New Release of Foglight for SQL
Server 5.6.7.2 now available!
Foglight for SQL Server allows DBAs to quickly and
efficiently identify performance deviations, determine their root cause,
perform comprehensive analyses, and resolve performance bottlenecks. The
product provides web-enabled dashboards for centralized visibility, management
and health checks for the SQL Server instances deployed in your environment, as
well as proactive alerting and alarm workflows for tracking your responses to
critical performance anomalies.
This version of Foglight for SQL Server is compatible with
Quest vFoglight version 6.6.2.
These Release Notes cover the resolved issues, known issues,
workarounds and other important information about 5.6.7.20 release of Foglight
for SQL Server. Review all sections before starting installation.
Foglight for SQL Server version 5.6.7.20 contains the following
new features and updates:
·
Added support for Always
On, SQL Server 2012's high-availability and disaster recovery solution
·
A new drilldown called HADR
was created. The following panels were moved to this drilldown from the
Services drilldown:
o Mirroring
o Log Shipping
o Cluster
In addition, the HADR drilldown contains the new Always On panel.
·
Added the possibility to
control the refresh rate of the Cluster panel, which now resides under the HADR
drilldown.
·
An indication was added to
the QuickView panel to show whether the selected instance is cluster aware.
·
Added the option to exclude
files that are in Read Only state from firing the File Group Utilization alarm.
This option is defined using Global Administration > Alarms > edit File
Group Utilization.
·
Utilization alarms are now
invoked for a file group instead of per specific files. As a result, the alarms
File Group Utilization and Log Files Utilization replace the following alarms:
o Dynamic Data File Growths Remaining
o Dynamic Log File Growths Remaining
o Fixed Data File Used
o Fixed Log File Used
Foglight for SQL Server can be run side-by-side with the
agent-based SQL Server cartridges (2000 and 2005), but is intended as a
functional replacement for these cartridges.
Foglight for SQL Server is an n-tier application, which leverages a web-based
user interface to ensure having complete visibility into the SQL Server
infrastructure wherever an Internet connection is available.
This version of Foglight
for SQL Server is compliant with Quest StealthCollect version 7.0.4x.
For download the new Release:
Read “Top Ten Tips for Optimizing SQL Server Performance”by SQL Server experts Patrick O'Keeffe and Richard Douglas, where they discuss 10 of the most important things you should know about SQL Server performance. Each item is a nugget of practical knowledge that you can immediately apply to your environment.