You can install and deploy SQL Diagnostic Manager, SQLDM Mobile, and the IDERA Newsfeed to meet your unique SQL Server environment needs. SQL Diagnostic Manager also offers a SQL Diagnostic Manager Console-only installation in environments that already have SQL Diagnostic Manager fully installed. For additional information about this type of installation, see deploy SQL Diagnostic Manager Console only.
The following installation scenario descriptions assume you are deploying SQL Diagnostic Manager, SQLDM Mobile, and IDERA Newsfeed in your environment.
In larger environments that contain more than one SQL Diagnostic Manager installation, consider dedicating a SQLDM Mobile deployment per each SQL Diagnostic Manager application. |
SQL Diagnostic Manager supports monitoring virtual SQL Server instances, such as those using VMware or other virtualization software. For additional information about how SQL Diagnostic Manager works with virtualization, see How SQL Diagnostic Manager works with a virtual environment. |
SQL Diagnostic Manager supports running from Amazon EC2 or Azure IaaS environments. |
This configuration includes the following installations:
You can install and configure SQL Diagnostic Manager to monitor virtual SQL Servers. A virtual SQL Server is a SQL Server running on a Microsoft failover cluster managed by Microsoft Cluster Services.
For SQL Diagnostic Manager to monitor virtual SQL Servers, you need to point SQLDM at the "Virtual" SQL Server rather than the individual members of the cluster.
You can install and configure SQL Diagnostic Manager with its core services and repository databases on a Microsoft failover cluster managed by Microsoft Cluster Services. For more information, review Deploy SQL Diagnostic Manager in a clustered environment.
You can install SQLDM Mobile in a Web farm to make sure this site remains accessible during a failover situation. This configuration includes the following installations:
You can install and configure SQL Diagnostic Manager and SQLDM Mobile to monitor SQL Server instances running in non-trusted domains or workgroups.
This configuration includes the following installations:
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