Foglight Ignoring SQL Database Snapshots
Hi, We are using Foglight V5.5.8 and recently started getting Database Unavailable alerts from Foglight on the snapshot process. Per our DBA's: Foglight is attempting reporting that a database that...
View ArticlePASS - user logins
What are the options for creating read-only logins for Foglight Performance Analysis for SQL Server? I can see that it's possible to create 'user' level logins, but I was wondering if:a.) It's...
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How to filter SQL Server connections views
How can I filter SQL Server connections view to not show those servers which I dont manage. We have multiple members in our team and each DBA would like to avoid seeing other servers which they dont...
View ArticleEnterprise Disk Capacity Report - what is Instance Used Capacity?
Hello,I am receiving a weekly report of the predefined report type "Enterprise Disk Capacity Report". Most Columns make perfect sense and are helpful. What I'm wondering about are "Instance Used...
View ArticlePorts to open on Firewall for SQL monitoring
Hello, I've been unable to get a concise list on what ports I need to have opened to monitor SQL instances behind a firewall. 1st told only HTTP/HTTPS but that is not the case. Noew it appears...
View ArticleCapacity trending report
Anyone have a report that shows capacity trending by instance for CPU, memory, and disk? I know the canned reports can show a snapshot of utilization, but I need something that shows the growth...
View ArticleFeature Request : Group/Customise Order of monitored servers in SoSSE UI
It would be nice to be able to sort the list of monitored servers, and/or arrange them into groups.
View ArticleSpotlight on SQL Server Enterprise wishlist.
Hi, I really like Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise. We use it every day and I have nothing but good things to say about the product and support from Quest. Here are a few features that I would love...
View ArticleSpotlightStatisticsRepository - Recording CPU load
Could someone explain how I can configure the SpotlightStatisticsRepository to record the CPU Busy % Windows metric in Quest SoSSE - or point me in the right direction re: documentation, etc. Also, is...
View ArticleSQL Agent - Jobs Failed alarms reappear
Hi, when I see a failed job alarm such as a nightly backup failure, I go into the server and fix the issue. Next I click acknowledge in Spotlight to make the alarm disappear from the alarm list. A...
View ArticleFeature Request: Scheduled Alarms
Hi. It would be useful to have Spotlight send alarms via email within configured timeframes. For example, we get a lot of high disk I/O wait time alerts overnight when we're running I/O intensive...
View ArticleDisk Queue Length metric for machines running in VMWare
Hi. In SoSSE is the Disk Queue Length metric/alarm a reliable indicator when the machine is virtualised (VMWare) and using shared (SAN) storage? Ben
View ArticleSoSSE - Data Collection Scheduling for Processor Queue Length
Hi. I'm running a report on the System:ProcessorQueueLength Windows metric and it appears no data has been collected. Under the Scheduling option in SoSSE, what do I have to do to record this metric?...
View ArticleRename a connection
Hi everyone. I have a monitored server that no longer uses the same FQDN to connect. How can I rename the Spotlight object without deleting and recreating the connection? It looks like the...
View ArticleTrace data shortly before disconnect
Hello, I'm evaluating Spotlight for a customer and this customer has the following scenario which I have simulated with to virtual machines. On the first server runs a Microsoft SQL Server 2008R2...
View ArticleSpotlight Backup Alarms
Hi everyone. Running Spotlight 9.2 and love it. Definitly the most important tool we have to monitor and troubleshoot the health of our SQL Servers. I have a questions regarding backup monitoring. Is...
View ArticleCannot Start Foglight for SQLE Server on Win Server 2008 r2
I installed Foglight for SQL Server on a win 2008 r2 machine, the other caviet is it is I am working through a VPN on this machine and its a VM, any help greatly appreciated.
View ArticleRule for Fragmentation
I am looking for a rule in foglight for SQL Server for alerting the fragmentation level.
View ArticleSpotlight replacing Capacity Manager?...
We just got an email that support for Capacity Manager was coming to end. The upgrade path is for Spotlight. Forgive me if I am wrong but we have always used Spotlight for Performance monitoring and...
View ArticleEntire query in SQL Activity
Hi, can Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise be configured to show the entire query when I click on a SPID in SQL Activity? Sometimes I want to copy and paste it into Management Studio to analyze and I...
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