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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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Troubleshooting Guide

In this section, we’ll discuss about: dbWatch Backup Restoring Configuration Backup Fault Finding Guide Issues and Troubleshooting Definition Mapping ← Internal Control Center firewall / Backup of dbWatch →

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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 →

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Jobs grouped by platform

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform

Go to the individual platforms to see the jobs for that database platform Jobs for Oracle Jobs for MS SQLServer Jobs for MySQL Jobs for MariaDB Jobs for PostgreSQL Jobs for Sybase ← Control Center Jobs / Jobs for Oracle →

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…

Framework

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » Framework

Name: Framework Platform: Oracle Category: Maintenance Maintenance Description: Engine framework is used when upgrading earlier versions of dbWatch. Ensures the dbWatch Engine and dbWatch Server run compatible…

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…

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…

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$…

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…

Property System

Customization » Property System

There are several types of properties in dbWatch. Predefined properties Predefined properties are always present. For example, instances have properties called name and host. For more details see available properties Metadata properties Metadata properties are…

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…

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…

Migration

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by category » Migration

Jobs in the Migration category Control Center Jobs Description Oracle Optional Statistics migration Migrates statistics from a number of tasks from dbWatch version 12 to dbWatch CC. MS SQL…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 –…

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…

FDL console

Using Control Center » FDL console

See FDL – Farm Data Language ← Auto-discover with different default port / Reporting →

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…

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…

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…

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 →

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…

DBMS uptime

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » DBMS uptime

Name: DBMS uptime Platform: Oracle Category: Availability Description: Collects uptime statistics in database. Long description: Task collects uptime statistics 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…

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…

Managing users

Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Managing users

Starting the domain configuration The user management is in the domain configuration. For specific privileges look at the Privilege and actions map ← Managing roles / Creating a user →

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…

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…

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…

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…

Framework

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for PostgreSQL » Framework

Name: Framework Platform: Postgres Category: Maintenance Description: dbWatch engine framework job (for internal use only). Used for patching or upgrading of dbWatch engine framework. Long description: dbWatch…

Disabling and Enabling Views

Using Control Center » Disabling and Enabling Views

You can enable or disable modules from your dbWatch Control Center by unticking their check boxes. If you check Views, you will see the default set up of modules that are visible. Once you disable all the modules, you’ll only be left with the Report Module. …

Statistics migation

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for Oracle » Statistics migation

Name: Statistics migration Platform: Oracle Category: License and compliance Description: Migrates statistics from a number of tasks from dbWatch version 12 to dbWatch CC. Long description: Migrates statistics…

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…

Management

Customization » Management

Currently there is no graphical interface for editing the managment interface. However, everything is defined in xml files that can be edited directly. Documentation of the syntax is not complete, and you have to rely on the existing code for examples. The following…

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…

Statistics migation

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Control Center Jobs » Jobs grouped by platform » Jobs for MS SQL Server » Statistics migation

Name: Statistics migration Platform: Sqlserver Category: Compliance Description: Migrates statistics from a number of tasks from dbWatch version 12 to dbWatch CC. Long description: Migrates statistics from a…

Advanced Topics

For this section, we’ll be focusing on Farm Data Language and other topics you may find interesting. ← Anonymous webaccess / FDL – Farm Data Language →

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…

Properties

Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Properties

The properties section defines the main settings for the job. Once a job is created the “Task name”, “Company” and “Compatibility” is specified. “Task name” is the visible job name when you install a job or when its…

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…

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…

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…

Issues and troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Guide » Issues and troubleshooting

High CPU usage on database Occasionally when investigating resource-consuming SQL statements running on your system, you may find that some of them belong to the dbWatch application. For example, a SQL statement that has the highest value of spent CPU time. In most…

Extensions and 3rd party integrations

Customization » Extensions and 3rd party integrations

Configuring extensions and 3rd party integrations Email Contact support if you want to make sure you have installed the latest version of your extension. ← Reports / Email and SMS →

Metadata

Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Metadata

Metadata is used to set metadata properties on the job once installed. Normally this is where the job grouping is set. ← Properties / Internal objects →