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Memory setup
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MySQL » Memory setup
Name: Memory setup Platform: Mysql Category: Performance Description: Analyzes the memory setup of the server Long description: Task analyzes memory setup of the server Version: 2.11 Default…
Memory setup
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MariaDB » Memory setup
Name: Memory setup Platform: Mariadb Category: Performance Description: Analyzes the memory setup of the server Long description: Task analyzes memory setup of the…
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…
Memory setup (old)
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MariaDB » Memory setup (old)
Name: Memory setup Platform: Mariadb Category: Performance Description: Analyzes the memory setup of the server Long description: Task analyzes memory setup of the…
Rebuild indexes in table
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » Rebuild indexes in table
Name: Rebuld indexes in table Platform: Sqlserver Category: Maintenance Description: Rebuilds fragmented indexes in all tables listed in the ‘table list’ parameter. Long description: Rebuilds…
Reorganize indexes in table
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » Reorganize indexes in table
Name: Reorganize indexes in table Platform: Sqlserver Category: Maintenance Description: Reorganizing fragmented indexes in all tables listed in the ‘table list’ parameter. Long…
Databases NOT IN USE collector
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » Databases NOT IN USE collector
Name: Databases NOT IN USE collector Platform: Sqlserver Category: Capacity Description: Collects information about most inactive databases. Long description: Version: 2 Default…
Tablespace in BEGIN BACKUP mode
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » Tablespace in BEGIN BACKUP mode
Name: Tablespace in BEGIN BACKUP mode Platform: Oracle Category: Availability Description: Checks if any of the tablespaces are in ‘BEGIN BACKUP’ mode (caused by DDL ‘alter tablespace Long…
Troubleshooting issues in SQL Performance package
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package » Repository management and monitoring » Troubleshooting issues in SQL Performance package
Graph issues with monitoring has been switched off If for some reason dbWatch Control Center has not been connected to a database instance running SQL Performance package for an extended time, you can get odd statistics errors in the graphs. It will look like a linear…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Test alert
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » Test alert
Name: Test alert Platform: Oracle Category: Availability Description: Test alert that alerts every ‘X’ minutes. Long description: Test alert that alerts every ‘X’ minutes. Usefull for…
Test alert db
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » Test alert db
Name: Test alert db Platform: Oracle Category: Availability Description: Test alert that alerts every ‘X’ minutes. Long description: Test alert that alerts every ‘X’ minutes. Usefull for…
Managing roles
Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Managing roles
Roles In the roles configuration you can add, delete and configure roles. In this example we have created a “Dev” role that has Read, Write and Configure on the security group “Test instances”, aswell as “Read” on “Dev…
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…
Cloud router
Product Overview » Architecture » Cloud router
Introduction The dbWatch Control Center is structured around a network of nodes dedicated to managing server infrastructure. While these nodes effectively communicate within a single network, cross-network communication poses a unique challenge. To address this, we…
Managing security groups
Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Managing security groups
Security groups This is were you define the groups that users and roles can have privileges on. There are some predefined security groups: Security group name Privilege All instances A list of instances containing all instances added to…
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…
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…
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…
Configuring email extension for Service Now
Customization » Extensions and 3rd party integrations » Email and SMS » Configuring email extension for Service Now
Integration with Servicenow In this example we will configure dbWatch and Servicenow so that alarms from dbWatch, can create incidents in Servicenow. To integrate the alerts from dbWatch with Servicenow incident creation, there are two parts that needs to be setup.…
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…
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…
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…
Product Overview
Product Overview
Product Overview In Product Overview, we will look into architecture and structure and give an overview of how the application operates. Chapters: Architecture File Structure Network and communications Database Operations Philosophy Monitor Dashboards and…
Anonymous webaccess
Customization » Web server » Anonymous webaccess
Configuring Anonymous Web Access in dbWatch This guide outlines the updated process for configuring anonymous web access in dbWatch. The configuration is now managed through the ‘tuning.properties’ file, which simplifies the setup process. Step 1: Create…
FDL with CCC
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline » FDL with CCC
Prerequisites Before running fdl through CCC you need to go through the steps described in Setting up a CCC node First we need to specify the fdl query to execute. This is done by editing the “fdl.script” file. The query is specified after the query?=…
Adding SQLServer instances with kerberos
Using Control Center » Instance management » Adding a SQLServer Instance » Adding SQLServer instances with kerberos
Using the kerberos authentication option requires some additional setup. We need dbwatch user added to the domain: First we create a dbwatch user that is a normal domain user. We set a passord, and make sure it dont expire. And we must add this user to the…
Install jobs with CCC
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline » Install jobs with CCC
Prerequisites Before installing jobs through CCC you need to go through the steps described in Setting up a CCC node ← Set metadata with CCC / Get instance configuration with CCC →
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…
Set metadata with CCC
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline » Set metadata with CCC
Prerequisites Before settings metadata through CCC you need to go through the steps described in Setting up a CCC node Metadata is defined in a file (default “metadata.properties”) ← Add instance with CCC / Install jobs with CCC…
User integration with Active Directory
Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Managing users » User integration with Active Directory
The user integration with Active Directory offloads the password verification and storage from the dbWatch Control Center domain controller to Active Directory. Port openings To allow the correct communications between the dbWatch Server and the Active Directory…
Upgrade
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Upgrade
When you add upgrade/implementation steps you get prompted for “Version”, and that is a comma-separated list of versions that this implementation can upgrade from. It is always to the current version. You can use the configuration parameters to create…
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…
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…
The FString format
Advanced Topics » The FString format
The FString format. FString is a format created to extract data from complex data structures in order to create well-formed files or strings. The basic FString - Any string is considered an FString. - Any parts of the string starting with ‘{$’ and…
Get instance configuration with CCC
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline » Get instance configuration with CCC
Prerequisites Before you can get instance configuration through CCC you need to go through the steps described in Setting up a CCC node Getting instance configuration get_instance.script has the following input parameters: server – specify server IP and port,…
Register instance configuration with CCC
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline » Register instance configuration with CCC
Prerequisites Before you can get instance configuration through CCC you need to go through the steps described in Setting up a CCC node Registering instance configuration register_instance.script has the following input parameters: server – specify server IP…
Configuration
Using Control Center » Management » Management on SQL Server » Configuration
Configuration gives an overview of the current setup of the database instance, including parameters and uptime statistics. ← dbWatch alerts / Parameters →
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…
Integration with SSMS
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package » Using SQL Performance package on SQL Server » Integration with SSMS
When analyzing a SQL statement, the choice “Show query plan (using SSMS)” appears on SQL Server. This is for opening a query plan in SQL Server Management Studio. Clicking on this will not open anything, if it is not setup correctly. There is a monitor.xml…
Notes
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job concepts » Notes
Notes on jobs are information that DBA’s and the Control Center system save to better document a system setup and known behaviour. When you open notes on a job, it will start off as a blank note. The top field is for personal notes and the contents are stored…
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…
Web dashboard editor (beta)
Customization » Web server » Web dashboard editor (beta)
Web dashboard editor (currently in beta) Web dashboard editor is an additional addon module to dbWatch Control Center, that allows the customer to create their own dashboards displaying data about their database environment. While it is in beta, it is open for…
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…
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…
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…
Add instance with CCC
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline » Add instance with CCC
Prerequisites Before adding instances through CCC you need to go through the steps described in Setting up a CCC node The properties for the instance to add are defined in a file (default is “instance.properties”). The syntax is key/value pairs seperated…
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…
Internal Control Center firewall
Advanced Topics » Internal Control Center firewall
The internal firewall Mostly used for advanced configurations, where nodes are placed in locations facing internet traffic, there is a built-in firewall in Control Center. You access the firewall configuration in the domain configuration dialog for each node.…
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…
Start/stop webservice with CCC
Advanced Topics » Control Center Commandline » Start/stop webservice with CCC
*Not available in general release. You need the 22.03.2024 build or later. *Note: The term service in this context is an internal service in dbWatch, not a Windows service. Prerequisites First you need to go through the steps described in Setting up a CCC node You…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Job details
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job details
When you click on one of the jobs in the job tree, you can see a more detailed job overview. The idea of this overview is to show current and historical state, configured parameters and how the job is behaving on other database instances. In the top left…
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…
No-engine jobs
Customization » Monitoring » No-engine jobs
No-engine jobs No-engine jobs are monitoring jobs that does not run in the database engine. No-engine jobs are jobs that run on the dbWatch Server, and typically run a SQL statement and process the result of this statement in javascript. Example code for different…
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.…
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…
Tree navigation
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Tree navigation
On the left side of the dbWatch monitor, you will see a tree structure. There are 2 component that lets your group and filter instances. Top level of the tree, there is a “Grouping” panel. Below it is a quick text based filter. Grouping This is always…
Implementation
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Implementation
The implementation steps are the most important section. It consists of code blocks that creates the contents of the job. Typically at least one table and a procedure. You can right-click on the “Implementation” tree element to add new code blocks. You…
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,…
Filegroups growth rate (MS2000)
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » Filegroups growth rate (MS2000)
Name: Filegroups growth rate Platform: Sqlserver Category: Capacity Description: This procedure collects space usage in all filegroups defined in each database. The undocumented ‘sp_MSforeachdb’ Stored Procedure…
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…
Worksheet
Using Control Center » Worksheet
One of the truly unique features of dbWatch is its integrated SQL Worksheet, which, although simple in operation has some sophisticated applications, including cross-database queries. The SQL Worksheet is not developed from a developer-centric perspective and therefore…
Disclaimer
Advanced Topics » Product Security » Disclaimer
Disclamer The information contained in this Product Security Wiki is for reference purposes only. Nothing contained in this document or relayed verbally to any customer will be deemed to amend, modify or supersede the terms and conditions of any written agreement…
FDL – Farm Data Language
Advanced Topics » FDL – Farm Data Language
Introduction to Farm Data Language Farm Data Language or FDL for short is the query language used in dbWatch to find information about objects. FDL is formerly known as DBWQL. This topic should be considered as the advanced part of dbWatch. It is also the central…
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…
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$…
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…
Database operations philosophy
Product Overview » Database operations philosophy
The reasons for database operations The value of database operations comes from the value of the systems the databases support. . In a typical operation, the value of the managed systems is much greater than the resources used on the operations side. Running a…
Job templates
Customization » Monitoring » Job templates
Creating templates Template functionality makes it possible to automate installation and configuration of jobs across the entire database farm you are managing. The configuration interface is available in the menu Server -> Server Configuration -> Edit job…
Transaction log space usage (noschema)
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » Transaction log space usage (noschema)
Name: Transaction log space usage Platform: Sqlserver Category: Capacity Description: This procedure collects space usage in all filegroups defined in each database. The undocumented ‘sp_MSforeachdb’ Stored…
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…
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…
SQL statistics (CDB)
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » SQL statistics (CDB)
Name: SQL statistics Platform: Oracle Category: Performance Extra cost package: SQL Performance package Description: Collects SQL statements statistics (for container database) from V$SQLAREA and V$SQL_PLAN…
SQL statistics (PDB)
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » SQL statistics (PDB)
Name: SQL statistics Platform: Oracle Category: Performance Extra cost package: SQL Performance package Description: Collects SQL statements statistics (for pluggable database) from V$SQLAREA and V$SQL_PLAN…
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…
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…
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…
groupby function
Advanced Topics » FDL – Farm Data Language » Functions » groupby function
Description Groups a set on some value(s). Used in combination with aggregate function(s). Example Group the instances by database type, and count the number of instances in each…
Filegroups growth rate
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » Filegroups growth rate
Name: Filegroups growth rate Platform: Sqlserver Category: Capacity Description: This procedure collects space usage for the largest filegroups defined in each database. The undocumented ‘sp_MSforeachdb’ Stored…
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…
Email and SMS
Customization » Extensions and 3rd party integrations » Email and SMS
Configure In the dbWatch Monitor, go to the “Server”->”Server Extensions” menu. An item called “E-mail extension” should now be visible (v 5.2 or later). To configure the extension, select it and click “Configure”. You should now see the initial…
PDB status
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » PDB status
Name: PDB status Platform: Oracle Category: Availability Description: Alerts if PDB is not in correct state Long description: Alerts if PDB is not in correct state Version: 0.1 Default…
DBA jobs check
Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » DBA jobs check
Name: Dba Jobs check Platform: Oracle Category: Availability Description: Detecting failed scheduled jobs in old style dba_jobs. Long description: The BROKEN column in the Oracle dictionary view DBA_JOBS is used…
Post implementation
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Post implementation
“Post implementation “is used to do actions after implementation steps. It can be recompiling code, fixing issues in data, or adding data to tables. In this example, it is a procedure that goes through the parameters configured and makes sure they are…
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…
External dependencies
Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » External dependencies
External dependencies are used to add dependencies to external tables, views, functions, and procedures. External in this setting is external to, as not part of, this job. It can be external objects, such as tables and procedures that the procedures in this job…
Instance Configuration
Using Control Center » Instance management » Instance Configuration
How to get here Instance Configuration can be accessed by going to Server > Server Configuration > Instance Configuration, or by right clicking on an instance and selecting Configure Instance from the popup menu. Main view The instance configuration view consists…
Repository management and monitoring
Installing and using premium packages » SQL Performance package » Repository management and monitoring
Introduction The SQL Performance package creates tables in the dbWatch schema/database on each database instance where the SQL Statistics job is installed and scheduled. The process combines two parts of dbWatch Control Center. The monitoring is used to schedule the…