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• Foglight - Oracle ASM Question

  Hey guys

  Our DBAs are complaining that Foglight is alarming

  Disk/dev/rdsk/c10t60060E80100AF6700530276F00000002d0s6/GROUP_FLASH_0001 ASM ASM Group 4 is used at 100%.

  When break us the discs themselves are found plenty of space.

  More while we are on the topic is a way to drill down to the individual disk/lun datagroup ASM? I was invited to watch the individual disk IO.

  I came across this nuance in my test of the product.  Apparently, there's a difference between an ASM disk and and the ASM DiskGroup.  In my organization, the ASM disks are always 100% allocated in ASM starts.  It is the DiskGroup who see the DBA.  We have actually disabled ASM disk completely and only with the ASM DiskGroup followed rule.

• Foglight - question by e-mail

  All,

  I have 10 Sun Solaris., 5 of them need email team1 when there are questions. The other 5 have to goto team2.

  Is there an easy way to filter emails without duplicating all the rules and change the e-mail settings manually?

  5.582

  Daniel,

  Assuming that e-mails are sent to a registry variable as a sysadmin, you can set a data value on the registry sysadmin by server variable so that the sysadmin registry variable returns an e-mail address of teams for each of the servers. Look at variables of register in edit mode and the bottom of the screen, you will see where you can add data values.

  Sending emails by services containing hosts is also an option

  David Mendoza

  Foglight Consultant

• Foglight - Webmonitor question

  All,

  How can I scrape the specific words with an agent webmonitor? Currently I use scripts Nagios that wget down a page and then grep the file for the terms I'm looking for. Is a similar feature exists somewhere else, I'm missing (we have not FXM)?

  Thank you

  As you probably guessed, WebMonitor does not validate the content of the pages web target. WebMonitor measure the availability and the response time of these pages.

  You can use Foglight Transaction recorder to validate the content of the page, while RDFS can do much more this simple condition requires.

  You can also call your an Agent of Script Foglight Nagios script as described in Custom Script Agent 1: run a Monitoring Script to push existing data in Foglight.

  Kind regards

  Brian Wheeldon

• Foglight Service Question

  All,

  I am building a series of services for our environments dev (1-75).

  (1) each envionment runs on ONE ESX server.

  (2) ESX server can change at any time and the vMotioned envionment in new leaves etc.

  (3) some ESX servers could be utility servers, too, this may change at any time without warning

  So, when I create my service called say. "Envionment001", it must be by querying the model determine what envionment001 use ESX is currently.

  A virtual machine called "browse_apache_env001" is a good key to determine which ESX host an envionment currently resides.

  So I'm expecting the repatriated to look at soemthing

  (contains 'browse_apache_env001' ESXserver.virtuamachines

  No idea how I could produce this result? Clearly, I must repeat this 75 x.ne for each service.

  When you build the dynamicManagedComponent, you select the ESX host and then use something like virtualMachines.name = "browse_apache_env001", you can script the creation of all these if the names are fairly standard, or you already have the list vs creating them manually.

• How to change the cycle of collection of Foglight for Java?

  Hi all.

  I have a question.

  I want to change quickly fired cycle Foglight for Java.

  How is that changing?

  Please, let me know.

  Thank you.

  Hi Lee,.

  Jeremiah's response is relevant. The Commission in this case is Big Brother Professional Edition not for Foglight. Foglight community is located here:

  http://communities.quest.com/community/Foglight

  Ask that question you on this forum. You will surely get a valid response it

  Thank you

• Foglight APM - how to create a rule on the parser to hit the base?

  I was creating a couple struck analyzers with certain criteria.

  What should I do when the relevant criteria of Hit parser to appear alarm Foglight.

  I found the question: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/performance-monitoring/foglight-apm/u c k * / 4855/t/19580783

  Please help understand what I need to do.

  endToEndTime is not a measure under the EUHitInteractionMetrics

  In the console of your script, if you check out EUHitInteractionMetrics for a specific instance you will see in the list of properties hitMetrics

  

  If you click on this hitMetrics object, which is where is all the data

  

  Golan

• Foglight Tempalte

  I just deployed the Foglight model and it looks like it uses an obsolete operating system. I just happened to download that bad or are they really that behind?

  Hello

  Looks like you're running the free version of Foglight for virtualization Standard (FVS). The Enterprise Edition unit is based in a newer OS (OpenSUSE 13).

  Here's the official statement from Dell on the support of FCS.

  "Dell is committed to supporting Foglight for Standard Edition (vKernel) keeping the current existing product functionality with regard to the support of the virtualization hypervisor, and corrects the defects.  Our long-term strategy is to offer a new, more robust and scalable platform for Standard Edition, which will be built on the award-winning Foglight platform.   We have already picked popular Standard Edition features such as optimizer and Analyzer of change and brought to the Foglight platform with even more features.  In addition, we will send soon an increased ability of integrated planning functionality on the core Standard Edition / vKernel feature.   When the main Standard edition feature is fully available on the Foglight platform, Dell will propose a plan of migration to next generation Standard Edition. »

  I hope that answers your question,

  Gaston.

• Foglight 8 headaches!

  Hello

  I have a number of 'issues' or 'configuration mistakes' in my environment. If someone is able to help, it would be great. Let me first start by saying that I have worked with Dell Support for about a month now and nothing is useful that out yet.

  I'm setting this to our NAP. It is running vCenter 5.5, 9 guests, about 35 VM (will increase quickly).

  When I got up first Foglight, I tried changing vCPU, RAM, and hard drive. They all worked except the hard drive has failed. I have changed since the permissions of vCenter and would try again, but the optimizer doesn't display my test VM as needing to be resized (expanded or collapsed).

  Question 1: of the VM who have either 99% full of hard drives or completely empty on allocated disks do NOT appear in the optimizer. Even though I see them in the tab alarms and I get emails on this subject.

  Number 2: For the life of me, I can't understand how the credentials work in this application with regard to the mounting of a virtual machine via the workflow or the optimizer. All tasks constantly fail because "no credentials assigned." I've created a repository secure with our service account.

  Question 3: I constantly receive an email about the database: "rule catalyst database space free audit pulled with a critical severity based on the limit specified in the DBSMon.CriticalFreeTablespaceSize registry variable.» The remaining database size is 30010246.00 bytes. ». Is it possible to change "bytes" to something a little bigger?

  Those are my main concerns at the moment, I'm still exploring what I may or may not do. If there is a useful documentation, I'd like to see it. I couldn't find Jack!

  Thank you!

  Hi Cory,.

  I'm sorry to hear you are having problems setting up WVE.  I'll try to direct you to the documentation you need, but if you have an open service request, it is the best way to join our team.

  About question 1, have you checked the storage requirements on eDocs resizing? There is a list of the supported operating systems and below is a list of common requirements. Please check that the virtual machine meets all the:

  http://eDOCS.quest.com/vFoglight/800/files/FoglightForResourceOptimization_Guide.PDF

  Question 2: Identifying information for the workflow and optimizer are stored in different locations.

  For Optimizer: Follow the instructions in the PDF used number #1 to configure the credentials of the optimizer (search for the credentials tab).

  For cartridge Automation, follow these instructions: http://edocs.quest.com/vfoglight/800/files/FoglightForVMwarevCenterActionPack_5.6.3.2_ReleaseNotes_Revision1.html tire

  Before using this cartridge, you must specify the access information for a VMware host and all virtual machines that you want to manage.

  1. Open the VMware-> Configuration of Automation dashboard.
  2. In the list, select the host on which you want to work with.
  3. Click set credentials.
  4. Specify the user name and password for the selected host.

  For the #3 question, please refer to David's response. (Thanks David).

  I hope this helps.

  Gaston.

• 8.0 questions about alarms

  Test 8.0 and really like the performance so far. I get this message in the console and can't find any doc respond to this message. Has anyone else got this with 8.0 before I go and open a ticket. Is there a task to do this?

  The number of alarms stored in the Foglight database exceeded 10000.0. There is more 35456,0 alarms have been cleared for more than a week. Please consider compensation.

  Message and help

  Hello

  I think that this is related to the following (I copy and paste part of the text).

  Motivation	A lot of the information presented in the browser interface is derived from alarms (alarm counties, States of topology objects and so on). If the rules are configured in evil, this can lead to the creation of a very large number of alarms within the system. The server is a default limit of 10000 alarms which can be displayed and used to calculate the States of objects. When the Server enforces this limit, it gives preference to the current alarms so that objects are presented in the correct state.
  Symptom	Browser interface performance is poor (that is, it responds slowly), in particular when displaying the table of alarms.
  Diagnosis / audit	The server is not overloaded and is still in processing. CPU utilization on the server is high it provides alarm information. Threads may clog for a few seconds, intermittently, when you attempt to load the alarm details.

  It is not only a question of performance Foglight it is also a question of ' can you really manage an environment that has so many alarms?
  You probably want to clear alarms.
  You can also change alarms by individually turning off loud alarms, change of thresholds or disabling levels of warning alarm (different environment to run with different settings and parameters of the box may correspond to some but not all environments.)

  You can also go to the VMWare environment dashboard > Administration (tab) > Set alarm Sensetivity level and switch to critical alarms.

  

  I hope this helps.

  Golan

• Foglight 5.6.10 and Foglight NMS

  A copy of this question that was posted on the Foglight APM forum for NMS people respond

  http://communities.quest.com/message/93787

  "

  Hello

  We use 5.6.10 Foglight to monitor our production environment (VMware, Oracle, MS SQL, EMC Storage) and some time ago, has also decided to try Foglight NMS for just a few critical devices (UPS in the server room and some basic switches) and integrate it with Foglight.

  But now it seems that the product is EOL.

  So my questions are:

  1. I remember the product was free up to 100 devices, it's always like that? I've heard of representative commercial, changed up to 100 ports instead of devices... Even if it is true, I am still below, sostill want to use it.

  2. How do we get for free (up to the limit of devices/ports), but the license permanent?

  Concerning

  Jack Stys'

  1. There are no longer free licenses available. It sometimes ends in 2012.

• Is it possible to automate upgrades of VMware Tools with Foglight Standard Edition?

  Its probably a stupid question but don't Foglight Standard Edition (6.5) have an automated function upgrade VMware Tools?

  Thank you!

  HI - not sorry that it's not, you will have to do it in vCenter. (there is no such thing a stupid question on these forums!)

• A few questions about NMS...

  Hi guys...

  Im trying foglight nms... so far, I have a few questions...

  1 - can I configure and modify the alert message I get?, customize the message.

  2 - I insert variables in the alert message? That is to say: a disk of raid or fail FAN I would like to add a variable in the message which shows me the disk or fan number that failed.

  3 - I created an alert for the space drive... but if the server has 3 partitions/drives... I can't indicate which drive I would watch... If a drive i.e./home has 90% of used space, I want to set up an alert when it reaches 95%... (or 5% free space) and for the other/partition var put in place an alert when it reaches 30%. I can tell only the disc I want to?

  4. same number 3 but with interfaces... If I have 2 interfaces and want to only monitor a...

  5-if I have 6 instances of apache running, I can set up an alert when there are 2 or less running instances?

  6 - How can I monitor the health of some dell/hp servers physically... FAN CPU, berries, status... raid controller power supply

  Thank you

  Hello

  See my answers below please:

  1 - can I configure and modify the alert message I get?, customize the message. You can only customize the title of the alert.

  2 - I insert variables in the alert message? That is to say: a disk of raid or fail FAN I would like to add a variable in the message which shows me the disk or fan number that failed. Alerts are not customizable

  3 - I created an alert for the space drive... but if the server has 3 partitions/drives... I can't indicate which drive I would watch... If a drive i.e./home has 90% of used space, I want to set up an alert when it reaches 95%... (or 5% free space) and for the other/partition var put in place an alert when it reaches 30%. I can tell only the disc I want to? You would have to create a policy for each type of affection. IE. If you have more than one drive, but set the threshold for the alert, it will apply to all volumes, unless you remove one or more of them to surveillance.

  4. same number 3 but with interfaces... If I have 2 interfaces and want to only monitor a... You can use the exceptions and exclusions to remove the interfaces you do not want to follow...

  5-if I have 6 instances of apache running, I can set up an alert when there are 2 or less running instances? Not sure what you mean by there... can you clarify it please?

  6 - How can I monitor the health of some dell/hp servers physically... FAN CPU, berries, status... raid controller power you can add these via screens custom in politics. Could you pull these metrics.

  Thank you

• Impossible to select the time range in dropdown menu-foglight PASS UI.

  Hello

  I'm new to foglight and is having a little problem with the user interface. I doubt if I'm in the right place to ask this question.

  I use Foglight for SQL Server 7.0 v. Under UI, there is a drop down for the time interval, which, in my view, does not work as expected.

  

  Please see the snapshot. Here, when I click on "last hour", next to the slot, a drop down menu arrow rises but it disappears very quickly and I can't change. I think that this menu has options like "last 15 minutes, last 6 h etc.

  Please notify.

  Thank you

  I found the solution. It was because of two monitors.   Once I went to the main screen, I could see menu items drop down.

• Foglight WVE 7.2 cannot display all databases Exchange DAG

  Hello

  I use foglight WVE 7.2 with installed exchange cartridge, then of the navigation cluster exchange summary I see only 8 databases, but actually I 13 databases, also the collection of data on the servers of DAG probably running. could advise you please.

  Hello

  I suggest that you create a service to request a technical support engineer will help you with this question.

  https://support.software.Dell.com/create-service-request