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Allows you to filter the listed alerts and rules by rule, rule type, server name, alert level, user email address, event log, and SNMP traps. Filtering includes a Save View feature that lets you select all of your filtering options, and then save the settings for future use. Click Load View to select a previously-saved view for use.
View By
Allows you to select whether Alerts or Alert Rules appear in this view.
Filtered By
Allows you to select the type of Alerts displayed in this view. You can view all Alerts, only your Event Alerts, only Data Alerts, or only Status Alerts based on this selection.
Add New Rule
(Only available on the Alert Rules view) Allows you to create a new alert rule using the New Alert Rule wizard. IDERA SQL Compliance Manager stores this alert rule in the Repository.
Import / Export
Export Alert Rules created for the associated SQL Server instance to an XML file. You can later use the exported file to import Alert Rules across multiple SQL Server instances, ensuring consistent filtering of specific events throughout your environment.Allows you to export Alert Rules created for the associated SQL Server instance to an XML file. You can later use this file to import Alert Rules across multiple SQL Server instances, ensuring consistent filtering of specific events throughout your environment.
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Allows you to enable or disable the selected rule. When an alert rule is enabled, SQL Compliance Manager processes audited events using the selected criteria in this rule. If an event matches the alert criteria and an alert action is configured , SQL Compliance Manager writes an alert message to the application event log or email it to the specified addresses. Alert messages are also available using the Alerts tab. When an alert rule is disabled, you temporarily stop using the selected rule. SQL Compliance Manager no longer uses this alert rule when processing events. All alert messages previously generated by this rule will remain available through the Management Console and the application event log, if event log notification was configured. To reinstate this alert, enable the alert rule.
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Allows you to create a new Alert Rule using a selected rule as a template. This action launches the New Alert Rule wizard, each window populated with event criteria from the selected alert rule. You can change any event criterion to meet the goals of your new Alert Rule. SQL Compliance Manager stores the new Alert Rule in the Repository. The selected Alert Rule remains unchanged.
Alerts view
Default columns
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Provides additional information about the alert.
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Event Alerts view
The Event Alerts view, available from the Filtered By selection, allows you to view previously generated Event Alerts. An Event Alert is generated when the Collection Server processes a SQL Server event that matches the alert rule criteria. Use Event Alerts to identify and investigate suspicious activity on specific databases, users, or instances.
Data Alerts view
The Data Alerts view, available from the Filtered By selection, allows you to view previously generated Data Alerts. A Data Alert is generated when the Collection Server processes a SQL Server event that matches the alert rule criteria. Use Data Alerts to identify and investigate data manipulation on specific databases, tables, or columns.
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Status Alerts view
The Status Alerts view, available from the Filtered By selection, allows you to view previously generated Status Alerts. A Status Alert is generated when the status of the specified product components matches the alert rule criteria. Use Status Alerts to identify and investigate possible issues with IDERA SQL Compliance Manager operations, such as deployed agents that may have stopped running.
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Indicates whether the alert rule criteria includes sending SNMP Trap messages to a specified network management console. When SNMP Trap is configured, SQL Compliance Manager sends an alert message to the specified network management console. Depending on the rule type, you can set up SNMP Trap notification using either the Edit Event Alert Rule or Edit Status Alert Rule wizard.
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New Event / Data / Status Alert Rule wizard
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The SQL Server Event Type tab allows you to specify on which type of SQL Server event you want to alert.
Available actions
Specify a name
Type a short but descriptive name for the new alert. Remember that this name appears when you are searching for or viewing a list of alerts, so keep that in mind when implementing any sort of naming convention.
Specify alert level
Select the level of criticality for this alert where:
- Level 4 = Severe
- Level 3 = High
- Level 2 = Medium
- Level 1 = Low
Select type of event that triggers this alert
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You can also select a specific event or a user defined event. A specific event can be any supported SQL Server event that occurs at the server or database level. A user defined event is a custom event you create and track using the sp_trace_generateevent stored procedure.
Edit rule details
Allows you to change your specified alert rule criteria at any time as you create your new alert rule. As you specify criteria using the New Event Alert Rule wizard, the rule details grows to include these additional settings. To edit previously set criteria, click the corresponding settingNote that additional selections activate when you select Specific Events.
SQL Server Object Type and Additional Event Filters window
The SQL Server Object Type and Additional Event Filters window allows you to specify the type of SQL Server object that should be monitored by this alert rule. Select from the additional event filters to narrow your results. You can generate alerts for objects on currently audited databases and SQL Server instances.
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You can specify one or more objects:
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For example, you can specify the following objects:
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Indicates that you want SQL Compliance Manager to begin monitoring audited events using this alert rule criteria immediately after you finish creating the rule. By default, all alert rules are enabled upon creation.
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