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Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 5.7.5.50 - 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 pull 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 PI Repository Cold Backup Procedure 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

Reporting Services Execution

The Reporting Services Executions pop-up displays a different row for each run, each row showing the following columns:

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User Name — the name of the user who ran the report
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Start Time — the time that the report run’s started
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End Time — the time that the report run’s ended
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Data Retrieval Time — the total time required for collecting the report’s data
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Processing Time — the total time required for processing the data retrieved for the report
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Rendering Time — the total time required for rendering the data for UI display
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Status — the report’s status, that is: the result of the report’s running; either Failed or Success
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No. of Rows — the number of rows displayed in the report
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Format — the report’s format
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Parameters — displays the parameters that were included during the report’s run

Monitoring Analysis Services

Foglight for Analysis Service is bundled with the Performance Investigator tool. When adding an Analysis Service agent a new repository for Performance Investigator will be created as well.

Configuring Analysis Services Monitoring

To add a new agent:

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Click Monitor.
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Under Connection details, type the server name. If the server name includes the named instance separate the with a backslash: <servername>\<instance>.
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Specify the login credentials or use an account already used by the agent manager.
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Select "Automatically generate agent name" or write a unique name.
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Enter the OS credential, if different than the instance login credentials.
You can also use credentials from Foglight's stored credentials. Stored credentials can be used instead of providing the username and password

Overview dashboard

The Foglight for Analysis Server Overview dashboard provides a quick view of the current state of the instance.

The top of the dashboard includes general information on the monitored instance. Each tile is constructed of a title that state the name of the monitored issue and an aggregation of the alarms relevant to that issue.

The tiles are organized by priority:

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Availability - information and alarms about the availability of the instance. Also includes the monitoring state for that instance.
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HA/DR - High Availability (HA) & Disaster Recovery (DR) state of the instance. At this stage no HA issues are monitored. DR refers to the discovered backups on the commands that are captured by Foglight's Performance Investigator (PI).
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Storage - the total space available on the monitored server in comparison to the space used by Analysis Services databases (estimated).
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Infrastructure - general information collected from the server & the service.
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CPU - Show the Analysis Service CPU level of utilization in compare to the general utilization of the instance.
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Memory - Shows the Analysis Service memory usage in compare to other processes and the total memory on the server.
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Disk I/O - Displays the latency of the slowest disk on the monitored server.
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Network Utilization - Show the amount of network pressure experienced by the server.
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Operational - the processing state of the instance.
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The number of unprocessed objects - show the number (up to 500) of objects that are in an unprocessed state.
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Performance - summarizes general information regarding the workload rates (time proportion for each discovered wait category, for example, Lock, CPU, IO, Memory). The tile also display general information regarding the throughput and the sessions' state.

The alarms panel to the right side of the dashboard displays the list of alarms relevant to the monitored instance. The errors can be organized by Time or Severity.

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