New/Edit SQL Query Monitor

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Use this dialog to configure WhatsUp Gold to run queries on Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL databases. This monitor lets you check that certain conditions exists in a Microsoft SQL or MySQL database, based on a database query. You can define the criteria you want to exist in the database and as long as the specified conditions are present, the SQL Query Monitor is in an up state. If the database data changes outside the boundaries of the query criteria, the monitor triggers to a down state.

After the monitor is configured on this dialog, you must assign the monitor to a device through the Device Properties > Active Monitors dialog.

Note: The SQL Query monitor does not support Windows authentication. Make sure that ADO credentials are set up in the Credentials Library for the database for which you want to query. The Credentials system stores ADO database credentials information in your WhatsUp Gold database to be used when a database connection is required. For more information, see Using Credentials.

Note: When connecting to a remote SQL instance, WhatsUp Gold only supports the TCP/IP network library.

Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.

• Name. Enter a title for the SQL Monitor as it will appear in the Active Monitor Library.
• Description. Enter a short description for the monitor as it will appear in the Active Monitor Library.

  Server Properties

  • Server Type. Select the database server type.

    Note: MySQL database is supported and will be listed as a Server Type option if the MySQL 5.2 or later .NET connector is installed. You can download the connector on the MySQL Connectors Download site.

  • Server Address. Enter the server address, in the ServerName\Instance format.

    Note: The ServerName\Instance format is only required for SQL Server. MySQL only requires the ServerName.

  • Port (optional). Enter the database server port number if other than the standard database port number.
• SQL Query to Run. Enter a query you want to run against a database to monitor and check for certain database conditions. Only SELECT queries are allowed.

  Important: Make sure that you include the full database name in your query. For query help, click Build. The SQL Query Builder will assist you in developing proper query syntax.

  • Build. Click to open the SQL Query Builder dialog for assistance building queries.
  • Verify. Click to check that the query is valid. If there is a syntax error with the SQL query, a message will appear with tips about the syntax issue.

    Monitor is up if

    Important: All database rows must match the criteria settings in the Monitor is up if section for the monitor to be considered up. If multiple threshold criteria is used in the Content of each retrieved row matches the following criteria, all thresholds must match the criteria in each row.

• Number of rows returned is. Select this option to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan based on rows returned by the SQL query.
  For the following options, select the appropriate variables to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan:
  • less than
  • less than or equal to
  • greater than
  • greater than or equal to
  • equal to
  • not equal to

Enter a numeric value for number of rows in the box to the right of the conditions list.

• Content of each retrieved row matches the following criteria. Select to set criteria that each database row must match to determine the success or failure of the monitor scan.
  • Add. Click to open the New Row Content Threshold dialog. This dialog lets you set the database column values and conditions that must be matched for each table row.
  • Edit. Click to modify existing row criteria.
  • Delete. Click to remove existing row criteria.

As you specify the desired monitor criteria settings, this description updates to verbally illustrate the monitor you have configured.