SYSTEM MONITORING PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER Oracle Enterprise Manager is Oracle s integrated enterprise IT management prduct line, prviding the industry s first cmplete clud lifecycle management slutin. Oracle Enterprise Manager s Business-Driven IT Management capabilities allw yu t quickly set up, manage and supprt enterprise cluds and traditinal Oracle IT envirnments frm applicatins t disk. Enterprise Manager allws custmers t achieve best service levels fr K E Y F E A T U R E S Out-f-the-bx availability and perfrmance mnitring Detailed cnfiguratin infrmatin cllectin and analysis Out-f-the-bx reprts fr easier prblem diagnsis, trend analysis and capacity planning. Advanced mnitring and event management features: Blackuts Crrective Actins Ntificatins Metric Extensins Mnitring Templates Dashbards Chargeback Functinality Prepackaged jbs t Start/Stp/Pause/Resume SQL Server instances frm Enterprise Manager Database backup management and scheduling SQL Server Cmpliance Standard traditinal and clud applicatins thrugh management frm a business perspective including fr Oracle Fusin Applicatins, prvide maximum return n IT management investment thrugh the best slutins fr intelligent management f the Oracle stack and engineered systems and gain unmatched custmer supprt experience thrugh real-time integratin f Oracle s knwledgebase with each custmer envirnment. The Enterprise Manager System Mnitring Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server delivers cmprehensive availability, perfrmance and cnfiguratin infrmatin fr Micrsft SQL Server. By cmbining Micrsft SQL Server mnitring with the richest and mst cmprehensive management f Oracle systems, Oracle Enterprise Manager significantly reduces the cst and cmplexity f managing IT envirnments that have a mix f Micrsft SQL Server and Oracle technlgies. Administratrs running packaged and custm applicatins n tp f Oracle systems and Micrsft SQL Server can nw centralize all f the mnitring infrmatin in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Clud Cntrl, mdel and view the cmplete tplgy f their applicatins, and perfrm cmprehensive rt cause analysis. Database administratrs managing Oracle Databases and Micrsft SQL Server can perfrm practive mnitring and detailed cnfiguratin analysis fr Micrsft SQL Server, while cnslidating all f the management infrmatin abut their database envirnment in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cnsle. S Y S T E M M O N I T O R I N G P L UG- I N F O R M I C R O S O F T S Q L S E R V E R Realize Immediate Value thrugh Out-f-Bx Availability and Perfrmance Mnitring The System Mnitring Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server autmatically cllects a cmprehensive set f availability and perfrmance metrics with pre-defined threshlds, immediately alerting administratrs f any issues. This allws administratrs t derive
instant value, while giving them the flexibility t fine-tune threshlds accrding t their specific peratinal requirements. Over fur hundred metrics are mnitred that prvide nn-stp mnitring f SQL Server Instance and Database Status, Memry / Cache / CPU Statistics, Lcks and Prcesses, Alert Lg and Events, Database Backups and Jbs, Space Usage, Users and Rles. In additin t real-time mnitring f perfrmance metrics fr Micrsft SQL Server, Oracle Enterprise Manager als stres the mnitring infrmatin in the management repsitry, thereby enabling administratrs t analyze perfrmance thrugh varius histrical views (these include Real Time Refresh/Last 24 Hurs/ Last 7 Days/ Last 31 Days/etc) and facilitating strategic tasks such as trend analysis and reprting. K E Y B E N E F I T S Cmprehensive, tp-dwn visibility int yur Micrsft and Oracle infrastructure Crrelate availability and perfrmance prblems acrss hetergeneus IT cmpnents Enhance service mdeling and perfrm cmprehensive rt cause analysis Increase peratinal efficiencies T further aid administratrs with critical tasks such as prblem diagnsis, trend analysis and capacity planning, the System Mnitring Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server includes twelve ut-f-bx reprts, summarizing key infrmatin abut SQL Server availability, perfrmance, resurce cnsumptin and cnfiguratin. Figure 1. Micrsft SQL Perfrmance Reprt These reprts are easily accessible frm the SQL Server Hme page in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cnsle and frm the Business Intelligence Publisher (Enterprise Manager s pwerful reprting framewrk), enabling administratrs t schedule, share, and custmize reprts t fit their peratins needs. 2 SYSTEM MONITORING PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
R E L A T E D P R O D U C T S Management Plug-ins System Mnitring Plug-in fr Nn- Oracle Databases System Mnitring Plug-in fr Nn- Oracle Middleware Cnfiguratin Management Pack fr Applicatins Management Cnnectrs Detailed infrmatin n these prducts is at http://www.racle.cm/enterprisemanager. Figure 2. Micrsft SQL Space Usage Reprt. Apply Oracle Enterprise Manager s Pwerful Mnitring and Event Management Features t Micrsft SQL Server The System Mnitring Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server leverages Oracle Enterprise Manager s pwerful mnitring and event management features, thereby delivering a rbust mnitring slutin thrugh autmatin, standardizatin and manage many-as-ne apprach. Key features include: Blackut Perids: prevent unnecessary alerts frm being raised during scheduled maintenance peratins, such as SQL Server backup r hardware upgrade. Mnitring Templates: simplify the task f standardizing mnitring settings acrss the entire Micrsft SQL Server envirnment, by allwing administratrs t specify the mnitring settings (metrics, threshlds, metric cllectin schedules and crrective actins) nce and applying them t any number f SQL Server instances. Metric Extensins: allw administratrs t cllect and mnitr parameters specific t their applicatins. Crrective Actins: ensure that rutine respnses t alerts are autmatically executed, thereby saving administratrs time and ensuring prblems are dealt with befre they nticeably impact users. Incident Rules, Methds and Schedules: define when and hw administratrs shuld be ntified abut critical prblems with their applicatins, ensuring quicker prblem reslutin. Grups / Systems: significantly simplify management f large numbers f cmpnents, allwing administratrs t manage many-as-ne. By cmbining SQL Server instances in grups, r including them in hetergeneus grups r systems, administratrs can benefit frm a wealth f grup management features, such as ability t practively mnitr availability and alerts f all grup members via the System Mnitring Dashbard. Administratin: autmate & schedule administrative tasks such as 3 SYSTEM MONITORING PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
starting/stpping/pausing and resuming f SQL Server instances by taking advantage f pre-packaged Enterprise Manager jbs. Chargeback Functinality: allws administratrs t mnitr and cntrl IT csts by gathering data n resurce use, and allcating charges fr the use f these resurces. Lwer Csts thrugh Knwledge: Knw What Yu Have and What Changed Tracking cnfiguratins is ne f the mst time-cnsuming and difficult tasks administratrs face n a daily basis. Being able t quickly view a detailed cnfiguratin snapsht, analyze histrical changes and enfrce standardizatin between systems is key t diagnstics, auditing, cmpliance, and making slid business decisins. System Mnitring Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server simplifies these tasks by autmatically cllecting detailed cnfiguratin infrmatin abut Micrsft SQL Server, including: perating system details, clustering infrmatin, database and registry settings. This infrmatin is cllected daily and stred in the management repsitry. In additin, Oracle Enterprise Manager autmatically tracks all changes t the Micrsft SQL Server cnfiguratin, helping administratrs answer key questins abut what changed, wh is respnsible fr the change, and when the change was made. System Mnitring Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server als enables enterprise-wide cnfiguratin cmparisns f SQL Server instances, allwing administratrs t quickly and easily pinpint ptential differences. This helps t keep systems synchrnized and t reduce cnfiguratin drift. In additin, it simplifies investigatins int why systems that are presumed t be identical, are behaving differently. The latest release f the Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server includes a new Cmpliance Standard prviding the ability t mnitr a target s cmpliance. This allws administratrs t track and manage the adherence f their managed targets. Centralize All f the Mnitring Infrmatin in a Single Cnsle The System Mnitring Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server prvides administratrs managing Oracle systems and Micrsft SQL Server with a cnslidated view f the entire enterprise, enabling them t mnitr and manage all f their cmpnents frm a central place. Having such an integrated tl reduces the ttal cst f wnership by eliminating the need t manually cmpile critical infrmatin frm several different tls, thus streamlining the crrelatin f availability and perfrmance prblems acrss the entire set f IT cmpnents. 4 SYSTEM MONITORING PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
Figure 3. Micrsft SQL Target Hme Page. In additin, the System Mnitring Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server cmplements Oracle Enterprise Manager s existing supprt fr Windws systems, prviding administratrs with mre depth and greater ability t view Micrsft SQL Server peratins directly in the cntext f perating system activity. Anther feature t the Plug-in fr Micrsft SQL Server is the Analysis page where Administratrs can view tables that shw Tp 5 Sessin Statistics r Tp 5 Query Statistics. In Figure 4 belw we can see that CPU Time has been selected fr Tp 5 Sessin Statistics. With this view available, administratrs can quickly determine by sessin ID, which sessins have the highest CPU Time. If it is fund that a sessin is the cause f an issue, the administratr can click the Kill Sessin buttn t invke the Kill Sessin Jb t end the prblematic sessin. Figure 4. Micrsft SQL Target Analysis Page. Tw additinal features are the Perfrmance and Database pages. Use the perfrmance page t efficiently view histry and trends f key perfrmance metrics such as Prcess and 5 SYSTEM MONITORING PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
Cnnectin, Memry, and SQL Executin. This page makes excellent use f Oracle Enterprise Manager s graph and charting tls t give insight int these KPI trends. Figure 5. Micrsft SQL Target Perfrmance Page. The Database page prvides detailed infrmatin n the mnitred Micrsft SQL Server s individual databases, their perfrmance, and their backups. Fr backups, yu can use this page t create new named backups fr the database, schedule future backups, restre the database frm a backup r delete ld backups. New t the plug-in are tw jbs t backup all databases and create differential backups. Easily switch between databases n the mnitred instance by using the ppulated drp-dwn list f all the databases n the mnitred instance. Figure 6. Micrsft SQL Target Database Page. Als added in this release is the new Indexes page. Utilize this page t see in depth metrics in relatin t Indexes such as Index Usage, Index Fragmentatin and recmmended missing Indexes. Efficiently create new Indexes with the Create Indexes jb, cnveniently lcated n the page. 6 SYSTEM MONITORING PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
Figure 7. Micrsft SQL Target Indexes Page. Anther way t view the new statistics frm the Analysis, Perfrmance, Indexes and Database pages is with the use f the newly added Business Intelligence Publisher Reprts bundled with this plug-in. Running these reprts will display graphs and details fr tp 5 sessins by CPU time, memry utilizatin, tp 5 queries by executin, blcked time, and CPU time and many ther statistics. Learn Mre Fr mre infrmatin abut this and Hetergeneus Management, visit http://www.racle.cm/technetwrk/em/extensins C O N T A C T U S Fr mre infrmatin abut System Mnitring Plug-in fr Nn-Oracle Database, visit racle.cm r call +1.800.ORACLE1 t speak t an Oracle representative. C O N N E C T W I T H U S blgs.racle.cm/racle facebk.cm/racle twitter.cm/racle racle.cm Cpyright 2015, Oracle and/r its affiliates. All rights reserved. This dcument is prvided fr infrmatin purpses nly, and the cntents heref are subject t change withut ntice. This dcument is nt warranted t be errr-free, nr subject t any ther warranties r cnditins, whether expressed rally r implied in law, including implied warranties and cnditins f merchantability r fitness fr a particular purpse. We specifically disclaim any liability with respect t this dcument, and n cntractual bligatins are frmed either directly r indirectly by this dcument. This dcument may nt be reprduced r transmitted in any frm r by any means, electrnic r mechanical, fr any purpse, withut ur prir written permissin. Oracle and Java are registered trademarks f Oracle and/r its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks f their respective wners. Intel and Intel Xen are trademarks r registered trademarks f Intel Crpratin. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks r registered trademarks f SPARC Internatinal, Inc. AMD, Optern, the AMD lg, and the AMD Optern lg are trademarks r registered trademarks f Advanced Micr Devices. UNIX is a registered trademark f The Open Grup. 0815 7 SYSTEM MONITORING PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT SQL SERVER