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SQL Elements SQL Inventory Manager offers a simple architecture which runs in your SQL Server environment with minimal configuration. The web based interface allows you to easily access the status of your environment from any computer at any location without adding or modifying your native SQL Server files or services.

SQL Elements Inventory Manager consists of the following components:

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Inventory Manager User Interface

SQL Elements Inventory Manager provides a web based user interface. This interface is used to view data about your monitored SQL Server instances, as well as to administer SQL ElementsInventory Manager.

The web based user interface does not require IIS or other internet servers.

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This Web Application can seamlessly be accessed through Internet Explorer 9 or later, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.

You can access SQL Elements Inventory Manager web application through the following link:

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Where ServerName is the name of the machine on which you installed the SQL Elements Inventory Manager services and the Web application port refers to the one you specified during installation, or by default port 9276.

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You have to grant new users access to be able to login into Idera SQL Elements Inventory Manager web interface. For adding users go to Managing users in SQL ElementsInventory Manager

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Inventory Manager services 

Idera SQL Elements Inventory Manager uses the following windows services:

  • Idera Web Server
  • Idera Core Service
  • Idera SQL Elements Inventory Manager Collection Service 

Idera SQL Elements Inventory Manager uses the Collection Service account to gather information from monitored instances and their host computers. To change this default setting, go to Editing instances properties.

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Inventory Manager repositories

Idera SQL Elements creates Inventory Manager creates the two following databases on installation:

  • Idera SQL Elements Inventory Manager Repository
  • Idera Core Services Repository

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The following diagram represents Idera SQL Elements Inventory Manager architecture: