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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.…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Adding or changing license

Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Adding or changing license

Adding or changing license To add or change the license, you need to start the domain configuration window. (Server->Domain Configuration) In this window, click on “Upload license” and point it to the license .json file you received from dbWatch.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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 →

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

Network Ports and Services

Advanced Topics » Product Security » Network Ports and Services

Network Ports and Services 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. If enabled the webserver can run. Default port is 8080. On each…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 –…

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…

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…

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…

Reporting

Using Control Center » Reporting

Control Center comes bundled with a series of report templates that you can use to generate standard reports on various aspects of your database environment. It also allows you to edit the templates or create your own for fully customizable reporting which will be…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Database Farm Management Additional Resources

Additional Resources » Database Farm Management Additional Resources

Blogs For farm management, we have different blogs discussing this topic: From SQL Instance Management to Database Farm Management dbWatch Control Center for managing Database Farms Does managing database server farms differ from database instances? Tips: How you…

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…

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,…

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…

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 →

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

No-engine jobs

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job concepts » Job types » No-engine jobs

No-engine jobs No-engine jobs consists of a series of steps (defined in xml files), and each step retreives data and/or performs some computation on the data. The last step will also set a status and a text describing the current state of the job. The steps can be a…

Uptime statistics

Using Control Center » Management » Management on SQL Server » Configuration » Uptime statistics

Control Center provides uptime statistics reports, and this is the interface to look at uptime periods for an instance and add scheduled maintenance periods that will be taken into consideration when uptime statistics is generated for this report. ← Registry…

Adding MySQL Instance with Super Privilege Error

Troubleshooting Guide » Adding MySQL Instance with Super Privilege Error

MySQL Super Privilege Error When adding an instance for MySQL 5.0 or over, you may encounter the following error: This error happens when dbWatch Control Center is creating a user. This error appears indicating that the user has no super privilege rights. There…

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…

Example engine jobs

Customization » Monitoring » Editor for engine jobs » Example engine jobs

Example jobs To simplify development efforts for customers we provide example jobs with comments that should help development efforts. To use, right-click on the link and save as. Make sure its an xml file, with the name you want. You can edit it as its xml to change…

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…

Managing nodes

Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Managing nodes

Nodes In the node configuration there are 2 editable fileds. The displayname and the approved checkbox. This is were you approve new Servers that want to join the domain. In addition you can see the type (currently server and/or domaincontroller) and id for the…

Versioning

Using Control Center » Monitoring » Job concepts » Versioning

All jobs and most resource files in Control Center have a version to differentiate between new and old jobs. It is used to upgrade jobs, and most jobs are auto-upgraded. Engine jobs have upgrade scripts built in, to alter tables and update changes to PL/SQL or TSQL…

SQL performance

Using Control Center » Management » Management on SQL Server » SQL performance

SQL performance is an extra cost module, that might not be available if your license has not enabled it. For more details look at the documentation for this module here ← Maintenance periods / Internal repository →

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…

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…

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…

Sessions performance

Using Control Center » Management » Management on SQL Server » Sessions performance

The Sessions performance view is part of the SQL performance package, which is an extra cost module, that might not be available if your license has not enabled it. For more details look at the documentation for this module here ← Sessions history / Disk…

Customize View using FDL

Customization » Monitoring » Customize View using FDL

Before proceeding to this section, you must be familiar with Farm Data Language. To give you an overview, Farm Data Language is a type of query dbWatch uses to read and display data to its user. Think of it as your query tool when using dbWatch. How to edit…

Consolidation

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

Jobs in the Consolidation category Control Center Jobs Description MS SQL Server Optional Database statistics This procedure gathers statistics per database.

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…

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…

Compliance

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

Jobs in the Compliance category Control Center Jobs Description MS SQL Server Optional MS SQL Server patch status Checks latest updates for Microsoft SQL Server.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Privileges and actions map

Using Control Center » Domain Configuration » Privileges and actions map

Overview of actions and required privilege Instance is the specific database instance. Instance system is a predefined security group controlling the overall instance monitoring and management. Domain configuration is a predefined security group controlling the…

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…

Reports

Customization » Reports

Before proceeding to this topic, you must be familiar with generating a report. You can check it out by click on the link. Customizing your Report by changing the logo and Company Name To customize, your report. First click “Server” on the upper ribbon of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…