Search by Name, Type or Tag
Filter the list of connections on the Spotlight Client Connections display. To filter this list of connections, type text in the Search field. The search matches against the connection name, connection type and connection tags.
Name | The display name for the connection in Spotlight. |
Type | The connection type: Analysis Services, Hyper-V, SQL Server, Windows Server, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Linux etc. |
Tag | Tags are a free form organizational tool that may be optionally applied to Spotlight connections. See also Connection tags. |
Displays for a collection of connections
From the Connections display you can select to show all connections, connections from a custom view, recent connections or all connections of a given connection type.
All, Recent, Connection type
Grouping / View | Description |
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Customized views | Show custom views. |
All | Show all monitored connections. |
Recent | Show the 9 most recently viewed connections. |
Connection type(s) | Show all monitored connections for that connection type. For example, ‘SQL Server’ lists all monitored SQL Servers. |
Color and number
Alongside the connection type or custom view there are color and number indicators. The color indicates alarm severity. Each connection is colored according to the highest severity alarm raised against the connection or a component of that connection. The number indicates the number of connections in that color.
Default Color | Severity | Description |
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Normal | No alarms are raised against this connection. | |
Information | At least one information alarm is raised against this connection. No other alarms are raised. | |
Low | At least one low severity alarm is raised against this connection. No high or medium severity alarms are raised. | |
Medium | At least one medium severity alarm is raised against this connection. No high severity alarms are raised. | |
High | At least one high severity alarm is raised against this connection. |
Left click
Left click on a connection type or custom view to display a Heat map, Spotlight Today, Alarms by Time or Alarm log for the connections in the group.
Right click
Right click on a connection type or custom view.
Right click menu | Description |
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Connection Manager | Open the Connection Manager. The Connection Manager is used to add Spotlight connections and configure existing Spotlight connections. |
View Spotlight Today | Show the Spotlight connections in this group in Spotlight Today. Spotlight Today lists recent alarms and alarms requiring acknowledgment. |
View Alarm Log | Show logged alarms (the Alarm log) for the Spotlight connections in this group. |
View Alarms By Time | Show the Spotlight connections in this group in Alarms by Time. Alarms by Time shows the start time, duration, and severity of alarms. |
Rename view | For Custom Views only, rename this custom view |
Delete view | For Custom Views only, delete this custom view |
Properties | For Custom Views only, view/edit the properties of this custom view. Open Connection view properties. |
Displays for a single connection
Locate the name of the connection on the Connections display. Expand the connection type or custom view to list the connections in that view.
Left click
Left click on the connection name to show the Spotlight Overview page for the connection.
Right click
Right click on the connection name for further actions.
Right Click menu | Description |
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Open | Open the Spotlight Overview page for the connection. This shows the performance of the connection at the component level. |
Connection Manager | Open the Connection Manager. The Connection Manager is used to add Spotlight connections and configure existing Spotlight connections. |
View Spotlight Today | Show the Spotlight connection in Spotlight Today. Spotlight Today lists recent alarms and alarms requiring acknowledgment. |
View Alarm Log | Show the Spotight connection in the Alarm log. |
View Alarms By Time | Show the Spotlight connection in Alarms by Time. Alarms by Time shows the start time, duration, and severity of alarms. |
Disable Monitoring | Disable monitoring this connection. |
Resume Monitoring | During a Planned Outage, click to resume monitoring this connection before the end of the scheduled time. |
Properties | View / edit the properties of this connection: connection details, tags and monitoring properties. |