To evaluate how IBM® Cognos® software is performing,
you can view metric scores that are based on thresholds that you set.
You can also view the operational status of system components.
You
must set metric thresholds before metric scores appear. For more
information, see Set Metric Threshold Values.
If dispatchers and services are not performing as they should, you
can tune server performance Tune Server Performance.
For more information on logging settings, see Setting up Logging.
Procedure
- Start IBM Cognos Connection.
- In the upper-right corner, click Launch, IBM
Cognos Administration.
- On the Status tab, click System.
The metric score icon next to System shows
overall system status. The metric score icon next to each server shows
the status of that server. In the Metrics pane,
individual metrics are listed.
- In the upper left corner of the Scorecard pane,
click the arrow to view the Change view menu, and then click the view
that you want.
If you choose All server
groups, display dispatchers that are not grouped by server
by clicking Default server group.
- To view the metrics for a displayed item, click the icon
to the left of the entry.
- To view the children of a displayed entry, click the entry
itself.
Tip: You can refresh individual panes
by clicking the refresh button in the pane.
- To view or change the properties of an entry, click the
actions menu button next to the entry, and then click Set
properties.
- To see the consolidated view, click the maximize button
on the Scorecard pane.
Tip: To
return to the previous view, click the restore button.
