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To get more information from your SQL environment
Deploy SQL Inventory Manager Reports to your SQL Server Reporting Server to be able to get more information about your SQL environment. Use the IDERA Report Utility to easily deploy available or new reports. Launch IDERA Report Utility by going to directory where SQL Inventory Manager is installed and selecting xyz from abcSQL SIM now requires less permissions for data collection.
wmi to host SQL server
Discovery credentials try to connect and see if there's SQL instance. Service or Windows account to discover Instances
minimal permissions required
Discovery without login
Only basic information without accessing instances
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Users can collect basic information from machines without the need of sysadmin privileges. The minimum credentials required are a valid user name and a password to connect to a machine.
Discovery without login
You can choose not to log in to instances during the discovery process, with this method Inventory Manager only collects basic information about discovered instances and it doesn't provide information on the version or edition of discovered SQL Instances.
Log In to Instances
When you choose to log in to instances during the discovery process, you can get get extra information like version and edition. You need to provide valid credentials for the discovered instances.