Monitoring Microsoft SQL Server

NOTE: If you are planning to monitor Microsoft SQL Server clusters, see ”Monitoring Microsoft SQL Server Clusters” on page 318

To manage and monitor Microsoft SQL Servers, you must do the following:

•”Step A — Create the appiq_user Account for the Microsoft SQL Server” on page 313

•”Step B — Provide the Microsoft SQL Server Name and Port Number” on page 316

IMPORTANT: Make sure the Microsoft SQL Server database is in “Mixed Mode authentication.” To switch to mixed mode authentication, see ”Switching to Mixed Mode Authentication” on page 312.

Switching to Mixed Mode Authentication

IMPORTANT: Do not make security changes to your Microsoft SQL Server installation unless you are familiar with the security requirements of your site.

Microsoft SQL Server must be running in Mixed Mode Authentication. You can switch to Mixed Mode Authentication as follows:

Microsoft SQL Server 2000:

1.Open SQL Server Enterprise Manager (Start Menu > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server > Enterprise Manager).

2.Expand the tree-control until you can see your server.

3.Right-click the server name and select Properties.

The SQL Server Properties (Configure) window appears.

4.Click the Security tab.

5.For “Authentication,” select SQL Server and Windows.

6.If the SQL instance is a clustered instance, make sure that the Startup Service Account is that of a Domain Administrator account. If the SQL instance is not clustered, make sure that the Startup Service Account is that of System Account.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005:

1.Open SQL Server Management Studio (Start Menu > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2005 > SQLServer Management Studio).

2.Connect to the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 instance.

3.Right-click the server name and select Properties. The SQL Server Properties (Configure) window is displayed.

4.Select Security.

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