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You can find the Add SQL Server Instance option on the following views:
- Overview tab - The Add SQL Server Instance option is located on the top right section of the instances table.
- Instances tab - The Add SQL Server Instance option is located on the action items bar of the Managed, Discovered, Ignored, and SQL Licensing sections respectively.
- Administration tab - The Add SQL Server Instance option is located in the instances section.
Below you can see the tabs and sections where you can find Add SQL Server instances. Click the image to view full size.
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The Add Instance Wizard contains the following four sections:
1. Instance
Type the name of instance or instances you want to register in
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the SQL Server Instance box. Use a semicolon to separate instances.
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When you select instances on the Discovered or Ignored Instances views, the wizard already adds them to this box.
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the Browse button to access a list of discovered instances that have not been registered yet with SQL Inventory Manager.
- Check the box next to the instances you want to add, and click Apply.
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- Click Next to go to the next section.
2. Credentials
SQL Inventory Manager connects to registered SQL Server instances and their host computers to collect information. The collection service requires permissions to connect and gather information using the following types of connections:
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If you want to know how to authorize WMI users and set permissions, click | alias | hereurl | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787533%28v=ws.10%29.aspx.
By default, SQL Inventory Manager connects using the SQL Inventory Manager Service Account. However,if you need to provide alternative credentials for any of these two connections, you can choose from the respective options on each section.
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- Specify the type of account that you want to use to access your SQL Server instance and collect its information. If you do not want to use the the SQL Inventory Manager service account, you can choose to use a Windows user account or a SQL Server login account from the Account Type list.
- If you select a a Windows user account or SQL Server login account, type the respective user name and password. SQL Inventory Manager uses this account for SQL queries to gather availability and configuration data.
- You can test the correctness of your credentials by clicking Test Credentials.
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- On this section, you can choose to use the the SQL Inventory Manager service account or a Windows user account by selecting either of them from the Account Type list.
- If you choose to use a Windows user account, type the respective user name and password. This account allows you to access Windows configuration data of the computer that hosts the registered instance.
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