You can easily and quickly install SQL Doctor on any computer that meets or exceeds the following hardware, software, and permissions requirements. Consider the following requirements when installing SQL Doctor in a typical environment:

Type
Requirement
CPU2.0 GHz or higher
Memory1 GB
Operating System (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2003 SP3
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows 7 SP1+
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2016
Microsoft .NET Framework.NET 4.0
Client Browser

Internet Explorer 7.0 or later

SQL Server Standard or Enterprise Edition
  • SQL Server 2005
  • SQL Server 2008
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 or later
  • SQL Server 2012
  • SQL Server 2014
  • SQL Server 2016
OLE Automation Enabled

By default, SQL Doctor uses WMI to collect data for the analysis. However, you can choose to use OLE automation instead. For more information, see SQL Doctor and OLE automation.

Permissions

SQL Doctor requires that the Windows account or SQL login used to connect to the analyzed SQL Server instance has sysadmin privileges on this instance.

SQL Doctor 3.6 now supports Microsoft SQL Azure and Amazon RDS.

SQL Doctor supports the following Amazon regions:

  • AP-NORTH-EAST-1
  • AP-NORTH-EAST-2
  • AP-SOUTH-EAST-1
  • AP-SOUTH-EAST-2
  • CN-NORTH-1
  • EU-CENTRAL-1
  • EU-WEST-1
  • SA-EAST-1
  • US-EAST-1
  • US-GOVCLOUD-WEST-1
  • US-WEST-1
  • US-WEST-2
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