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  1. Invistigate v3.0 EAP Base Service CPU utilization

    I first installed v2.3 and then switched to v3.0 EAP. It seems that the base service is maxing out CPU utilization which was not the case with 2.3.

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  2. It would be grand if I could change the time format.. 12 hour clocks just don't sit right with me.

    It would be grand if I could change the time format.. 12 hour clocks just don't sit right with me.

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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    We have just released version 6.0.7 and this update means the clock can now be displayed in either 12 or 24 hour format – this can be toggled at Configuration > Display settings.

    Thanks for your patience.

    SQL Monitor Development Team

  3. Show the database name not just dbid in the Lock Details of a Deadlock alert

    I've got to do the extra step of:

    SELECT name,dbid
    FROM master..sysdatabases

    to figure out which database the deadlock is referring to... shouldn't have to do this.

    71 votes
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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    Database name is now shown for 2005+ deadlock alerts following the v4 release.

    Thanks again for the suggestion and votes.

  4. Preserve advanced filter settings when page size is changed

    When viewing alerts and changing page size, a predefined filter setting is preserved, but any other advanced settings appear to be reset.

    4 votes
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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    In v3.1 the filters now persist on the Alert inbox until they are manually cleared, so you can change the page size or navigate away and always return to the filtered alerts without having to reselect the filter.

    We’re interested to hear your feedback on this feature so please let us know at usability@red-gate.com.

    Thanks again for the suggestion and comments.

  5. Report average page life expectancy

    The "page life expectancy" performance counter can be a good indicator of an impending performance problem. It's in the "Buffer Manager" performance object.

    http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/sql-server-bloggers/sql-server-%E2%80%93-what-is-page-life-expectancy-ple-counter/

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  6. Make cookie timeout duration configurable

    Currently Cookies expire after 2 days, this means you have to re-enter your password for SQL Monitor every two days. This should be configurable. Some of us have adequate desktop security, and secure external access that this is unnecessary.

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  7. Traceflag 1222 for deadlocks

    Use traceflag 1222 for deadlocks when monitoring SQL 2005+, and keep 1204 just for SQL 2000 instances. 1222 gives so much more information and doesn't cut off the SQL text.

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    7 comments  ·  Admin →
    completed  ·  Priya Sinha responded

    Hello,

    We are pleased to annouce that this feature is now implemented as part of v4.0 release. Please check release notes for more details.

    Thanks,
    Priya

  8. Put SQL statements from "top 10" in a textarea box

    I'd like to see the SQL statements in the "Top 10 expensive queries" inside a textarea box so it's easy to copy and paste out of it.... The current layout of putting the SQL in a div makes it difficult to get the SQL out of there to paste into Management Studio to examine

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  9. Change colour of chart line

    When viewing a single metric chart in 'Analysis', the line is a yellow-golden colour, which I find horrible (just my opinion) and hard to focus on - can this be configurable?

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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    This was completed in 3.0 – apologies for not updating sooner.

    We changed the colour palette and improved it. We have still had to use yellow due to the number of dbs it’s possible to display, but it will be used last and is more of a mustard/orange yellow now. We’ve also deepened other colours so the Analysis page should be easier to view.

    We hope this is fixes the problem – thanks for the suggestion – and we welcome any feedback.

  10. Enable and track wait stats

    I would like to see an overview of wait statistics along with historical tracking of those waits. I currently have queries that would show the total wait time, but other tools I have used will provide a current snapshot of these waits as well as store them historically so that I can monitor changes.

    72 votes
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    completed  ·  Priya Sinha responded

    Hi,

    We are excited to annouce that SQL Monitor v4.0 has been released. This release contains Performance diagnostics features which let you analyze the waits and queries affecting SQL Server performance on the Instance overview and Database overview pages. Check out the release notes for more details.

    Thanks,
    SQL Monitor Development Team

  11. Allow filter on Global Overview

    E.g. exclude 'Ended' (but not yet cleared) alerts. (Gives an overview of the current state)

    8 votes
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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    We believe improvements to the dashboard in 5.2 make this no longer valid. Please open a new suggestion if you would like to see further improvements.

  12. Email Alerts subject info

    Change the subject to the email alert, remove the SQL monitor ID number as taking up space without adding value, making it more difficult to gather the neccesary info from the subject line for job failure etc when viewing email through a portable device iPhone etc.

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    completed  ·  Priya Sinha responded

    SQL Monitor V 3.3. has now released. This release contains improved subject lines and message bodies of alert emails to help you quickly understand problems before logging in to SQL Monitor.

    Thanks,
    SQL Monitor Development Team

  13. Ability to store a baseline

    After attending SQL in the city and listening to Grant Fritchey talk about the need to create baselines (and demo sql monitor) a feature I would like is the ability to create a baseline over 24 hours and have it stored. This could be then added to the analysis page as a Versus. ie last hour vs baseline, last day vs baseline.

    118 votes
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    completed  ·  Daniel Rothig responded

    With SQL Monitor v.3.5 introducing a powerful baselining feature, we consider this suggestion as completed.

    One thing our implementation doesn’t do (though it was mentioned in a couple of comments) is to be able to “freeze” a data range so as to retain a static baseline. We’ve created a suggestion for this additional functionality – so if you are interested in that aspect please vote on the following suggestion: http://sqlmonitor.uservoice.com/forums/91743-suggestions/suggestions/11122092-select-and-store-a-static-baseline-for-future-refe

    Thanks
    Daniel

  14. Add an alert to monitor failed logins.

    The sql logs show failed logins, could we have an alert for this?

    15 votes
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  15. add LDAP/NTLM authentication so that Windows domain users can log in as themselves

    That's it, really - configure read-only/read-write access via Active Directory group memberships or user lists built into SQL Monitor, and allow individual users to log in using their own AD credentials.

    142 votes
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    completed  ·  Daniel Rothig responded

    SQL Monitor 5.0 lets you log in with your AD credentails. Admins can configure individuals or AD groups to have access to SQL Monitor, and have granular access control over which servers users can see.

  16. Add previous/next navigation to Alert Details

    On the Alert Details screen it would be extremely convenient to have the ability to navigate between issues within the same screen. Right now you have to either go back through all of the screens to get back to where you initially went to view the details of the alert, or use your browser's back button, which gives inconsistent behavior. This makes going through a high volume of alerts tedious and cumbersome.

    This could be handled by something as simple as a "previous/next" buttons on the Alert Details screen. Something akin to the "oldest/older/newer/newest" buttons on the Alert Inbox screen.

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    41 votes
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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    We have now implemented this suggestion in v3.1.

    During our usability testing we found that ‘newer/older’ was less ambiguous than ‘previous/next’. Filters now persist on the Alert inbox until they are manually cleared, so you can navigate away and always return to the filtered alerts.

    We’re interested to hear your feedback on this feature so please let us know at usability@red-gate.com. Thanks again for the suggestion and comments.

  17. add the ability to have multiple users

    It would be benefical to have an admin account that can allow config changes to be made and also a "guest" user which could review the data that was collected but not modifiy the settings.

    44 votes
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  18. Skip warnings on Database Snapshot Backups

    I'm seeing warnings about backups not getting done on snapshots. Obviously it's not looking at the type.

    16 votes
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  19. Add mirroring monitoring

    I may be wrong but I can't see that you have the capability for mirroring monitoring in the tool. This would make a more persuasive case for replacing Idera if this tool was included.

    38 votes
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  20. Integrate SQL Monitor notifications with devices, ticketing systems and and other monitoring tools

    CONTEXT: SQL Monitor is one of multiple tools I use to monitor my estate, such as SCOM, Tivoli, and OpenView. I would like to consoldate notifications from all of these tools

    PROBLEM: SQL Monitor only sends human-readable email notifications, but other integration points like SNMP traps are not provided out of the box

    EXAMPLE SOLUTIONS:
    • Provide an SNMP demon against SQL Monitor's alerting data
    • Make SQL Monitor send SNMP notifications out of the box
    • Ability to send SMS or other push notifications
    • Ability to "forward" an alert into a ticketing system

    127 votes
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