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Graphical installation on Ubuntu
Before you start The installer for dbWatch Control Center requires root to run. However, when we want to run the software under a different user once installed. I will run all the first steps as user root for documentation simplicity. You can use sudo instead. This…
Console installation on Ubuntu
Getting Started » Installing on Linux » Console installation on Ubuntu
Before You Start Before installing the dbWatch Control Center, note that the installer requires root privileges. For simplicity, this documentation demonstrates steps executed as the root user. You may use ‘sudo’ as an alternative. This guide is for…
Properties on dbWatch Servers
Advanced Topics » FDL – Farm Data Language » Available properties » Properties on dbWatch Servers
The available properties for server are: Name Description Return type Typical values Extra name, displayname The name of the dbWatch Server Entity dbWatch Control Center instance All the instances…
Fresh Installation of dbWatch Control Center
Troubleshooting Guide » Fresh Installation of dbWatch Control Center
After installing a newer version of dbWatch Control Center, you may encounter problems such as an expired license or a locked account due to forgetting the admin credentials. Here’s a simple guide on doing a fresh installation of dbWatch Control Center.…
Upgrade dbWatch
Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Upgrade dbWatch
If you have dbWatch version 2023-06-27 or later, it is possible to semi automatically upgrade the dbWatch Servers. *Only available for Windows Servers. For linux, look here. In the Domain Configuration dialog, select the Upgrade tab. Click on the Check button to…
dbWatch alerts
Using Control Center » Management » Management on SQL Server » dbWatch alerts
dbWatch alerts is a list of monitoring jobs in the database in warning or alarm state for this database instance. Example: This is handy so you know you are working on the right database instance when you are correcting issues. You can interact with the…
Backup of dbWatch
Troubleshooting Guide » Backup of dbWatch
When we think about backup of dbWatch, this involves several different parts of the software and installation: dbWatch Server and configuration files dbWatch Server places its configuration files and workarea in “C:\ProgramData\dbWatchControlCenter\” by…
dbWatch engine alert
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » dbWatch engine alert
Name: dbWatch engine alert Platform: Sqlserver Category: Internal Internal Description: This procedure gathers statistics per database. Long description: This alert returns warning/alarm if there are several…
dbWatch engine alert
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for PostgreSQL » dbWatch engine alert
Name: dbWatch engine alert Platform: Postgres Category: Internal Description: Collects database uptime statistics. Long description: Version: 1 Default schedule: 15m Requires…
dbWatch Server activity alert
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » dbWatch Server activity alert
Name: dbWatch Server activity alert Platform: Sqlserver Category: Internal Internal Description: This procedure gathers statistics per database. Long description: This alert returns warning/alarm if the dbWatch…
About dbWatch Control Center
About dbWatch Control Center
dbWatch Control Center is a highly scalable software solution that helps enterprises monitor and manage large database servers efficiently, providing total control over all database operations, performance, and resource usage. dbWatch Control Center will give you the…
Installation variables
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Installation variables
Installation variables are used if you want user input during job installation. It is mostly used for application-specific monitoring where the application schema or database can not be determined correctly by the job after installation and human input are…
Resetting dbWatch Control Center Admin Account
Troubleshooting Guide » Resetting dbWatch Control Center Admin Account
Before resetting your admin account, you must be familiar with your working directory. By default, dbWatch Control Center will create a directory in C:\ProgramData\dbWatchControlCenter .If you are not sure, you can open the dbWatch Logo or go to Help > About dbWatch.…
Supported Web Browsers for dbWatch Dashboard
Customization » Web server » Supported Web Browsers for dbWatch Dashboard
As of the current version, dbWatch Dashboard supports the following web browsers: Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Firefox Why These Browsers? Our focus on Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge is driven by several factors: Advanced Features and Standards These…
Properties on Instances
Advanced Topics » FDL – Farm Data Language » Available properties » Properties on Instances
Instances are available under server through the instance property server/instance All instances have the following properties: Name Description Return type Typical values Extra name The given name of the instance String…
Properties on Jobs
Advanced Topics » FDL – Farm Data Language » Available properties » Properties on Jobs
Jobs are available under instance through the task property server/instance[name = '...']/task The available properties are: Name Description Return type Typical values Extra name The name of the job String Blocking…
Properties on Internal
Advanced Topics » FDL – Farm Data Language » Available properties » Properties on Internal
Internal is available under server through the internal property server/internal The available properties are: Name Description Return type Typical values Extra installdir The dbWatch Server installation directory Entity…
Installing on Windows
Getting Started » Installing on Windows
dbWatch Server Prerequisites Windows Server (VMWare virtual server or AWS EC2 supported) Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022 Windows 10 or Windows 11 8 GB RAM 4 CPU cores 10 GB hard drive space dbWatch Engine Prerequisites 500 Mb free space in…
Installing on Linux
Getting Started » Installing on Linux
dbWatch Server Prerequisites Installation of dbWatch on Linux requires X11 for the graphical installation. Installation executable will fallback to console installation if X11 is not available, otherwise console installation is available with -c switch after…
Installation of SQL Performance package
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package » Installation of SQL Performance package
Requirements for installation dbWatch Control Center release 2022-09-29 / 501 or newer License that includes SQL Performance module. It can be as the separate “SQL Performance Package” license or as part of a larger licence package. It is included in…
Management on SQL Server
Using Control Center » Management » Management on SQL Server
When opening the management module in its initial state, you get the status dashboard: This will give an overview of the system, displaying some instance information, the largest databases, logical reads, session load, and memory usage. When a graph indicates…
Installation of the Security and Compliance package
Installing and using premium packages » Security and Compliance package » Installation of the Security and Compliance package
Installation of the Security and Compliance package The Security and Compliance package is a premium package that comes with extra cost. If you want to get this package and its not part of your current license, please contact sales@dbwatch.com. To install the…
Using SQL Performance package on Oracle
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package » Using SQL Performance package on Oracle
Navigating to the SQL Performance package dashboard Once the SQL statistics job is installed and have collected data, you can navigate to the dashboard. It is located in the management interface for that database instance. The pictures and descriptions are from…
Using SQL Performance package on PostgreSQL
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package » Using SQL Performance package on PostgreSQL
Navigating to the SQL Performance package dashboard Once the SQL statistics job is installed and have collected data, you can navigate to the dashboard. It is located in the management interface for that database instance. The pictures and descriptions are from…
Using SQL Performance package on MySQL
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package » Using SQL Performance package on MySQL
Navigating to the SQL Performance package dashboard Once the SQL statistics job is installed and have collected data, you can navigate to the dashboard. It is located in the management interface for that database instance. The pictures and descriptions are from…
Using SQL Performance package on SQL Server
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package » Using SQL Performance package on SQL Server
Navigating to the SQL Performance package dashboard Once the SQL statistics job is installed and have collected data, you can navigate to the dashboard. It is located in the management interface for that database instance. The pictures and descriptions are from SQL…
Security and Compliance package on SQL Server
Installing and using premium packages » Security and Compliance package » Security and Compliance package on SQL Server
The Security and Compliance package The Security and Compliance package provides a detailed evaluation of your Microsoft SQL Server’s security and compliance, managed via dbWatch Control Center. It offers in-depth insights into your server’s security and…
Adding an Oracle Instance
Using Control Center » Instance management » Adding an Oracle Instance
Oracle Prerequisites !1. Oracle databases need to have a listener process running and also allow for an external login with sysdba user or user with enough privileges. 2. You need a privileged user, such as sys as sysdba, another user with sysdba privileges or…
Adding a PostgreSQL Instance
Using Control Center » Instance management » Adding a PostgreSQL Instance
How to get here To open the “Add Instance Wizard”, click on the “Plus (+)” sign on the bottom left of the dbWatch Client. This will bring up the “Add Instance” wizard, which will guide you through the following steps. Select Instance Type and Input…
Adding a MySQL Instance
Using Control Center » Instance management » Adding a MySQL Instance
How to get here To open the “Add Instance Wizard”, click on the “Plus (+)” sign on the bottom left of the dbWatch Client. This will bring up the “Add Instance” wizard, which will guide you through the following steps. Select Instance Type and Input…
Hardware Specifications
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Hardware Specifications
Hardware Specifications dbWatch Server Prerequisites Windows Server or Linux Ubuntu Server(VMWare virtual server supported) 8 GB RAM 4 CPU cores 1 GB HD Space (for dbWatch) dbWatch Engine Prerequisites 500 Mb free space in each database instance. SQL…
Initial Domain Setup
Getting Started » Initial Domain Setup
All dbWatch Servers are part of a domain. This domain is unique for each customer and it is specified in the dbWatch license. Every dbWatch installation must have one of the dbWatch Servers specified as the Domain Controller. The first time a you start the dbWatch…
Operating System
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Operating System
Operating System dbWatch Control Center supports: Windows Server 2008 and newer Windows 10 and newer Linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS It could work fine on older or newer versions. Please check the install guides for more detailed information. Install guide on…
SQL Performance package
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package
SQL Performance package SQL Performance module is an optional extra cost module in dbWatch Control Center that allows for historical monitoring and analysis of SQL Statements in the database instance. Currently supported platforms: MS SQL Server 2014 and…
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Here are an additional resources that might help you. You can check all the FAQS on our website. Go to dbWatch/faq You can access our FAQs on this site. Go to FAQs Section To check our video libarary, you can access the link provided: dbWatch/videos ← Fresh…
FAQs
Additional Resources » FAQs
In this section – you will find the frequently asked questions regarding the dbWatch. Do you offer an evaluation copy of your product? - Yes, we do offer a 30-day trial for a maximum of 25 database instances of any database platforms supported. We can also…
Editor for engine jobs
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs
How to get here Example jobs We have some example jobs to make the development easier here. Edit Existing To edit an existing Task or Alert open the Task/Alert Editor by right clicking on any task or alert and select Edit task from the popup menu. Create new…
Pre implementation
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Pre implementation
“Pre implementation” is used to issue grants or create objects as another user, before the implementation step. Its optional, and in this example used to issue grants that is needed by the implementation procedure. “Execute as user” is the…
Security and Compliance package
Installing and using premium packages » Security and Compliance package
Security and Compliance package The Security and Compliance package is an optional extra cost module in dbWatch Control Center that allows automated detection and reporting on security and compliance-related issues where database instances are not conforming to best…
Exporting configuration from 12 to CC
Advanced Topics » Exporting configuration from 12 to CC
Exporting database instance configuration from dbWatch 12 to CC A version of 12.9.1 or above is needed for this. The idea is that you can export the instance configuration from a dbWatch 12.9.x installation to install the same instances in dbWatch Control Center, as…
Getting Started
Getting Started
Downloading the latest version of Control Center You can get a download link to the latest version of dbWatch Control Center by registering for a free evaluation copy Wait for dbWatch’s Confirmation Email. Follow the steps and link in that email. There are…
File Structure
Product Overview » File Structure
Files stored in the users home directory The dbWatch Monitor stores files in the “.dbwatch/.monitor/” catalog in the users home directory. This directory contains the following directories: config Config files crypto Cryptographic keys data Currently…
Definition Mapping
Troubleshooting Guide » Definition Mapping
dbWatch 12 dbWatch Control Center Definition Changes Tasks and Alerts Jobs Tasks provide statistics and growth rates for your database, which allows for better planning and performance analysis of how your system is behaving.…
Importing resources
Customization » Importing resources
Much of the functionallity in dbWatch is defined in xml files, including report specifications, task specifictions and management specifications. That means that functionallity can be modified by supplying new xml files to dbWatch. There are two ways of doing…
Architecture
Product Overview » Architecture
Architecture components The dbWatch installation consists of three components: dbWatch Monitor/Client serves as the front-end GUI dbWatch Server is the core business logic and central hub of the system dbWatch Framework contains stored objects in the registered…
Release notes
About dbWatch Control Center » Release notes
dbWatch Control Center (2024-03-11) Download Important note Linux release is available as an apt repository, see Linux install guide All clients and servers need to be upgraded in a multi-server setup before the connection will resume due to network…
Adding a SQLServer Instance
Using Control Center » Instance management » Adding a SQLServer Instance
How to get here To open the “Add Instance Wizard”, click on the “Plus (+)” sign on the bottom left of the dbWatch Client. Select Instance Type and Input Connection Details Specify the host and port number. dbWatch will attempt to…
Discovering Database Instances
Using Control Center » Autodiscover » Discovering Database Instances
The dbWatch Autodiscover feature scans your network and locates database instances that are available. You will find the Autodiscover feature under the “Autodiscover” tab on the left-most side of the dbWatch Monitor. In the Autodiscover view, you have 3…
Instance management
Using Control Center » Instance management
In instance management we focus on the process of adding, removing and managing instances and instance groups. You will need to add database instances to dbWatch Control Center in order to monitor, manage and create reports from your database instances. There are 4…
Creating a user
Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Managing users » Creating a user
To create a user, right click on the “Users” element in the tree in “Domain Configuration” This will open the add user dialog: Where you add a username and password: If you want to add a user that uses Active Directory for password…
Internal objects
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Internal objects
Internal objects are generated once you add objects in the implementation section. You can however adjust if the objects are dropped if the job installation fails, or stay present after any cleanup attempt. ← Metadata / External dependencies…
Licensing terms
Licensing terms
dbWatch End User License Agreement 1. PARTIES This License and Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is between dbWatch AS, organization number 991 500 456 Norway (“dbWatch”), and the Customer, which is the entity or person whose name and contact details as it…
Configuration parameters
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Configuration parameters
Configuration parameters are the parameters a user can use to control the behavior of a job. This can be thresholds for alerting, items to ignore, and other types of adjustments that make it easy to create a good fit between a standardized job and a custom database…
Scheduled reports
Using Control Center » Reporting » Scheduled reports
Scheduled reports are defined to be generated at specified intervals, and can be automatically emailed to you when they are completed. Create a scheduled report To create a scheduled report see Generate Report. Configure a scheduled report Once a report has been…
Defining Autodiscover Ports
Using Control Center » Autodiscover » Discovering Database Instances » Defining Autodiscover Ports
By default autodiscover scans the following ports: MS SQL Server: 1433 Oracle: 1520, 1521, 1522, 1523, 1524, 1526, 1527 Sybase: 4998, 4999, 5000, 5001, 5002 MySQL: 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3308 PostgreSQL: 5429, 5430, 5431, 5432, 5433, 5434 You can override the…
Setting up a CCC node
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline » Setting up a CCC node
To setup a ccc node you first need to download the ccc scripts and extract them in a catalog that you want to be the ccc workarea. In the following example we have downloaded the scripts to “E:/tmp/scripts” and our Control Center installation is located in…
Available properties
Advanced Topics » FDL – Farm Data Language » Available properties
Properties available on dbWatch Servers Properties on instances Properties available on jobs Properties available on internal ← orderby function / Properties on dbWatch Servers →
Network and communications
Product Overview » Network and communications
Network and communications Default ports and protocol dbWatch Control Center uses by default port 7100/tcp for client to node and node to node connections. This can be configured to a different port. On each node there is a node.connections file that both lists what…
Control Center Commandline
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline
CCC.exe – the Control Center Commandline CCC.exe is a command intended to run on the commandline or terminal to trigger USL scripts. The intention of CCC is to use it for integration and automation purposes to access the capabilities of dbWatch for other 3rd…
Performance
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by category » Performance
Jobs in the Performance category Control Center Jobs Description Oracle Blocking detector Checks if a session is waiting on a TX (transaction) lock. Buffer cache statistics Gets data cache statistics for buffer cache in…
Jobs for Sybase
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Sybase
Control Center Jobs Description Availability Database backup Checks backup status of all databases. Database status Checks status of all databases defined on the system. The following incidents triggers a warning or an…
Jobs for Oracle
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle
Control Center Jobs Description Availability Alert log check This check reads and looks for errors in the database alert log. Alert log check This check reads and looks for errors in the database alert log. Alert…
Control Center Jobs
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs
Jobs (older dbWatch versions Tasks and alerts) are the cornerstone of the dbWatch Monitoring module. Jobs perform the actual monitoring of the database instance. There are two types of Monitoring in dbWatch. The Basic and Standard monitoring. To see each monitoring…
Customization
Customization
dbWatch Control Center is designed to be customizable and much of the contents are developed inside the product In this section, we will go over how you can customize different parts of the product. To proceed, click on of the topics below: Customize dbWatch Views…
Web server
Customization » Web server
Control Center can be configured to serve dynamic web content over http. This is intended for dashboards or live reports, and for data export used for integration purposes. Webserver configuration Webserver setup Configuring anonymous webaccess Mountable web…
Cluster and replication
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by category » Cluster and replication
Jobs in the Cluster and replication category Control Center Jobs Description Oracle Blocking detector for RAC Checks if a session is waiting on a TX (transaction) lock. (RAC only) Memory session load for RAC Records the…
Versions Summary
About dbWatch Control Center » Versions Summary
Other Existing Documentations If you are looking for dbWatch’s online documentation for Enterprise Manager, you can proceed with the following link: dbWatch Enterprise Manager Version 12.9 dbWatch Enterprise Manager Version 12.8 dbWatch Enterprise Manager…
Jobs grouped by category
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by category
Jobs by category Jobs in Control Center are grouped by category to make it easier for users to locate the right monitoring job. The categories are: Availability Jobs that checks that the database and database related processes are functioning Capacity – Jobs…
Jobs for PostgreSQL
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for PostgreSQL
Control Center Jobs Description Availability Backup check – pg_dump Checks that there exists an up to date backup file. Backup check – WAL Checks that the WAL files have been backed up. DBMS…
Jobs for MS SQL Server
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server
Control Center Jobs Description Availability Agent Jobs Check Checks whether there exists jobs on the SQL server which have not been executed, or have failed during execution. Agent Jobs Check for MS2000 Checks whether there…
Using Control Center
Using Control Center
In this section, we will cover the user interface, the different modules, and how they are used. When we start dbWatch Control Center we will by default start-up in the monitoring view: We have the top menu, where we find the configuration of client connections…
Network Controls
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Network Controls
Network Controls dbWatch Control Center deploys several methods of network control. 1. Node authentication (clients and servers) using certificate infrastructure built up around the Domain CA system 2. The built-in firewall to restrict incoming connections on an IP…
Example architecture designs
Product Overview » Architecture » Example architecture designs
Basic setup The most basic setup is where a dbWatch Server service is configured with all functions in the same node, and the client is either local or installed on a separate computer. Example drawing: The pictured architecture is similar to the design and setup…
Job concepts
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job concepts
This section will try to explain more in-depth some of the concepts used in monitoring jobs in Control Center. There are currently two types of jobs, engine jobs, and no-engine jobs. The main difference between them is where processing occurs. Engine jobs do the…
Auditing
Advanced Topics » Auditing
DbWatch supports auditing of all statements that are executed on the database instances from dbWatch. There is currently no graphical way of turning this feature on, so it involves manually editing the server_configuration.xml file. Stop the dbWatch Server and take a…
Capacity
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by category » Capacity
Jobs in the Capacity category Control Center Jobs Description Oracle ASM disk statistics Checks ASM disks for status and statistics. ASM diskgroup space Checks ASM diskgroups space statistics. Monitor SYS.AUD$…
Engine jobs
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job concepts » Job types » Engine jobs
Engine jobs Each engine Job consists of a set of objects (procedures, tables, etc) that are installed on the monitored database instance. The main procedure will be triggered by the dbWatch Server, This procedure will then perform a check or collect statistics…
Product Description
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Product Description
Product Description dbWatch Control Center is a database operations software intended to monitor, manage, maintain and report on database instances across multiple database platforms and physical locations. A dbWatch Control Center environment has at its core a…
The modules of Control Center
Using Control Center » The modules of Control Center
We have seven default modules available when you start dbWatch Control Center. This article will only introduce you to what these instances are and give a brief description of them. You need to be familiar with the navigation tree to better understand how these modules…
Job types
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job concepts » Job types
There are currently two types of jobs, engine jobs, and no-engine jobs. The main difference between them is where processing occurs. Engine jobs do the processing in the database instance engine, and no-engine jobs do the processing on the Control Center Instance…
Product Security
Advanced Topics » Product Security
Introduction on dbWatch Control Center regarding product security dbWatch AS has implemented reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to help protect against security incidents and privacy breaches involving a dbWatch product, provided those…
Monitor dashboards and overview screens
Product Overview » Monitor dashboards and overview screens
Being effective in database operations are one of the key focus areas for the dbWatch database operations team. This chapter will focus on the dashboards or overview screens used by our internal database operations team, what information they show, how they are used…
Remote Connectivity
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Remote Connectivity
Remote Connectivity dbWatch Control Center servers are by default configured to allow connections on port 7100/TCP. This communication is encrypted and several network controls are available to restrict traffic. Communication is only available to approved nodes,…
Monitoring
Customization » Monitoring
Custom monitoring and editing monitoring jobs dbWatch has two types of monitoring jobs that can detect issues in the database instances. They are referred to as Engine jobs and “No-engine jobs”. Engine jobs are jobs that run inside the database engine,…
Sensitive Data Transmitted
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Sensitive Data Transmitted
Sensitive Data Transmitted dbWatch Control Center will, by its nature log into database instances and run queries on the database instances it manages. Key data accessed is primarily data related to statistics on the behavior of the database instance, and not actual…
Installing and using premium packages
Installing and using premium packages
Additional packages dbWatch Control Center also provides additional premium packages to cover specific areas. They may be specific only to one or a few of the platforms supported by dbWatch Control Center. More details are found on the pages specific to the package.…
Job menus
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job menus
Each job has a set of menus. They can be accessed if you right-click on a job. This gives you several options. “Run now” will trigger the job now, outside of the normal schedule. “Details” will open the job report, providing details about…
Sensitive Data Stored
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Sensitive Data Stored
Sensitive Data Stored dbWatch Control Center stores usernames and passwords needed to connect to database instances it monitors. The data is encrypted on the disk of the dbWatch Server. ← Sensitive Data Transmitted / Certificate infrastructure…
Audit Logging
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Audit Logging
Audit Logging Auditing in dbWatch Control Center is available to enable. Currently, 3 log levels are available: 0=no logging, 1 = log statements triggered by user actions, 2 = log all statements by user actions and other database interactions. Audit logs are stored…
Availability
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by category » Availability
Jobs in the Availability category Control Center Jobs Description Oracle Alert log check This check reads and looks for errors in the database alert log. Alert log check This check reads and looks for errors in the database…
Report
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job concepts » Report
Each job has a job report that is generated when you use the job menu and choose “Details”. The job report, here an example from the CPU load details on Oracle, provides a set of graphs, pie charts, and tables. It uses previously generated history…
Functions
Advanced Topics » FDL – Farm Data Language » Functions
Functions in FDL Numeric functions Function name Description add Adds a number to a base value sub Substracts a number from a base value div Diveds a number mult Multiplies a number …
Using OS Authentication
Using Control Center » Instance management » Adding a SQLServer Instance » Using OS Authentication
When connecting to Microsoft SQL Server instances it is possible to login with Windows Authentication (called OS Authentication in dbWatch). The accout used is the same account as the dbWatch Control Center service runs as. Per default the dbWatch Control Center…
Jobs for MariaDB
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MariaDB
Control Center Jobs Description Availability DBMS uptime Collects uptime statistics in the database. Aborted connects alert Collects uptime statistics in the database. Maximum connections alert Collects uptime…
Maintenance
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by category » Maintenance
Jobs in the Maintenance category Control Center Jobs Description Oracle Framework Engine framework is used when upgrading earlier versions of dbWatch. Ensures the dbWatch Engine and dbWatch Server run compatible…
Domain Configuration
Using Control Center » Domain Configuration
How to get here The Domain Configuration can be accessed by going to Server > Domain Configuration. Overview The Domain Configuration dialog lets you configure domain-wide settings. The concepts listed for each domain on the left side tree are: Nodes –…
Jobs for MySQL
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MySQL
Control Center Jobs Description Availability DBMS uptime Collects uptime statistics in the database. MySQL aborted connects Checking if there is many aborted connects MySQL max connections Checking if the system…
Web configuration
Customization » Web server » Web configuration
To enable the Web server, go to the “Server” -> “Domain Configuration” menu. Expand the domain, Nodes, Server, and right-click on the server you want to run the webserver on. Select “Edit webserver” In the Configure…
JDBC Properties
Using Control Center » Instance management » Instance Configuration » JDBC Properties
It is possible to set properties for the JDBC driver on specific instances. You can find this under “Advanced Driver Setup” when adding SQL instances or under “Edit parameters” in the JDBC panel in the Configure Instance dialog. The driver…
Generate Reports
Using Control Center » Reporting » Generate Reports
When you click on Report Module, the report wizard will be started. In the first step you will be asked to select the database instance you wish to generate a report for. The instance that does not have a user/login set for generating the report content, will be shown…