Configuration Tool

How Spotlight treats matched error log entries Matched entries raise the Error Log - Error Count alarm on the SQL Server | Overview Page | Background Processes panel | Error Log button. More information on the matched entry is available from the [SQL Server | Error Log drilldown][sqlserver_drilldown_errorlog]. {% include note.html content=“Spotlight scans the error logs at the configured frequency. If you make changes to the alert rules it may take some time for changes to take effect.

From the Spotlight Client Click {% include inline_imageClient.html file=“tb_config_scheduling.png” alt=“Configure Scheduling” %} Configure | Scheduling. Select a Spotlight connection. The configuration will be applied to the selected connection. Double click on the collection. Factory Settings ON | Return the settings for this collection to their default schedule. OFF | Modify the background and / or reporting schedules for this collection. {% include note.html content=“You cannot modify the Factory Settings Template.

Factory Settings Select Return the settings for this alarm to the Factory Settings. These are the settings that were shipped with Spotlight. Clear You can now modify the settings for this alarm. {% include note.html content=“You cannot modify the Factory Settings Template. If you cannot see an option to clear Factory Settings then you are browsing the Factory Settings Template. To modify the settings for this alarm, close this dialog and select either a Spotlight Connection or a different template from the Configure | Alarms dialog.

Tags are a way for you to group your connections in a way that is meaningful to you, independent of the connection name and connection type. Open the Spotlight Connection Manager Open the Configuration Tool. You will find the Configuration Tool on the desktop of the computer where Spotlight Cloud is installed. Double click the desktop icon. Sign in with your Quest account, and then from the Configuration panel, click Connections.

Open the Spotlight Connection Manager Open the Configuration Tool. You will find the Configuration Tool on the desktop of the computer where Spotlight Cloud is installed. Double click the desktop icon. Sign in with your Quest account, and then from the Configuration panel, click Connections. This opens the Spotlight Connection Manager Locate the Spotlight Connection From the Spotlight Connection Manager, select the connection type. Locate the connection. Delete the Spotlight Connection Right-click on the connection in the Spotlight Connection Manager and click Delete.

Open the Spotlight Connection Manager Open the Configuration Tool. You will find the Configuration Tool on the desktop of the computer where Spotlight Cloud is installed. Double click the desktop icon. Sign in with your Quest account, and then from the Configuration panel, click Connections. This opens the Spotlight Connection Manager Discover… Click Discover from the list of All connections, SQL Server or Windows. If prompted, select the SQL Server or Windows connection type.

Open the Spotlight Connection Manager Open the Configuration Tool. You will find the Configuration Tool on the desktop of the computer where Spotlight Cloud is installed. Double click the desktop icon. Sign in with your Quest account, and then from the Configuration panel, click Connections. This opens the Spotlight Connection Manager Locate the Spotlight Connection From the Spotlight Connection Manager, select the connection type. Locate the connection. Edit Connection Details The connection details are required.

An example rule description may be: For all alarms where the day of the week is Sunday or Saturday and the alarm severity is High send email to jsmith@company.com For any given rule, ALL the actions are taken when ALL the conditions are met. Where the actions vary depending on the conditions multiple rules are required. For example: For all alarms where the day of the week is Sunday and the alarm severity is High send email to jsmith@company.