Before you change the alarm configurations you may like to backup the current configurations. You can do this by backing up the \Agent\Conf folder in the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server application installation folder.
Use the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server application
Open the Spotlight Cloud Diagnostic Server application. You will find the application on the desktop of the computer where Spotlight Cloud is installed. Double click on the desktop icon.
Sign in with your Quest account.
The configuration panel opens. Click Alarms.
The alarms dialog opens.
Select template or connection to configure
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Factory settings | Select factory settings to show the settings shipped with Spotlight Cloud. These settings can be reapplied. These settings cannot be changed. |
| Connection | Select a Spotlight connection to show/change alarm configurations for that connection. The list of alarms shown on this dialog is now specific to the type of connection selected. |
| Template | Select a template to show / change / reapply a template configuration. Additionally, you can delete or rename a selected template. The templates you have previously saved for Spotlight Cloud alarm configurations are listed. |
Select an alarm to configure
The table of alarms is as follows.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the alarm. |
| Type | The connection type. Each alarm is specific to a connection type. |
| Modified | Yes if the alarm is set to other than the factory settings. |
Double click on an alarm to configure the alarm. For more detail on each of the ways an alarm can be configured, see the list of alarm configurations.
Information about each alarm is documented under the connection type.
- SQL Server alarms
- SQL Server replication alarms
- Windows Server alarms
- VMware alarms
- Hyper-V alarms
- Unix alarms
Reuse this configuration
Apply configuration to…
Optionally, apply this configuration to other connections. See apply configuration to….
Save to template
Optionally, save this configuration to a template. Where a template has been selected to configure you will also see options to Delete or Rename the template. For more information on templates, see configuration templates.
Close the dialog
OK
Save changes to the collections for the selected connection or template.
Cancel
Discard changes to this screen.