The Instances tab provides a broad visibility of your environment. IDERA SQL Inventory Manager displays in this section all available instances in the following views:

• MANAGED BY INSTANCES   - Instances you have registered with SQL Inventory Manager.
• MANAGED BY HOST SERVER   - A hierarchical view of the host servers and instances you have registered with SQL Inventory Manager.
• SQL LICENSING BY INSTANCES - Helpful information about your registered instances to help you determine your SQL Server licensing requirements.
• SQL LICENSING BY SERVER   - Helpful information about your registered servers to help you determine your SQL Server licensing requirements.
• DECOMMISSIONED INSTANCES  - Instances decommissioned in SQL Inventory Manager.
• DISCOVERED INSTANCES  - Instances discovered by SQL Inventory Manager and not registered yet.
• IGNORED INSTANCES  - Instances you have chosen not to manage with SQL Inventory Manager.