Managing sensors

About this task

You can view list of available sensors which are configurable. Individual sensor can be enabled or disabled by toggle in status column.

modified tag next to sensor name indicates modification in sensor configuration.

Procedure

To manage sensors of the database:

  1. Access the console.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Admin > Sensor configuration.
    Managing sensors
    By default, following sensors are available and enabled on the Informix instance. Allowing users to add new sensors is under consideration for future releases:
    Sensor Default Frequency Default data Retention
    Checkpoint Default run interval frequency is 1 minute 30 Days
    Session Statistics Default run interval frequency is set to 15 Seconds 30 Days
    Dbspace Usage Default run interval frequency is set to 5 Minute 30 Days
    Memory Default run interval frequency is set to 1 minute 30 Days
    OS Memory Default run interval frequency is set to 15 Seconds 30 Days
  3. User can update sensor configuration by clicking on pencil icon next to status toggle which is visible on hover on row.
  4. Update button will only be enabled if user made changes in the configuration otherwise it will be disabled.
    Update sensor configuration
    Following are configurable fields for a sensor:
    Field Description
    Run interval Any numerical value (Frequency)
    Duration List: Drop-down with options (second, minute, hour, day, week, month)
    Data Retention Interval Numeric: Sensor’s data will be cleared after specified number of days.
    Indefinite Toggle: Sensor's data will never be cleared if this option is turned on. If it is turned off need to specify data retention interval value.
  5. Confirmation prompt will be displayed when you try to navigate to different page without saving changes on alert configuration page.
  6. Confirmation prompt provides following actions:
    • Cancel: Close the prompt and stay on the alert configuration page.
    • Discard: Discard any unsaved changes and navigate to the other page.
    • Save: Save the current unsaved changes and navigate to the other page.
    Confirmation of sensor configuration changes
    Note:
    1. Save button will be enabled only if there are any modifications to any of the sensor configuration.
    2. You need to click on Save button to make all the sensor configuration modifications permanent.