OneSight Administrator Guide

Configuring Database Monitors
SmartLinks Tab – Contains the options for specifying a link to
associate with a particular monitor or metric.
Attributes Tab – Contains the options for specifying which attributes
are applied to this monitor for Status page sorting.
Monitor Groups Tab – Contains the options that you can use to
specify which monitor groups the monitor is used with. This tab is
available when you open the Add Monitor window by selecting
Monitors from the Configure menu. It is not available when you
open the Add Monitor window from the Monitor Group Editor.
Access Control Tab – Contains the options for specifying which user
groups have read, write, and delete permissions for this monitor.
Down Time Tab – Contains the options for applying downtime to
this monitor.
Each monitor that you create must have a unique name. In the
Monitor Name box, OneSight creates a unique name for the current
monitor by combining the name of the monitor type with the
database name. To change the default assigned name, type a unique
monitor name that helps you to identify what this monitor does.
Database Monitor JDBC Driver Options
OneSight uses a JDBC driver to connect to your database. When
you select any Driver other than Custom on the JDBC tab for the
Database monitor, the appropriate settings for that driver are
automatically provided. Use these guidelines to select and configure
the appropriate driver for your database.
For monitoring enterprise level databases, the native drivers (Oracle
Thin JDBC driver, Inet Sprinta JDBC driver) are recommended over
the JDBC:ODBC Bridge option.
jTDS JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server – This driver option
applies to SQL databases. This driver is installed automatically as
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