The SERVERS sidebar contains all the SQL Server instances that are monitored by SQL Diagnostic Manager, providing a general overview.
The Servers sidebar can be expanded or collapsed, allowing you to have a larger screen space.
Additionally, SQL Diagnostic Manager allows you to undock and move your panels as you prefer. Double-click the dark gray bar to undock the panel, move it wherever you prefer, and double-click to return to its original location:
A full refresh of alerts excluding table fragmentation occurs in the following circumstances even if longer collection intervals are defined:
This refresh does not cause the collection of non-alertable data, nor cause the collection of anything that is disabled.
When you select a SQL Server instance in the Servers sidebar, the Overview tab displays the following options:
The Dashboard view is where you can see a graphical representation of the most important metrics for the selected SQL Server instance.
The Details view lets you view the values of each data item collected and create charts with the specific data items you need.
The Configuration view allows you to view and control the operational configuration of the monitored SQL Server instance.
The Active Alerts view allows you to view and control the active alerts as of the most recent data collection.
The Timeline view allows you to view all alerts and maintenance mode events as well as the first monitored event for the selected SQL Server instance.
By right-clicking a SQL Server instance in the Servers sidebar you can perform the following actions:
Opens the Dashboard view for the selected monitored SQL Server instance.
Gathers the alert status and refreshes the tree view information for the selected monitored SQL Server instance.
Allows you to delete the SQL Server instance from your SQL Diagnostic Manager installation. When you select Delete, SQL Diagnostic Manager displays a message asking whether you want to retain the collected data for the SQL Server instance, and it also allows you to cancel out of the deletion process.
You cannot retrieve collected data once it is deleted from the SQL Diagnostic Manager Repository. Use the Delete option with care. |
Allows you to take an individually monitored SQL Server instance offline for scheduled maintenance or other reasons.
Allows you to configure the performance baseline for the selected SQL Server instance.
Allows you to select an existing alert template to apply to the selected SQL Server instance.
Allows you to specify the alert criteria for each collected metric on the selected SQL Server instance.
Allows you to snooze all the alerts for the selected SQL Server instance instead of selecting the snooze feature for each alert individually.
Allows you to resume any alerts set to snooze on the selected SQL Server instance.
Allows you to view and edit the collection properties of your SQL Server instance.
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