Note: Database Expansion Pack download was updated in 2022
Hello all. I am pleased to provide the latest release of my Foglight Database Expansion Pack for general use. Any customer (current or future) is encouraged to install this pack into their Foglight deployment in order to take advantage of the dashboard and reports it provides. If anyone has any comments, questions, concerns, or ideas for future dashboards, please post below!
Current version: 7.2.0
THIS VERSION REQUIRES FOGLIGHT MANAGEMENT SERVER 5.9.3 OR HIGHER. IF YOU ARE RUNNING A PRIOR VERSION OF THE FOGLIGHT MANAGEMENT SERVER, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE OLDER VERSION BELOW:
<CLICK FILE BELOW TO DOWNLOAD VERSION 7.2.0 for FOGLIGHT MANAGEMENT SERVER 6.0.0 AND UP>
Database_Expansion_Pack-7_2_0.zip
<CLICK FILE BELOW TO DOWNLOAD VERSION 5.4.5 for FOGLIGHT MANAGEMENT SERVERS PRIOR TO 5.9.3>
2627.Database_Expansion_Pack-5_4_5.zip
Attached you will find the current release of my "Database Expansion Pack". The goal of this custom cartridge, is to showcase the wide range of possibilies that Foglight's custom tooling can provide our customers. I hope that the dashboards and reports included in this pack, will serve as added motivation for all of our customers to extend upon Foglight's out of the box capabilities, and make the solution their own.
This pack should be considered beta. I have tested it's functionality to the extent that I am able, and therefore cannot make any guarantee's that there will not be issues. As issues are reported I will do by best to address them.
Currently included in the pack are the following dashboards/reports/rules:
Custom Dashboards and Reports
Custom Rules
This latest release of the Expansion Pack also includes two custom rules designed to help Foglight admins clear and purge old alarms they may no longer care about. These alarms are disabled by default, but can be enabled via the Administration -> Rules & Notifications -> Rules interface, selecting the alarms, and clicking the enable button:
These alarms reference two registry variables (AlarmClearAfterDays and AlarmDeleteAfterDays). These registry variables define after how many days alarms will be cleared, and also deleted. The default behavior is that alarms will be cleared after 3 days, and deleted after 30 days, however these variables can be customized however you wish. The screenshot below shows where these registry variables can be customized in the Administration -> Rules & Notifications -> Manage Registry Variables interface:
To Install the Database Expansion Pack Cartridge
In the Administration -> Cartridges -> Cartridge Inventory dashboard, press the "Install Cartridge" button. Point to the downloaded cartridge file, and click the "Install Cartridge" button. Once loaded, you should see the "DB Expansion Pack" module in the left hand navigation tray (you may need to refresh the browser for it to show up). You can expand this module and select the dashboards or reports to view.
I'm interested in any and all feedback!
Thank you! Handy features you have in this dashboard. Just about everything I would build in a dashboard!
Is it possible to add a database drop down feature to allow the user to select a database (server) more easily than going through the "Page Inputs" -> "General" section? Maybe the ability for the end-user that has only limited access, to select from THEIR selection of databases.
Thanks again!