Configure Spotlight from the Spotlight Client Configure ribbon.
Connections Connections Manage the connections monitored by Spotlight.
Alarms Alarms Set the thresholds and severities that determine when an alarm is raised. Disable an alarm. Set an alarm to require acknowledgment. Configure keyed alarms. Collect additional diagnostic information on an alarm.
Alarm Actions Alarm Actions Set actions for Spotlight to take when an alarm is raised. The actions Spotlight can take include running a program and sending an email. Conditions on taking the action can be defined, such as the day of the week, the time of day, the severity of the alarm, the alarm type and the connection type.
Scheduling Scheduling Spotlight collects data according to these set schedules.
Planned Outage Planned Outage Enter the scheduled maintenance times for the connections Spotlight monitors so Spotlight does not raise alarms and attempt to collect data during the outage period.
SQL Server Response Time SQL Server Response Time Set the SQL statement that is used to measure SQL Server response time.
Custom Counters Custom Counters Create and configure Custom Counters for monitoring connections to SQL Servers and Windows servers.
Error Log Entries Error Log Entries Request Spotlight raise an alarm when a specified entry is logged in the SQL Server error log.
Monitored Files Monitored Files Track the growth of specified files (usually log files) on monitored Windows Servers.