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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 7.3.0 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction to this Guide

Overview Running the Upgrade Wizard Migrating Agents

About Monitoring Extensions Installing and Monitoring a Single SQL Server Instance Discovering Multiple Instances to Monitor

Adding instances manually Discovering instances by host name Discovering instances by IP range Importing Instances from a File

Configuring Multiple Instances for Monitoring using Silent Installation

Contents of the Input CSV File Configuring the On Demand Data Port on the Agent Manager Concentrator

Using Foglight for SQL Server

Viewing the Databases Dashboard

Assigning Instances to Users or Groups Selecting an Instance to Monitor

Currently Selected Database Group Filtering the Display by Severity Creating Custom Database Groups Previewing the Requested Instance Components Shared by all Foglight for SQL Server Screens

Foglight for SQL Server Toolbar and Views

Breakdown and Baseline Chart Formats Home Page Toolbar

Overview Dashboard Advisories Dashboard Monitoring Data Replication

Viewing the Replication Home Page

Reviewing the Publishing Process Reviewing the Distributor Agents Reviewing the Subscription Process Reviewing Data Flow Indicators Monitoring the Replication Publications Monitoring the Replication Agents Monitoring the Replication Subscriptions Monitoring Alarms

Monitoring SQL Performance

Resource Toolbar Options Monitoring SQL Performance without SQL PI configured

Viewing Metrics Blocking History Viewing SQL Statement Details

Monitoring SQL Performance with SQL PI Configured

Activity Highlights Performance Tree Viewing Historical Metrics Resource Toolbar Options Viewing Change Tracking Viewing Execution Plans Comparing Performance

Reviewing Memory Usage

Viewing the Memory Summary

Monitoring Status Investigating Resource Pool Memory Issues Investigating Cached Memory Issues

Monitoring Buffer Cache-related Data

Reviewing the Top-consuming Objects of the Buffer Cache Tracking the Page Allocations Monitoring the Buffer Cache Hit Rates Monitoring Plan Cache-related Data Reviewing Object Types Monitoring the Plan Cache Tracking Memory Allocation to the Plan Cache by Object Type Reviewing Statistics about Plan Cache Objects

Reviewing the Instance Activity

Viewing In-depth Data about the Instance

Reviewing the SQL Server Instance Activity Viewing the SQL Server I/O activity Viewing SQL I/O Activity Data Overview Dashboard Identifying the Instance

Tracking the Instance Data Flow

Monitoring General Session Statistics Tracking logical reads Tracking compiles Monitoring the SQL memory management Tracking physical I/O activity Monitoring the disk storage Monitoring Background Processes Viewing Session Details Monitoring Locks and Latches Tracking Current Lock Conflicts Tracking Deadlocks and their Affected Objects Viewing I/O Statistics by Database Files

Reviewing Database Usage

Monitoring SQL Server Databases

Overview Transactions Backup Status Properties In Memory

Monitoring Database Details

Monitoring Database History Monitoring File Groups in the Selected Databases Monitoring data files Monitoring Transaction Logs in the Selected Database Transaction Log Space chart Monitoring Log Files Monitoring Tables and Indexes Monitoring Disk Space Monitoring TempDB Status

Reviewing the Services

Reviewing the Support Service Status

Monitoring the Status of the Current Services Tracking the Service Status History

Reviewing SQL Agent Jobs

Tracking the SQL Agent Jobs Tracking Job Execution Messages Viewing the SQL Agent Jobs History

Viewing SQL Agent Alerts

Tracking SQL Agent Alerts Tracking Recent Alert Occurrences

Monitoring SQL Server Transactions using the DTC Panel Monitoring Full-text Indexes using the Full Text Search Panel

Using the HADR Drilldown

Monitoring the Log Shipping

Tracking the Performance of Servers used in Log Shipping Viewing the Log Shipping Details

Monitoring Cluster Services

Monitoring the State of the Current Microsoft Cluster Server

Tracking the Status of the Mirroring Operation

Mirroring Table Viewing the Role and Data Flow of the Selected Database Viewing the Selected Database's Mirroring Performance History Viewing the Partner's Mirroring Page

Reviewing the Always On Availability Groups

OS Cluster Information High Availability groups table Availability group map

Using the Logs Drilldown

Reviewing the SQL Server Error Logs Reviewing the SQL Agent Error Logs

Reviewing Configuration Settings

Reviewing SQL Server Configuration

Viewing the Server Property Values Viewing the SQL Server Configuration Options

Viewing User-defined Performance Counters and Collections

Viewing User-Defined Performance Counters Viewing User-Defined Collections

Monitoring Business Intelligence Services

Permissions Monitoring Integration Services

Configuring Integration Services Monitoring Overview dashboard Packages Dashboard Terminology

Monitoring Reporting Services

Configuring Reporting Services Monitoring Monitoring Reports using the Reporting Services Panel

Reporting Services Execution

Monitoring Analysis Services

Configuring Analysis Services Monitoring Overview dashboard Unprocessed Objects Dashboard Current Activity Dashboard Monitoring Analysis Service Performance Resource Toolbar Options Performance Tree Viewing Historical Metrics Viewing Change Tracking

BI Administration Settings

Defining Connection Details Alarms

Administering Foglight for SQL Server

Configuration Settings

Reviewing SQL Server Configuration

Viewing the Server Property Values Viewing the SQL Server Configuration Options

Managing Foglight for SQL Server Agent Settings

Opening the Databases Administration Dashboard Reviewing the Administration Settings Defining Connection Details

Defining the Connection Settings for the Monitored Instances

Customizing Alarms for Foglight for SQL Server Rules

Introducing the Alarms View Viewing Alarm Sensitivity Levels for Unassigned Agents Modifying Alarm Templates Configuring Email Notifications Cloning Agent Settings Reviewing Rule Definitions

Defining Data Collection and Storage Options Defining Error Log Filtering Configuring Performance Counters Setting Options for Displaying Data in the Buffer Cache Setting Options for Displaying Data in the Plan Cache Setting Options for Displaying Data in the Locks Panel Defining Retention Policies Defining the Collection and Display of Top SQL Statements Defining the Collection of Database Indexes Configuring User-defined Collections Administering SQL Performance Investigator Configuring the On-demand Data Settings Configuring the Database to be Excluded

Reviewing Foglight for SQL Server Alarms

Alarms Displayed in the SQL Processes Panel Alarms Displayed in the SQL Memory Panel Alarms Displayed in the Background Processes Panel Alarms Displayed in the Database Details Panel

File Group Utilization Alarm Log Flush Wait Time Alarm Disk Queue Length Alarm Creating Blackouts for Selected Instances

Generating Reports

Generating Reports for a Foglight for SQL Server Instance Studying the Various Reports

Reviewing Instance-specific Reports

Monitoring SQL Server instances on VMware servers

Viewing Data Displayed on vmExplorer

Reviewing SQL Server Activity for All Instances Reviewing SQL Server Activity for a Specific Instance

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

Foglight Administration — Rules Management Dashboard

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

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

Database Information

This collection monitors the database's operations, statistics and other general data.

Collection Sampling Intervals


Frequency Mode	Collection Interval (In Seconds)
Real-time	900
Online	900
Offline	3600

Collection Metrics

The percentage of used space within the file space allocated to the transaction log of each currently used database.

Log space can be freed up by backing up the log, or truncating it, using the truncate option (backup log <dbname> with truncate_only).

All log records that exist after the oldest open transaction cannot be freed.

Average Active Transactions

Average number of active transactions during the specified time range.

Average Log Flush Wait Time

Average amount of time (in milliseconds) spent waiting for log flushes in each database.

A high log flush wait time can result from a slow or overworked disk subsystem.

If a database has a consistently high value of log flush wait time, with no changes, run the SQL command CHECKPOINT on that database to force another log flush and check the value again.

Average Transactions

Average transactions for each database.

Average Transactions Rate

The average rate per second of transactions executed for each database.

Backup Throughput MB

Data transition size (in MB) of backup or restore commands that are reading or writing to the database. While backups are essential, other users will probably experience performance degradation while these operations run.

Backup Throughput Rate

The rate (measured in megabytes per second) at which backup or restore commands are reading or writing to the database. While backups are essential, other users may experience performance degradation while these operations run.

Bulk Copy Throughput

Data transition size (in MB) of data being loaded into the database using BCP (Bulk Copy Program) or BULK INSERT.

While BCP and BULK INSERT are the fastest way of getting data into SQL Server, other users will in most probability experience performance degradation while these operations run.

Bulk Copy Throughput Rate

The rate (measured in megabytes per second) at which data is being loaded into the database using BCP (Bulk Copy Program) or BULK INSERT.

Despite the top speed at which BCP and BULK INSERT can import data into SQL Server, system I/O performance may degrade while BCP operations are underway.

The database ID.

The name of the database.

The size (in MB) of data transition resulting from data logical read scans carried out by Database Console Commands (DBCC).

The total number of reads that were satisfied from the log cache, thereby avoiding physical log I/O operations.

Log Cache Hit Rate

The rate per second of log cache reads, namely: reads that were satisfied from the log cache, thereby avoiding physical log I/O operations.

Log Cache Hit Ratio

The percentage of reads that were satisfied from the log, thereby avoiding physical log I/O operations.

The amount of disk space that the log files are using.

Log Flush Wait Time

The amount of time spent waiting for log flushes in each database.

The log flush operation, which is necessary to guarantee that transactions can be recovered in the event of a system failure, is most commonly caused when a user is issuing a commit transaction.

A high log flush wait time can result from a slow or overworked disk subsystem. If a database has a consistently high value of log flush wait time, run the SQL command CHECKPOINT on that database to force another log flush, and then recheck the value.

The total number of log pages that were being written to disk by the log writer process during the specified time range.

Log Flushes Rate Total

Number of times per second that the log caches of all of the instance’s databases are being flushed to disk.

Log Growth Count

The number of times the log has been expanded for each database.

Log Growth Count Rate

The number of times per second the log has been expanded for each database.

Log cache lookups.

Log Shrink Count

The number of times the log has been reduced for each database.

Log Truncation Count

The total number of log truncations performed for each database during the specified time range.

Log truncations can be carried out using either of the following methods:

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Manual truncations (backup log <dbname> with truncate_only)

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Automatic truncations — in either of the following settings:

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The database has the trunc.log on chkpt. option turned on

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The recovery model is set to Simple

Total Data Size

The amount of disk space that the data files are using.

Database Properties

This collection displays a list of databases and their overall properties, such as single user, status and used collation.

Collection Sampling Intervals


Frequency Mode	Collection Interval (In Seconds)
Real-time	3600
Online	3600
Offline	86400

Collection Metrics

Ansi Null Default

Database follows SQL-92 rules for allowing null values.

All comparisons to a null evaluate to unknown.

Strings are padded to the same length before comparison or insert.

Error or warning messages are issued when standard error conditions occur.

Arithmetic Abort

Queries are ended when an overflow or divide-by-zero error occurs during query execution.

Database shuts down cleanly and frees resources after the last user exits.

Auto Create Statistics

Existing statistics are automatically updated when the statistics become out-of-date because the data in the tables has changed.

Database files are candidates for automatic periodic shrinking.

Auto Update Statistics

AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS database option is enabled.

Database allows non-logged operations.

Close Cursors On Commit

Cursors that are open when a transaction is committed are closed.

Default collation name for the database.

The database’s name provides a unique identification of the database within a SQL Server instance.

The database’s ID provides a unique identification of the database within a SQL Server instance.

Database is full-text enabled.

Local Cursors Default

Cursor declarations default to LOCAL.

Merge Published

The tables of a database can be published for merge replication, if replication is installed.

Null concatenation operand yields NULL.

Numeric Round Abort

Errors are generated when loss of precision occurs in expressions.

Quoted Identifiers

Double quotation marks can be used on identifiers.

Recovery model for the database.

Recursive Triggers

Recursive firing of triggers is enabled.

Database status.

Database is subscribed to a publication.

The SQL Server Database Engine detects incomplete I/O operations, resulting from power failures or other system outages. This metric indicates the method used by the database for detecting incomplete I/O operations, and has the following options:

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Checksum — A sum derived from the bits of a segment of computer data, which is calculated before and after transmission or storage.

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Torn page detection — detection of an incomplete I/O operation

Database truncates its logon checkpoints.

Indicates whether data can be modified.

Indicates which users can access the database.

Database Sessions (Session List)

Provides a detailed list of the SQL Server sessions.

Collection Sampling Intervals


Frequency Mode	Collection Interval (In Seconds)
Real-time	300
Online	300
Offline	300

Collection Metrics


Display Name	Description
Status	The session Status (runnable, sleeping, blocked, etc).
Last Command	The current or previous command executed.
Lock Timeout	The amount of time that this session will wait for lock requests to be satisfied. Corresponds to the @@Lock_Timeout global variable for this session.

Database Summary

This collection provides general information about the currently monitored SQL Server databases, such as availability, number of files and file groups, and capacity use.

Collection Sampling Intervals


Frequency Mode	Collection Interval (In Seconds)
Real-time	60
Online	300
Offline	3600

Collection Metrics


Display Name	Description
Available Databases	The number of available databases.
Data Files	Number of data files.
Data Files Size	Total size of the data files.
Data Files Space	Indicates the total size of the data files used and the data files maximum size in percent.
File Groups	Number of file groups.
Log Files	Number of log files.
Log Files Size	Total size of the log files.
Log Files Space	Indicates the total size of the log files used size and the log files maximum size in percent.
Unavailable Databases	The number of unavailable databases.

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