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  • FOGLIGHT SQL version 7.3

    how to avoid generating alerts that are generated when the databases are different from the online status, i.e. I do not want to be alerted when they are in recovery or any other state?

  • Foglight 7.1.0

    Dear Team

    Could you please tell me on how and where I can set up a webhook endpoint to forward alerts/events to a third-party system?

    Your assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks

    Karthik

  • Announcing Quest®︎ Foglight®︎ Cloud General Availability!

    Embrace the Future: Foglight Cloud Now Available for Your IT Revolution

    We're thrilled to announce the general availability of Foglight Cloud, a transformative solution reshaping how organizations manage and monitor their IT environment. Foglight Cloud…

  • Announcing Quest®︎ Foglight®︎ v6.3 General Availability

    Background

    We are very excited to announce the general availability of Quest® Foglight® version 6.3.

    Foglight is the world’s broadest and deepest monitoring and optimization solution for the hybrid enterprise. Foglight brings unique top-to-bottom…

  • Uncover the Culprits: Identify Time-Consuming Queries with Foglight

    Query Insights: Coming soon in Foglight v6.3!

    As organizations rely more on data to make critical business decisions, ensuring that their databases are running efficiently becomes increasingly important. A database slowdown or crash can result in a significant…

  • Series Finale - Automating Foglight Blackouts

    Way back in 2020, these posts formed the building blocks of using the command line to automate alarm blackouts in Foglight:

    Part 1

    Part 2

    Part 3 

    In Part 3, we looked at adding objects (instances, hosts, etc.) to a service definition, and then having the…

  • Foglight for SQL Server: Simple (but Powerful) Query Performance Monitoring

    While Foglight for SQL Server offers capabilities that go above and beyond most SQL Server monitoring products in the industry, Query Performance Monitoring is certainly a strength of the product that customers get significant of value out of.  I recorded…

  • Foglight for SQL Server: Back to Basics - Diagnosing Blocking

    I've done a number of posts recently that touch on Foglight administration, customization, or some of the more advanced capabilities of the product.  I felt it was a good time to circle back on some of the more basic use cases that Foglight can help…

  • Foglight for sql server ports

    Hello all,

    I want to monitor with Foglight SQL Server with PI.

    Which port i should open from the FGLAM server to my SQL Server?
    I want to monitor the SQL Server and also the OS (Windows server 2012)

    Can you please advise?

     

    Many thanks! 

  • DBSS - Long Running Job exception duration for single job

    Hello All,

    This alarm "DBSS - Long Running Job"  have a global fire threshold for all the jobs.

    I can see that there is an exception in order to exclude specific jobs.

    Does there is a way to make an exception for a single job duration that will…

  • Why is my Database Server Slow?

    We've all been there, the dreaded ticket that comes across our inbox.  Always light on detail, just a single sentence: "The database server is slow."  No five words bring as much fear, uncertainty and doubt to a DBA than those (well, maybe…

  • Foglight for SQL Server: Business Intelligence Monitoring - SQL Server Integration Services

    Microsoft has evolved their marketing over the past several years to focus on the fact that SQL Server is more than just a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).  You may have noticed, that Microsoft commonly now refers to SQL Server as the SQL…

  • Performance Analysis to Performance Investigator - Part 2: New and Enhanced Features

    In part one of Performance Analysis to Performance Investigator, I discussed the history of Performance Analysis and its transformation into Performance Investigator, as well as the architectural differences between the platforms.  In part two, we will…

  • Performance Analysis to Performance Investigator: Part 2 - New and Enhanced Features

    In part one of this blog series (here: https://www.quest.com/community/b/en/posts/performance-analysis-to-performance-investigator-part-1-introduction-and-architecture) I discussed the history of Performance Analysis and its transformation into Performance…

  • Performance Analysis to Performance Investigator: Part 2 - New and Enhanced Features

    In part one of this blog series, I discussed the history of Performance Analysis and its transformation into Performance Investigator, as well as the architectural differences between the platforms.  In part two, we will discuss the new and enhanced features…

  • Performance Analysis to Performance Investigator: Part 2 - New and Enhanced Features

    In part one of this blog series (here: https://www.quest.com/community/b/en/posts/performance-analysis-to-performance-investigator-part-1-introduction-and-architecture) I discussed the history of Performance Analysis and its transformation into Performance…

  • Performance Analysis to Performance Investigator: Part 2 - New and Enhanced Features

    In part one of this blog series (here: https://www.quest.com/community/b/en/posts/performance-analysis-to-performance-investigator-part-1-introduction-and-architecture/) I discussed the history of Performance Analysis and its transformation into Performance…

  • Customized Workloads Dashboard for Foglight SQL Server PI

    Hello All,

    Attached a quick guide (in .pptx) of how to build quickly customized dashboard that preview all the workloads of your Instances in one dashboard.

    In this Dashboard:

    You can see the Baseline and the Breakdown of all your Instances

    You can see the…

  • Foglight for SQL Server with PI What ports should be open?

    Hello All,

    I am preparing new environment for Foglight for SQL Server with PI:

    1 VM for the FMS

    1 VM for FGLAM + PI repository

    1 VM for the Foglight Repository (SQL Server)

     

    I didn't find any documnt that explain what port should i open from each vm to…

  • Database Performance Monitoring, Responsibilities and Automation – The Real World of the Database Administrator

    As a DBA, would you say that your database performance monitoring tasks are getting any less complex?

    I thought not.

    We commissioned a study called The Real World of the Database Administrator for a closer look at the facts of DBA life. In this post,…