Monitoring Virtual Servers

For each Virtual Server, SharePoint KM for PATROL provides performance information on databases, sites and sub-sites.

Parameter	Description
Availability	Display the status of the Virtual Server availability (True/False)
Number of Registered Users	Displays the number of users registered in the SharePoint default Site Collection
Number of Sites	Display the number of site collections of the current web application
Number of Sub-Sites	Display number of the sub-sites of the current web application

Database Parameters

Most of the configuration and content of a SharePoint site is stored in a Microsoft SQL Server database. SharePoint KM for PATROL triggers an alarm when such a database is no longer accessible or when SharePoint's content breeches the database capacity.

To access the database parameters, expand the SharePoint Server and click the Databases icon in the console. Click the Sites icon to display the monitored sites' parameters.

DB_Param

Sites

Tracking usage information can be useful for identifying which content on your site is being heavily used (and therefore should be kept) and which content is not being heavily used (and may be a candidate for archiving).

SharePoint KM for PATROL provides basic usage statistics for each sites of your SharePoint environment.

Parameter	Description
Time Since Last Hit	Displays, in days, the elapsed time since last visit to the current site collection
Number Of Hits	Displays the hits count for the current site collection
Number Of Hits Per Minute	Displays the hits count per minute for the current site collection
Size	Displays the size of the current site collection (MB)

Webs (Sub-sites)

As for SharePoint Sites, SharePoint KM for PATROL monitors Webs (sub-sites) and provides the following information related to the site's usage:

Parameter	Description
LastModificationDate	Displays the date when the last modification occurred on the site.
LastAccessDate	Displays the date when the last access occurred on the site.
TimeSinceLastAccess	Displays the time elapsed since the last access occurred on the site.
TimeSinceLastModification	Displays the time elapsed since the last modification occurred on the site.