Using Foglight AI Insights

This section covers how to use Foglight AI Insights to monitor, analyze, and optimize your database and infrastructure environment. Learn how to ask questions, interact with the chat interface, and get the most out of your AI insights.

This section covers the following key areas:

Before using Foglight AI Insights, ensure you are logged in to QTDMP with appropriate permissions. See Getting Started with AI Insights for login and access requirements.

Accessing AI Insights Chats

The AI Insights Chat allows you to interact with Foglight AI Insights through a conversational interface. Ask questions about your database performance, get insights, and receive recommendations using natural language queries.

To use Foglight AI Insights Chat:

  1. Log in to QTDMP at https://data.quest.com
  2. Navigate to Foglight > AI Insights Chat
  3. Start asking questions about your database performance and infrastructure

    To use AI Insights Chat, you must first configure at least one MCP server. See Adding MCP Server for setup instructions.

Chat Interface Overview

The AI Insights Chat interface includes:

  • Chat Area - Main conversation panel for interacting with Foglight AI Insights
  • Chats Tab - View and switch between your chat sessions
  • Messages Tab - View all your queries and responses across all chats
  • Query Input Field - Type your questions and ask for information, insight, analysis or report
  • Role Dropdown - Select your role (Executive, DBA, or SRE) to customize how the AI tailors its responses to your perspective. Refer to Understanding Roles for details about each role.
  • Output Format Dropdown - Choose: Structure (tabular format) or Markdown (formatted text)
  • Theme Toggle - Switch between dark and light themes
  • New Chat Button - Start a new conversation

Understanding Roles

The Role dropdown allows you to select a perspective that customizes how Foglight AI Insights tailors its responses. Available roles include:

  • Executive - Provides high-level insights and business-focused perspectives on your database and infrastructure performance
  • DBA - Delivers detailed technical information relevant to database administrators, including performance metrics and configuration details
  • SRE - Focuses on reliability and operational aspects from a Site Reliability Engineer perspective

Selecting a role helps the AI understand your context and provide more relevant recommendations and insights tailored to your needs.

Starting a New Chat

  1. Click New Chat button at the top.
  2. Select your Role and Output Format from the dropdowns.
  3. Type your question in the input field.
  4. Click Enter to submit.

You can create up to 2 active chats at a time, with a maximum of 10 total chats stored in your account.

Asking Questions

  1. Type your question in the input field.
  2. Select Role (Executive, DBA, or SRE) for context.
  3. Select Output Format (Structure or Markdown) for presentation style.
  4. Click Enter to submit.
  5. Foglight AI Insights analyzes your query and provides insights.

Accessing MCP Tools

At the bottom of the chat interface, you will see: Type ‘#’ to focus your queries

The # command allows you to use shortcuts that focus your queries:

  • Use # followed by a shortcut name to narrow the scope of your analysis
  • Focus queries on specific areas or tools available from your configured servers
  • Combine shortcuts for more targeted and precise queries

Using Query Shortcuts

When you type # in the query input field, available shortcuts from your configured servers will be displayed. Select a shortcut to focus your query for more targeted analysis.