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You can add new SQL Server instances from the Add Instance option from the following sections:

• Overview tab - Add Instance option on tab - On the top menu bar of the All Instances section.
• Schedule tab -  Add Instance option on On the top menu bar of the Operation list available on this tab..
• Instances tab - Add Instance option on tab - On the top menu bar.
• Administration tab   - Add Instance under  Under the Instances section.

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• Type the name of instance or instances you want to register in the SQL Server Instance  boxbox. Use a semicolon to separate several instances.
• Use the Browse button button to access a list of discovered instances that have not been registered yet with SQL Enterprise Job Manager. Check the box next to the instances you want to add , and click Apply.

Specify the Data Collection Settings:

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• Monitor task for the instance(s) - Select this option if you want to monitor the tasks of your added instances 
• Keep task and task history data for the instance(s)   - select Select this option to keep tasks and their respective history if you decide to stop monitoring them. 

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WMI connection credentials

Specify the credentials that SQL Enterprise Job Manager will use to access Windows configuration data of the computer that hosts the registered instance. You can choose to use the the SQL Enterprise Job Manager service account or a Windows user account. If you select the latter, you have to provide the respective user name and password. 

Information

On In this section, you can specify additional information for your instances like Owner, Location, and Comments.

Although none of these fields are compulsory, Owner, Location, and Comments provide a powerful method for grouping instances and organizing your managed instances.  

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You can define two types of schedules:

• Recurring  - select Select this option if you want SQL Enterprise Job Manager to perform the maintenance on a recurrent schedule. 
• One time  - choose Choose this option to execute maintenance on a one-time schedule. 

 When you choose Recurring, you can define the frequency of your maintenance schedule. You can select from the following frequencies:

• Daily - if If you select this option,  specify the number of days  days SQL Enterprise Job Manager uses   as interval  as the interval to perform maintenance. Determine if you want to perform maintenance Also, you can set the maintenance frequency, once per day , at a specific time of the day, or if you want to perform it every determined number of hours. 
• Weekly  - if If you choose this option, specify the number of weeks weeks SQL Enterprise Job Manager uses as as the interval to perform maintenance. You can select choose the days of the week when maintenance is executed. Additionally, you can determine the daily frequency, i.e. the exact time of the day when maintenance is performed or how many times per day the process is done. 
• Monthly  - when When you select this option, you can determine the monthly frequency and on which days of the month SQL Enterprise Job Manager performs maintenance and with which exact monthly frequency. For example, you can define a maintenance schedule for the second Monday of the month, every 2 months. 

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• • Disable Alerts during the maintenance  - define Define which alerts severity you want to disable and if you want to disable alerts for jobs or instances.
  • Disable non-maintenance jobs during maintenance  - by By selecting this option, no other jobs will run during the maintenance period.
  • Stop maintenance jobs that run past the maintenance - by By selecting this option, jobs that run past the maintenance will be stopped.   
    

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On In this section, you can review your instance registration details such as : Instance, Data Collection Interval, Keep Data for, SQL Connection Credentials, Owner, Location, and Comments.

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After registration, you can still change these settings. Go to Edit instance properties for more information.