In This Section:
Finding Diagnostic Information
Viewing Essbase Server Information
Viewing Application Information
Monitoring the Status of Applications and Databases
Oracle Essbase Error Message Reference
Essbase provides performance information dialog boxes at the Essbase Server, application, and database level. View performance information before performing these tasks:
Essbase displays information on a snapshot basis; to see the latest information, click Refresh. If the Refresh button is displayed in a window or dialog box, it updates every tab in the window or dialog box.
For a comprehensive discussion of Essbase Server, application, and outline logs, see Essbase Server and Application Logs.
The following sections provide procedures for accessing information about Essbase Servers, applications, and databases that are commonly used to diagnose performance or other issues.
You can view information about the Essbase Server license, configuration, operating system, disk drives, and applications for Essbase Server.
To view Essbase Server information, use a tool:You can view application information to identify which databases are running in the application and to check access, security, and startup information.
You can view information about database storage, database statistics, and lock contention. This information may help you identify activities or operations that affect performance.
You can view the start and stop status of applications and databases that you are authorized to use.
You can monitor active user sessions for an Essbase Server, application, or database. If you have Administrator or Application Manager permissions, you can disconnect a user session or terminate a request made during a session. See Disconnecting Users and Terminating Requests in Essbase Native Security Mode.
Each application that is loaded is an open task or process in the operating system. You can use the operating system to view application tasks or processes:
On Windows platforms, the application is displayed in an application server window, where you can view application activities as they occur. When the Agent starts an application, a new icon is displayed in the taskbar. Double-click the icon to view the application server window.
On UNIX platforms, the application server is often a background process. When the application starts, the ESSBASE command starts the ESSSVR process. To see activities, you can route all messages to a file with the tail -f log command, where log is the name of a file that you specify.
You can also view a snapshot of the Essbase Server or application log using Administration Services. For information about viewing, filtering, searching, and analyzing logs, see Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help. For information on server and application logs, see Essbase Server and Application Logs.