Getting Started with SQL Server Monitors

1. Determine which SQL parameters to monitor.

   Note: To use some parameters, configure your System Data Source (ODBC) name for the SQL Server. This is done in the Windows Data Sources (ODBC) administrator.

2. Determine which SQL services to monitor.
3. Decide whether to create a single monitor with multiple parameters and services, several monitors with one parameter or service, or some combination. Whether you set up one monitor or many has a bearing on how the information is reported in WhatsUp Gold logs and by actions. For example, if you create a single monitor to check disk usage, you can name it SQLDisk and it will be reported in logs with this name.
4. Configure an SQL Server Monitor with your selected parameters and/or services.
5. Add the SQL Monitor to the device that represents your SQL server.
6. Set up an action to tell you when the monitor goes down or comes back up.

Note: The monitor is reported down if any of the parameters or services in that monitor are down.

See Also Adding and editing a SQL Server 2000 monitor SQL Server Parameters SQL Server Services Example: SQL Server Monitor