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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 7.3.0 - 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
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
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
Technical support resources

Filtering the Display by Severity

The Status Indicators section can be used for filtering the Databases Group table to display only instances that meet a criterion set in this section.

To filter the display by severity:
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Click a specific type of severity within a specific database type (for example, SQL Server instances whose severity level is Fatal).
The selected filter is shown in the table title.
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To select another filter, click the required status indicator (for example, SQL Server > Normal severity). To display the entire list of databases, click Database type tile.

Creating Custom Database Groups

While all existing and newly discovered instances are added to the All list, the Databases area of the navigation pane allows creating, editing, and removing sub-groups of database instances, by that means serving as a filter that allows displaying only a specific, user-defined group of instances.

The Databases area includes the following components, which can be selected from a drop-down list:

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Database Groups — includes by default the All list, and the Database Groups list, which serves as the parent group for creating user-defined sub-groups of database instances. Such sub-groups are recognized as Foglight services.
The Database Groups section also displays the highest severity level of the database groups, under the column Sev.
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Services — displays the configured services, which contain at least one object (database topology) that Foglight for SQL Server uses.
All the Foglight for SQL Server sub-groups, which were created using the Database Groups section, are displayed also under Services. In addition, Services displays groupings of monitored resources that were created using the Service Builder dashboard, and contain Foglight for SQL Server database topology.
The Services section also contains the column SLC (Service Level Compliance), which indicates the current availability of the selected service over a given period.
For details about the Service Builder dashboard, see the Foglight Online Help.
To create a database group:
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Select the parent database instance group, Database Groups, under Databases in the navigation pane.
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Click the button.
The Add Sub Group dialog box appears.
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Type a name for the group in the Name field.
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Type a description for the group (optional).
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Select an instance in the Available column, and click [>] to move the instance to the Selected column.
Alternatively, click [>>] to move all the databases to the Selected column.
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Click OK.
The sub-group name appears in the Database Groups list.
The database instances are listed in the Databases dashboard.

After adding one or more user-defined sub-groups, it is possible to add sub-groups to these sub-groups.

 
To remove a database sub-group:
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Select the sub group to remove.
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Click the button.
The verification dialog box appears.
 
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Click Remove.
The sub-group is removed from the Database Groups list.
To edit a database sub-group:
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Select the requested sub group.
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Click the button.
The Edit Group dialog box appears.
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To add an instance to the sub group, select the requested instance in the Available column and click [>].
The selected instance moves to the Selected column.
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To remove an instance from the sub-group, select the requested instance in the Selected column, and click [<].
The selected instance moves to the Available column.
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Click OK.

Previewing the Requested Instance

Clicking the eye icon next to the instance name opens the quick view panel. The quick view provides a preview of the instance’s most significant indicators, using the following sections:

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General — identical to the home page’s Instance pane.
This section provides the following details:
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DB Type — identifies whether the database type of the monitored instance is SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, or Oracle.
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Version — identifies the database version number, along with the most recently installed service packs.
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Up Since — identifies the date and time when the SQL Server instance was last started.
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Host — identifies the host’s name.
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OS Cluster — indicates whether the instance is part of an OS cluster.
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Alarms — displays the number of warning, critical, and fatal alarms for the instance.
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SQL Performance — opens the History drilldown, which displays SQL performance-related data, either at a high-level or in-depth. This option is available only for instances that have SQL PI configured.
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HADR — indicates whether one or more of the following services are configured:
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Mirroring — points out whether one or more databases within the monitored instance take part in a mirroring operation, either as a principal database whose exact copy is mirrored on a different instance, or as a mirror database. For details, see Tracking the Status of the Mirroring Operation .
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Log shipping — used for setting up back-up databases to take the place of a current “live” database if that database goes down. For details, see Tracking the Status of the Mirroring Operation .
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Replication — for details, see Configuring the On Demand Data Port on the Agent Manager Concentrator .
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Always On — for details, see Reviewing the Always On Availability Groups .
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Cluster Aware — indicates whether the instance is part of a SQL Server cluster.
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Host — displays the following indicators about the operating system’s performance:
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CPU load
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Memory utilization
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Disk utilization
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Storage — displays the storage’s total percentage of used space, and the following indicators:
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Total number of file groups
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Total number of files
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Total volume of occupied disk space, in gigabytes
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Workload — the workload (average active sessions) graph for the SQL Server instance, plotted over the specified time range (by default: last 60 minutes).
The Workload section also contains the following buttons:
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Overview — allows accessing the Foglight for SQL Server Overview page.
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Replication — this button, which is enabled only when the monitored instance is detected as a distributing instance, allows accessing the Replication home page. For more information, see Configuring the On Demand Data Port on the Agent Manager Concentrator.
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SQL Performance — opens the SQL Performance drilldown, which displays performance-related data, either at a high-level data for all instances or in-depth data, available only for databases which are configured with SQL Performance Investigator. For details, see Monitoring SQL Performance .

Components Shared by all Foglight for SQL Server Screens

The tables’ Customizer button and the In-context action button are common to all Foglight for SQL Server screens, drilldowns, and panels.

Figure 4. Customizer button

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The Customizer button — depending on how the chart was designed, the customizer icon might appear when you hover the cursor over a chart or might always be visible. For example, on the Alarms dashboard, the customizer for the Alarm(s) table is always visible. If the customizer is enabled, you can
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Select which columns you want to appear in a table.
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Change the chart type dynamically. See Changing the Chart Type.
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Export charts and tables to PDF, CSV, Excel, XML, or Image format. See Exporting Data from Charts and Tables.
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In-context actions button — found on the upper right corner of all screens. On selecting it a menu displays allowing actions such as refresh of the viewed screen, quick access to the Agent Admin dashboard and shortcuts to documentation info and support."
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