On real-time views, Flashback can take the user interface (UI) back in time to the recent past.
Recent History must be configured for the given monitoring view. This entails turning on the (local) store for the collections shown in the view, as well as ensuring that the store data retention policy (i.e. 7 days) covers the period of time of interest.
A real-time monitoring view should already be opened. Flashback will affect the current view tab and any other view tabs that are open.
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Click on the Flashback icon
in the web client toolbar.
A time selector and date calendar pops up, along with several quick links for common times. -
Click on the green arrow button
to confirm the new date and time.
The monitoring view populates with metric data from the given date and time, if available in the local stores.Note: The view may take a moment to populate. The window will display Loading... while a data refresh occurs. -
If desired, click the Flash Backward
or Flash Forward
buttons in the web client toolbar.
The Flashback time steps, or adjusts, backward or forward by one minute. The time interval can be customized (i.e. step by 10 minutes at a time). -
For some views, click the Flash Backward Slightly
or Flash Foward Slightly
buttons for sub-minute stepping through data.
Most collections are collected no quicker than at one-minute intervals. But for some collections, like Current Statements, this adjusts the Flashback time by 10 seconds. -
To return to real-time monitoring, click the icon
.
During the time in flashback mode, real-time data was still collected. So, returning to real-time shows the latest metric data.The current view tab and all open view tabs return to real-time.