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Foglight for SQL Server 5.7.5.41 - 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 Activity Highlights Viewing SQL Statement Details

Monitoring SQL Performance with SQL PI Configured

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

Reviewing Memory Usage

Monitoring Status

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 Monitoring total activity 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 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

Viewing User-defined Counters and Collections

Viewing User-Defined Performance Counters Viewing User-Defined Collections

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 Setting and Modifying Alarm Sensitivity Levels Modifying Alarm Settings 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

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

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

Databases Administration — Alarms View Foglight Administration — Rules Management Dashboard

Collections and Metrics

SQL Server Agent's Default Collections Access Methods Agent Alert List Agent Job List 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 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 Instance Wait Categories Instance Wait Events Job Messages Latches and Locks Lock Statistics Locks List Log Shipping Logical Disks Memory Manager Mirroring Mirroring Performance Counters 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 Session Data Session Trace SQL Server Connections Summary SQL Server Global Variables SQL Server Host SQL Server Load SQL Server Services SQL Server Throughput SQL Server Version Info 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

Tracking the Performance of Servers used in Log Shipping

The Log Shipping table contains performance details for the primary and backup servers used in Log Shipping, as presented in the table below.

To create a custom filter for this table, use the options accessible by clicking Advanced. For details, see Components Shared by all Foglight for SQL Server Screens .

Table 53. The Log Shipping table contains performance details.

The server name (Primary server for the parent instance, and Secondary server for all subsequent child instances).

Depending on the instance role:

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For the primary instance, the backup database on the source server

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For the secondary instance, the destination database on the secondary server

Depending on the instance role:

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For the primary instance, the last time the database was backed up

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For the secondary instance, the last time a file was copied or restored

What activity was performed at the Last Activity time (Backup or Copy).

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

The amount of time depends on the instance role:

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For the primary instance, this is the maximum allowed time since the last transaction log backup was made on the source server.

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For the secondary instance — the maximum allowed time between the last backup on the source server and the last restore on the secondary server.

During an outage, no alerts occur when thresholds are exceeded (for both the parent and child instances). If this field is blank, no outage takes place.

Threshold Alert

The Error Log drilldown displays this alert if the threshold is exceeded.

If this option is selected, only enabled alerts are displayed.

Viewing the Log Shipping Details

Table 54. The Log Shipping Details section displays the following indicators about the currently selected activity:
Column	Description
Last Backup File	The name of the most recent backup file.
Last File Copied	The name of the most recent backup file that was copied to the secondary server.
Last File Restored	The name of the backup file that was most recently restored to the secondary server.
Backup Time	The time when the most recent backup was carried out.
Copy Time	The date the backup file was most recently copied from the primary to the secondary server.
Restore Time	The date the backup file was most recently restored to the secondary server.
Under the Current Time section:
Source Server	The current timestamp at the primary server.
Target Server	The current timestamp at the secondary server.
Monitor Server	The current timestamp at the monitor server.

Monitoring Cluster Services

The Cluster Services panel displays information about the state of the current Microsoft Cluster Server.

NOTE: If the currently connected SQL Server instance is not part of a Microsoft Cluster Server, this page displays the message SQL Server is not running on a Cluster server.

This panel is used for investigating the causes for the Cluster Server Down alarm, which is raised when Foglight for SQL Server detects that at least one cluster node (server) is not currently running as part of the cluster.

The Cluster Services panel provides only tabular information, using the Cluster Services table. For details, see Monitoring the State of the Current Microsoft Cluster Server .

Monitoring the State of the Current Microsoft Cluster Server

The Cluster Services table displays information about the state of the currently monitored Microsoft Cluster Server.

This table allows viewing the status of each cluster resource and group, as well as the status of any cluster resources owned by each server (node) in the cluster. Foglight for SQL Server highlights any unusual conditions such as resources offline, or cluster nodes down.

To create a custom filter for this table, use the options accessible by clicking Advanced. For details, see Components Shared by all Foglight for SQL Server Screens .

Table 55. The Cluster Services table displays indicators of the Cluster Server performance:
Column	Description
Name	The hierarchical tree of cluster resources, the root of which is the name of the cluster. Lower levels in the tree represent cluster groups, resource groups and servers, and resource details.
Status	The status of the current resource (where applicable).
Server	The individual server in the cluster where the specified resource is located.
Comment	A brief description of the specified cluster resource (if available).

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