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IDERA SQL Inventory Manager gathers information that This view allows you to determine view your SQL Server licensing requirements against the physical host CPU. The SQL Licensing by Instance view shows information like the instance version, edition, host computer name, CPU name, number of logical and physical processors, and whether the server is virtual. If your instance is using core licensing, this area also displays the number of sockets and cores, the core factor, and possible number of core licenses (number of cores multiplied by the core factor), whether this instance is fully licensed with SA, and a timestamp of the most recent change to the displayed informationfollowing information is available Host, SQL Server Version (Only the highest available version is listed), Edition, CPU Name,  # Of Sockets, #Of Logical Processors, #Of Cores,  Core Factor, Possible Core Licenses. To access this view, go to the Instances tab, and then click SQL Licensing by InstanceServer.

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Available options

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

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Options available for a single instance

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

If you select one instance you can perform the following actions:

• View details
• Refresh data 
• Edit instance properties (Owner, Location, Comments and Credentials)
• Edit Tags
• Export
• More actions: Decommission, Disable Monitoring, Remove, Add SQL Server instance, Core Factor Table, and Edit MS SQL license info.

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Refresh Data

If you want to refresh the collected data for an instance, select the instance and click Refresh Data  Image Removed 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.

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.

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Export

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

More Actions

You can find additional options under the More Actions button Image Removed 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.

Disable Monitoring

If you want to disable the monitoring of an instance, select the instance, go to More Actions, and select Disable Monitoring. You can also find this option by clicking the gear icon next to the respective instance. For more information about disabling instances, click here.

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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.

The SQL Server Licensing view displays the following columns specific to core licensing:

• # 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.

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

• Edit Owner
• Edit Location
• Edit Credentials
• Edit Tags
• Export
• More Actions (Disable Monitoring, Enable Monitoring, Decommission, Remove, Add SQL Server instances, and Core Factor Table)

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.

Options available for multiple instances

To bulk edit several instances, select the instances you want to change and follow any of these paths:

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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 on the SQL Licensing view

On the left section of this view you can find options for filtering your instances by Tags, Owner, Location, and Version. Use these filters to quickly access specific instances that you want IDERA SQL Inventory Manager to display on this view. For example, you can choose to display the licensing information of instances that have a specific tag in your environment.

Creating a useful filter to "weed out" unnecessary information takes time but is important when managing large environments. As a result, you may want to save that filter for future use. IDERA SQL Inventory Manager now allows you to save filters for use in the Explorer and Instances views. Simply create the filter, and then click Save as Explorer favorite or click Save as Instances favorite, depending on which view you are in when creating the filter. To use that filter, click Load Explorer favorite or click Load Instances favorite.

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IDERA SQL Inventory Manager displays the filters you select on the top section of your managed instances view under Filtered by.You can remove filters from this section too.

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