Install the IDERA Dashboard & SQL Workload Analysis

This procedure guides you through the installation of the IDERA Dashboard and SQL Workload Analysis 1.5.

Start your IDERA SQL Workload Analysis installation

You can install the IDERA Dashboard and SQL Workload Analysis 1.5 on any computer that meets or exceeds the product requirements.

To start installing the IDERA Dashboard and SQL Workload Analysis:

1. Log on with an administrator account to the computer on which you want to install SQL Workload Analysis.
2. Run Setup.exe in the root of the installation kit.
3. Click Next on the Welcome window of the setup program.

4. Review the license agreement. To accept this license agreement, click I accept the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, and then click Next.

Select Products to install

By default both products (IDERA Dashboard & SQL Workload Analysis) are selected to be installed.You can choose to install only the IDERA Dashboard or only SQL Workload Analysis. 

Select a registration option to install your IDERA Dashboard

You can select to install or upgrade your IDERA Dashboard on your local machine or on a remote server. If you have previously installed the IDERA Dashboard, provide the URL and the administrator credentials. Then click Next.

Select an installation location and type a display name for your instance

You can use the default install location or specify a different path. For your first install, we recommend using the default location. On the Display Name text box, type a unique name for your SQLWA instance. The display name helps you to distinguish different instances of the same product. Click Next to continue with the installation.

Select a Windows user account to use for the service account

SQL Workload Analysis uses the service account to communicate with the monitored SQL Server. The IDERA Dashboard uses this account to connect, discover, and gather configuration information from SQL Servers in your environment. The installer grants the "Log on as a Service" right to the account that you specify. You can also choose to use different Windows credentials for each of the products.

To specify a service account:

1. On the Service Account window, type appropriate credentials in the provided fields under which the services run.
2. Click Next.  SQL Workload Analysis verifies the connection before continuing.

Select service ports to use for the IDERA Dashboard

The IDERA Dashboard uses ports 9094, 9290, 9291, and 9292 for the web application and dashboard services respectively. However, you can specify different service ports.

To specify a service port:

1. On the Service Ports window, specify the ports you want the web application and dashboard services to use.
2. Verify that the Firewall allows TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) traffic through your specified ports.
3. Click Next.

Select a SQL Server instance to use for the IDERA Dashboard Repository database

The IDERA Dashboard Repository database is where the collected data, alert information, and alert configuration settings are stored.

To specify the SQL Server instance to install the Repository database on:

1. On the Repository Database screen, specify the host SQL Server instance you want to use for the IDERA Dashboard Repository database.
2. Type the name for the IDERA Dashboard Repository database.

3. If your SQL Server environment uses SQL Server Authentication, select the respective check box and click Change to enter SQL Server credentials. By default, the IDERA Dashboard uses your Windows credentials when connecting to the Repository database.

   If you use Microsoft SQL Server Authentication, a new window displays where you can type the respective SQL Server login and password.

4. Click Next.

Complete the install 

The setup will grant the provided accounts access to SQL Workload Analysis and the IDERA Dashboard. The user that installs the IDERA Dashboard has access to this application by default as a Dashboard Administrator. You can choose whether you want other users to have access to the IDERA Dashboard in the Administration view.

1. Select if you want to create a program group in the Start menu, create a Desktop icon, and create a quick launch icon.
2. Click Install to indicate that you are ready to complete your installation with the configurations you specified. If you want to review or change any of your settings, click Back.
3. Click Finish to exit the IDERA Dashboard Setup Wizard.

To access the IDERA Dashboard and the SQL Workload Analysis web console, see Log in the IDERA Dashboard and web console.

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