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Spotlight on SAP ASE 2.11 - User Guide

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Thresholds Dialog

Define the acceptable range of values for a Spotlight metric. Metrics that exceed the Normal threshold raise an alarm.

To open the Thresholds Dialog

View all metrics for the connection View all metrics for the Spotlight home page component

Open the Spotlight home page for the connection.

Select View |Show All Alarms… | Thresholds

Right click the component on the Spotlight home page and select Metrics… | Thresholds

About the Thresholds Dialog

Option Description
List of metrics

All metrics associated with the component / connection are listed.

Data is collected for selected metrics. Clear the selection to stop collecting data for the metric.

Highlight the metric to display its details in the Thresholds page.

You can sort the list.

  • Click the header to sort the metrics in ascending or descending name order.
  • Click the severity icon in the header to sort the metrics according to severity .
Name This is the name of the metric highlighted in the list of metrics.

Severity table

Define severities for the highlighted metric.

  • Select the severities you wish to define.

    Define Start values for each selected severity either in the Severity Table or on the Threshold Bar. In the Severity Table: Click in the Start cell. Enter the lower value for the threshold.

    Note: Ensure the start values for each range are consistent. A failure to do so may cause problems when alarms are raised.

  • Deselect the severities you do not wish to define.

Threshold bar

Severity Start and End values can be defined in the Severity table or the Threshold bar. On the Threshold bar:

  1. Move the mouse pointer over the threshold between two severities until it appears as a split-bar pointer.
  2. Drag the mouse to move the threshold to a new position. Release.
  3. Changes are updated automatically in the Severity table.

 

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Charts, Grids And Home Page Components

Spotlight Basics describes how Spotlight applications work. It contains these sections:

Section

Description

Spotlight Connections

Create / Modify / Delete connections to systems, and monitor those systems.

Monitor Spotlight Connections Monitor connections, detect alarms, investigate the cause of alarms.
Alarms

Alarms are the warnings that Spotlight raises when a metric falls outside its "normal" range of values.

Charts, Grids and Home Page Components Spotlight displays provide detailed statistics of the monitored system, relevant to diagnosing the cause of alarms. Make the best use of them.
View | Options Customize Spotlight.
Troubleshooting Solve problems using Spotlight.

Charts

Spotlight Basics describes how Spotlight applications work. It contains these sections:

Section

Description

Spotlight Connections

Create / Modify / Delete connections to systems, and monitor those systems.

Monitor Spotlight Connections Monitor connections, detect alarms, investigate the cause of alarms.
Alarms

Alarms are the warnings that Spotlight raises when a metric falls outside its "normal" range of values.

Charts, Grids and Home Page Components Spotlight displays provide detailed statistics of the monitored system, relevant to diagnosing the cause of alarms. Make the best use of them.
View | Options Customize Spotlight.
Troubleshooting Solve problems using Spotlight.

About Spotlight Charts

A chart is a component on a Spotlight page that shows data as a graphical image.

Notes:

  • If there is a down arrow alongside the chart title then the chart supports more than one category of data. Click the title or arrow to open a drop-down list of all available categories. Click an item in this list to display information related to that category.
  • Hover the mouse pointer over a data point in the chart to display information about that point.
  • Hover the mouse pointer over an item (line or area) in the chart to display the name of the item.
  • When the chart is zoomed so that not all of a chart can be seen at the one time, the chart also displays scrollbars that allow you to choose the visible portion of the chart.
  • Individual toolbar buttons may not be available in all chart views.
Click Description
Zoom in on Charts
Pan Over Zoomed Charts
Set the Chart View
Filter on the Data Series
  Maximize and Restore Charts
Save To File
Copy To Clipboard

The legend lists all the data series associated with the chart. Click an item in the legend to highlight its series in the chart. (Click a second time to return the series to its normal appearance.) Move the mouse pointer over an item in the legend to view the current value for that series within the chart.

Note: Arrows at the top and bottom of a legend (if displayed) indicate that there are more items in the legend list. Click an arrow to scroll through the list.

Right click the table body and select What's This? View help specific to the chart.
Right click the table body and select Print Print
Right click the table body and select Restore Default Settings Restore Default Settings
Right click the table body and select View as Grid. View the data in a Spotlight grid. About Spotlight Grids
Right click the table body and select Properties.

Adjust the chart properties:

If the diagnostic server is unable to collect the data required, Spotlight displays a small icon on the affected component. Click the icon to see more information about the problem.
  Pause / Resume / Refresh

 

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