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While IDERA SQL Elements Inventory Manager continuously searches your network for new SQL Server instances, you may not always want to manage all these instances. By By ignoring instances, you take them out of the the Discovered view and IDERA SQL Elements Inventory Manager adds them to the the Ignored view view.
The Ignored Ignored instances view also contains those instances that you were previously monitoring but then you decided to remove. For more information on how to remove instances, refer to Removing instances.
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- Move to Discovered
- Add SQL Server Instance
- Export report.
- Apply advanced filters.
To perform any of these options, select your instances, and click Add SQL Server Instance or Move to Discovered respectively.Discovered respectively.
Grooming Ignored Instances
IDERA SQL Inventory Manager grooms ignored instances older than 30 days.
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SQL Inventory Manager may rediscover groomed instances. |
Exporting reports
You can also export the information available on the Ignored instances view, just go to the Export option option 
, located on the action items bar, and select your preferred format for exporting (PDF, XLS, or XML).
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You can set the number of instances you want IDERA SQL Elements Inventory Manager to show per page. Go to the Display option at the bottom of this view, type the number you want, and click Refresh. |
What filter options are available on this view?
On the left side of the Ignored Instances view you have the option for filtering by Version.
If you want to filter by specific versions, select them from this section. Enable or disable the option Apply filter as it changes depending if you want to see the changes as you apply the filters, or if you prefer to select your filters first and see the results when you finish.
Filtering and Sorting
SQL Inventory Manager offers different ways of sorting and filtering the listed instances/servers, for further information refer to Filtering and Sorting
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SQL Elements IDERA SQL Inventory Manager displays the filters you select on the top section of your ignored Discovered instances view under Filtered by. You You can remove filters from this section too. |
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You can set the number of instances you want IDERA SQL Inventory Manager to show per page, go to the Display option at the bottom of this view, type the number you want. |