Performance Counter Alert only fires one time
I have set up a performance counter alert for free disk space following the instructions in this forum. However, no matter what frequency I set for the place holder job, the alert only fires one time...
View ArticleCompress the SQL Sentry Database
Can I enable compression on the tables in the SQL Sentry database? What I really want to know is if there is any reason that I shouldn't compress the database.
View ArticleTOP SQL Window does not update
I'm monitoring 10 server with a total of about 750 databases. When I open performance advisor, the TOP SQL window frequently takes a long time to load initially, then after loading it fails to update...
View ArticleMonitoring virtualized SQL Server Instances
There is a big push going on at my company to virtualize resources wherever it makes sense. Some of my lightweight SQL instances may be good candidates for this. If I virtualize them, will I still be...
View ArticlePage File Usage % Computed Incorrectly
The Page File Usage % shown on the PA dashboard is computed incorrectly. It does not take into account that multiple page files may be defined for the server. On one of my servers (and I don't like...
View ArticleHow to fix warning: Data is no longer current because event source no longer...
How do I correct the problem that is generating this warning? "The data for event source "x" is not current because of the following error: The event source no longer exists." This has just started...
View ArticleSQL Sentry Job History Query blocks Agent jobs
The following SQL Sentry query is creating a long lasting blocking condition that is interfering with other Agent jobs. How do I stop this query from executing until I can figure out why it is...
View ArticlePerformance Counter History Report Resolution
The data reported in the "Performance Counter History Report" is not granular enough for the window of time covered in the report. I have a specific 4 hour window that I am defining for the report, but...
View ArticleAdjustable threshold for detecting offline server?
This weekend, a hardware fault caused spurious reboots of a production server. SQL Sentry apparently did not detect these reboots, and I am trying to figure out why. Any suggestions?
View ArticleSQL Stats Not Being Collected For All Instances
I have two SQL instances running on a single server. Both instances are being monitored by SQL Sentry, however, the SQL Stats for one of the instances is not being picked up by SQL Sentry. One instance...
View ArticlePA doesn't show TopSQL for second instance on same server. Why?
I have two monitored instances on a single server. When I toggle between the two instances in PA, the TopSQL tab does not also toggle, even though the Sync button is active.
View ArticleSQL Sentry Database deployment target
Is it possible to deploy the SQL Sentry database to AWS RDS or Azure SQL Database?
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