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IDERA SQL Inventory Manager connects to registered SQL Server instances and their host computers to collect information. The collection service requires permissions to connect and gather information using SQL and WMI connection credentials.
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| Account | Action | Permissions required |
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| Windows User Account | To install SQL Inventory Manager components | Windows Administrator permission on the Target computer |
To create and access the SQL Inventory Manager repository databases |
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SQL Server login account | For most SQL queries | VIEW SERVER STATE VIEW ANY DATABASE VIEW ANY DEFINITION |
| To monitor database information | ALTER ANY DATABASE server level permission or CREATE DATABASE in the master database | |
| For DBCC CHECKDB | sysadmin server roles | |
| WMI account | To access remote WMI data | Additional rights on a group that has been given remote access |
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Idera IDERA suggests that you provide SQL connection credentials with "sysadmin" server roles if you want to be able to collect all information from your environment. |
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