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Available options

On the SQL Licensing view, there are multiple options available on the action items bar:

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Options available for a single instance

IDERA SQL Inventory Manager allows you to perform several actions on a single instance as well as bulk actions on several selected instances.

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• View details
• Edit instance properties (Owner, Location, Comments and Credentials)
• Edit Tags
• Export

• Refresh data

• More actions: Decommission, Remove, Add, and Core Factor Table.

• Advanced filters

Viewing instance details

You can access an instance details view by selecting the instance and clicking View Details on the action items bar or by clicking directly on the instance name. For more information about what information is available on the instance details view, refer to Viewing instance details.

Edit instance properties

Select an instance and click Edit Properties on the action items bar. You can also find this option by clicking the gear icon next to the respective instance. On the properties dialog window you can change the owner, location, comments, and credentials. For more information go to Editing instances properties.

Edit Tags

By selecting an instance and clicking Edit Tags on the action items bar, IDERA SQL Inventory Manager opens a new dialog window where you can add new tags or change the currently assigned tags of the selected instance. You can also find this option by clicking the gear icon next to the respective instance. For more information about editing tags for a specific instance, go to Manage tags for a single instance.

Export

You can export the information displayed in this view as a PDF, XLS, or XML format.

Refresh Data

If you want to refresh the collected data for an instance, select the instance and click Refresh Data   on the action items bar. You can also find this option by clicking the gear icon next to the respective instance. You can only perform this action for one instance at a time.

More Actions

You can find additional options under the More Actions button  on the actions items bar. The following options are available under More Actions: Decommission, Disable Monitoring, Remove, Add SQL Server instance, and Core Factor Table.

Decommission

Select an instance and click Decommission under More Actions to stop monitoring and alerting on that instance. You can also find this option by clicking the gear icon next to the respective instance. For more information about decommissioning an instance or database, see Decommissioned instances.

Add SQL Server instance

If you want to access the Add SQL Server instance wizard, go to More actions and select this option. The wizard opens and allows you to browse and register SQL Server instances.

Remove

If you no longer want to manage an instance, you can remove it by selecting the respective instance, going to More Actions on the action items bar, and selecting Remove. You can also find this option by clicking the gear icon next to the instance. IDERA QL Inventory Manager displays all removed instances on the Ignored instances view. For more information about removing instances click here.

Core Factor Table

If your instance is using SQL Server core licensing, you can view the current Core Factor Table values by selecting the appropriate instance, clicking More Actions and selecting Core Factor Table. These values are set by Microsoft and can help you calculate the number of possible core licenses for your physical servers. for more information about this feature, see Using the Core Factor Table.

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• # of Sockets. Displays the number of cores per processor, whether physical or virtual.
• # of Cores. Displays the sum of all the cores on a system. For example, if a system includes six cores per processor and contains two processors, then the total # of cores is 12. note that the sum does not mix physical and virtual cores but displays each type as a separate line. Check the Virtual column for each row to determine if the core is virtual (displays "Yes") or physical (displays "No").
• Core Factor. Displays a numerical value that determines the number of core licenses necessary. While an administrator can change this value in the Core Factor Table, this number is provided by Microsoft based on the CPU in use.
• Possible Core Licenses. Displays the product of the total number of cores on a system multiplied by the Core Factor.
• Fully Licensed with SA. Check this box to remove the license count for the instance. You can also manage this setting in the Edit MS SQL Server License Information dialog box.
• Last Changed. Displays a timestamp of the most recent change to this record. Changed values include SQL Server major version, CPU name, number of processors, and total number of cores.

Advanced Filter

Apply advanced filters to your instances view, for more information refer to Filtering and Sorting.

Clear Filters

Clears any applied advanced filters.

Options available for multiple Instances

If you select several instances IDERA SQL Inventory Manager allows you to perform the following bulk actions on the selected instances:

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For example, if you have a new DBA, you can select all instances on this tab and click Edit Owner to change all instances owner at once.

Exporting from the SQL Licensing view

On the action items bar of the SQL Licensing view, you can find the Export option which allows you to choose your preferred format for exporting the information available on this view. You can export as a PDF, XLS, or XML file. The filters you choose on this view will be taken into account for your exported reports.

Filtering and Sorting

SQL Inventory Manager offers different ways of sorting and filtering the listed instances/servers, for further information refer to Filtering and Sorting