This module shows the different aspects of the monitored servers and instances and is divided into Tabs that show useful information on your systems’ different resources.
There are some common features to all the Performance Tabs which can be seen in the following image:
Platforms bar
Using this bar, you are able to quickly filter the view to show only the servers of the selected platform. The platforms displayed depend on the servers being monitored.
Columns Button
AimBetter displays default columns for each Tab in the Performance module, and you can add further data by adding more columns. Click on the “Columns Button” and choose from a list of available metrics which ones you want to add. Click “Apply” to display the selected columns or “Reset” to return to the default columns configuration.
Notice: This “Columns Button” won’t be visible while some graphs are open/expanded (see next session). Close all graphs in order to see it.
Graphs
In many parts of the AimBetter platform, there are graphs that can be clicked and expanded.
For example, if we click on the CPU Usage graph, this is how the graph will be expanded.
Above the graph, click on “Avg,” “Min,” or “Max” to display the average, minimum, and maximum values of this metric over the selected time.
You can click on the + “Add Graph” and choose another graph from the available metrics of this Tab. Then click “Apply,” and the graphs will be displayed side-by-side. Hovering on any of the graphs, you’ll be able to see the graphs’ metrics at the same moment.
In the “Calendar Bar” in the upper right side of the graphs, you can click and choose another end time point and period for the graphs. Click on “Set” to receive the graphs for the new time.
Still, in the “Calendar Bar,” you can toggle the “Compare” button and set 2 different days for comparison, as shown below.
Pin Icon
The “Pin Icon” is used to pin those columns you want to be fixed in the Subtab view.
Sort Icon
The “Sort Icon” is used to sort the selected column in ascending or descending order.
Next, we’ll focus on each Tab, which refers to some server environment resource.
Operating System Tabs
From Hosts to Analyze, these tabs relate to Operating System resources. Some Tabs relate only to Windows OS, and others only to Linux OS, which will be mentioned in each case. For cloud-based servers, the only tab displayed in this section will be the “Services Tab.”
—Hosts
This tab shows general information on the Operating System level of the selected server, such as CPU Usage percentage, Total Server Memory, how much Free Memory remains, and the Last Restart of the server.
This tab is found in both Windows and Linux Operating Systems monitored servers.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Hosts Tab.
— Network
This tab shows the server’s network information, such as the Network Card details, Bandwidth, and Network Traffic levels.
This tab is found in both Windows and Linux Operating Systems monitored servers.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Network Tab.
— Disk
This tab shows information about storage Disks, Used Space and Total Space, Free Space, how busy they are at any given time, Read/Write, and IO levels.
This tab is found in both Windows and Linux Operating Systems monitored servers.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Disk Tab.
— CPU
This tab shows the level of CPU Core Usage, the Number of Cores, and other core-related metrics.
This tab relates only to monitored servers on Windows OS.
Click here for the description of each metric on this CPU Tab.
— Paging
This tab shows Page file information, including physical location, how much it is used, size allocated, and more.
This tab relates only to monitored servers on Windows OS.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Paging Tab.
— Services
This tab shows the information about the services currently running, their mode (either manual or automatic), status (running or not), account, path, and more. The graph in this subtab shows either 1 – Up/Running or 0 – Down/Not Running over the selected period.
This tab is found in both Windows and Linux Operating Systems monitored servers.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Services Tab.
— Process
This tab shows information about the different processes running on the server.
You can see their CPU usage, how much memory they consume, Page file usage, details of the calling process, and more.
This tab is found in both Windows and Linux Operating Systems monitored servers.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Process Tab.
— Images
This tab shows information about how many processes are running under the Image. This is usually relevant for terminal servers or terminals that are running multiple processes of the same type. The information is represented in MB.
This tab relates only to monitored servers on Windows OS.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Images Tab.
— Analyze
This tab is useful for investigating and analyzing issues such as busy disks or high CPU usage.
It shows logs for every 5 minutes, for an interval of 1 1/2 hours, and the end time can be switched in the “Calendar Bar,” as explained in the Graphs session.
Each row is clickable, and upon clicking it, an expanded window opens below with additional fields. Those fields are expandable as well once you click on them.
This tab relates only to monitored servers on Windows OS.
In the example above, we clicked on the Process under CPU to investigate the processes responsible for most CPU usage.
In this other example, clicking on “Hot files,” a drop-down window expands with information about which files are causing more disk I/Os, from which disks, their read and write processes, and more.
Database Server Tabs
— MSSQL
For MSSQL Servers, this subtab will display MSSQL instance details such as the SQL version, its service pack, last restart, how much memory is allocated for the SQL, how many cores are available and how many are in use, the time to establish a connection and more.
Click here for the description of each metric on this MSSQL Tab.
— DB
Here is where the individual databases under the server are represented. You can find here information about the Databases, their names, recovery model, last full backup, last log backup, and more metrics available in the “Columns Button.”
This tab relates only to MSSQL-monitored servers.
Click here for the description of each metric on this DB Tab.
In the following example, the “Data Growth” graph was expanded, and the IO graph was added in order to see the data growth of the specific chosen DB with its required IO per second.
— Wait Stats
This tab shows the different wait types and their related information, such as wait time percentage, number of tasks in this Wait Stats category, average wait time, and more.
This tab relates to MSSQL and Oracle monitored servers.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Wait Stats Tab.
— Oracle
For Oracle Servers, this tab will display the Oracle instance details such as the instance name, database name, log mode, last restart, the time to establish a connection, and more.
This tab relates only to Oracle-monitored servers.
Click here for the description of each metric on this Oracle Tab.
Web Server Tabs
— App Pools
For IIS Servers, this tab shows data about the application pools’ state and usage of OS resources. Click here for the description of each metric on this App Tab.
Click on any of the graphical metrics to open a graph over a period, which can be changed through the Calendar bar. It is possible to see the CPU, Memory, and Page file usage by the app pools over time and evaluate their effectiveness:
— WebSites
For IIS Servers, this tab will display the active websites on the app pools and data about them: Current Connections to the website, GET requests per second, POST requests per second, Bytes received per second, Bytes sent per second, Deleted requests per second, Files received per second, Files sent per second, Not Found errors per second, and Put requests per second. Click here for the description of each metric on this Web Sites Tab.
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