(s), this is the destination database on the secondary server.

Flag Error

An indicator of an error that occurred.

Threshold

The maximum allowed time (in minutes) before a Log Shipping alert occurs.

This parameter can refer to either of the following values:

•
For each parent node, this is the maximum allowed time since the last transaction log backup was made on the source server.
•
For each child node, this is the maximum allowed time between the last backup on the source server and the last restore on the secondary server.

Threshold Alert

The alert displayed in the Error Log drilldown if the threshold is exceeded.

Threshold Alert Enabled

The alert displays only if it is enabled.

Last Change

This parameter can refer to either of the following values:

•
For the parent node, this is the last time that the database was backed up.
•
For the child node(s), this is the last time a file was copied or restored. The Activity Type field displays this information.

Last Change Type

The type of the activity that resulted in the log shipping’s most recent change of state (Backup, Copy or Restore).

Last Backup Filename

The name of the file that was most recently backed up.

Last Backup Last Updated

The time at which the most recent backup operation was carried out.

Outage

During an outage, no alerts will occur when thresholds are exceeded (for both the parent and child nodes).

If this field is blank, no outage will take place.

Backup In Sync

Indicates either of the following backup statuses:

•
The backup is in sync mode.
•
The backup is out of sync and needs to be synchronized.

Backup Delta

The last time a log transaction backup occurred in the primary server.

Last Copied Filename

The last backup file that was copied to the secondary server.

Last Copied Last Updated

The time when the backup file was most recently copied from the primary to the secondary server.

Last Loaded Filename

The name of the backup file that was most recently restored to the secondary server.

Last Loaded Last Updated

The time when the backup file was most recently restored to the secondary server.

Copy Delta

The date when the transaction log backup file was most recently copied to the secondary server.

Copy Enabled

Indicates whether copying is enabled.

Load Enabled

Indicates whether loading is enabled.

Load in Sync

The load synchronization can have either of the following statuses:

•
The load is in sync mode.
•
The load is out of sync and needs to be synchronized.

Load Delta

The date of the last restored transaction log load file to the secondary server.

Primary Server Time

The current timestamp at the primary server.

Secondary Server Time

The current timestamp at the secondary server.

Monitor Server Time

The current timestamp at the monitored server.

Log Shipping Error

The collection shows Log Shipping Errors.

Type

SQL Server.

Collection Sampling Intervals
 
 
Frequency Mode
Collection Interval (In Seconds)

Real-time

900

Online

900

Offline

900

Collection Metrics
 
 
Display Name
Description

Session ID

The session ID for the backup/copy/restore/job.

Sequence Number

An incremental number indicating the correct order of information for errors that span multiple records.

Log Time

The date and time at which the record was created.

Server Name

The name of the server.

DB Name

The name of the database.

Agent Type

The type of log shipping job.

0 = Backup.

1 = Copy.

2 = Restore.

Agent Type Description

The description of the Agent Type.

Message

Message text.

Source

The source of the Error Message.

Status

If no Error for last hour - OK.

If an error found on the last 15 minutes - ERROR.

If there is an error between last hour and last 15 minutes nothing would be raised so the last error status should remain.

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