Default Parameters for MsSqlTabGrwthTest

This test monitors the tables on the target Microsoft SQL Database server and reports the count of tables that have been growing beyond a pre-configured size. This test also reveals the maximum size up to which the tables can grow.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the MsSqlTabGrwthTest test.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• In the HOST text box, specify the IP address of the host for which this test is to be configured.

• If the Microsoft SQL server being monitored is an SSL-enabled server, then set the SSL flag to Yes. If not, then set the SSL flag to No.

• In the INSTANCE text box, enter the name of a specific Microsoft SQL instance that is to be monitored. The default value of this parameter is “default”. To monitor an Microsoft SQL instance named “CFS”, enter this as the value of the INSTANCE parameter.

• In the USER textbox, if a Microsoft SQL Server 7.0/2000 is monitored, then provide the name of a SQL user with the Sysadmin role in this text box. While monitoring a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or above, provide the name of a SQL user with all of the privileges outlined in the User Privileges Required for Monitoring Microsoft SQL server section of the Monitoring Microsoft SQL Servers document.

• In the PASSWORD text box, specify the password of the USER and confirm the password by retyping it on the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

• specify the password of the specified Database User in the PASSWORD text box and confirm the password by retyping it on the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

• By default, none is displayed in the DOMAIN text box. If the ‘SQL server and Windows’ authentication has been enabled for the server being monitored, then the DOMAIN can continue to be none. On the other hand, if ‘Windows only’ authentication has been enabled, then, in the DOMAIN text box, specify the Windows domain in which the managed Microsoft SQL server exists. Also, in such a case, the USER name and PASSWORD that you provide should be that of a user authorized to access the monitored SQL server.

• In some Windows networks, NTLM (NT LAN Manager) may be enabled. NTLM is a suite of Microsoft security protocols that provides authentication, integrity, and confidentiality to users. NTLM version 2 (“NTLMv2”) was concocted to address the security issues present in NTLM. By default, the ISNTLMV2 flag is set to No, indicating that NTLMv2 is not enabled by default on the target Microsoft SQL host. Set this flag to Yes if NTLMv2 is enabled on the target host.

• If the value for ISPASSIVE chosen is YES, then the Microsoft SQL server under consideration is a passive server in a SQL cluster. No alerts will be generated if the server is not running. Measures will be reported as “Not applicable” by the agent if the server is not up.

• Specify the size limit (in GB) for the tables against the TABLE SIZE GB text box beyond which the tables are termed as large tables. The default value is set to none.

• In the EXCLUDE DB text box, specify a comma-separated list of databases for which the table growth need not be monitored. The default value is ‘none’.

• By default, the detailed diagnosis of this test, if enabled, will report only the top-10 records. This is why, the DD ROW COUNT parameter is set to 10 by default. If you want to include more or less records in detailed diagnosis, then change the value of this parameter accordingly.

• Specify the time duration (in seconds) beyond which this test should time out in the TIMEOUT text box. The default is 120 seconds.

• Once the above values are provided, click on the UPDATE button to register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz*” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.