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  1. Exclude databases with state = 1 (RESTORING) in page verification alert

    During a restore the page verification alert gets triggered, even when the database has CHECKSUM page verification. Please exclude database with state = 1 (RESTORING) in this alert! Thanks!

    6 votes
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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    Thanks for this suggestion.

    Version 9.0.4 has now been released and the Page Verification Alert will no longer alert when a database is being restored.

    We hope this works as you expected and will mark this as complete, but please do let us know if you have any further comments.

    Kind regards,
    SQL Monitor Development Team

  2. Alerts related to SQL Jobs should show the job name not the job Id

    Process name: SQLAgent - TSQL JobStep (Job 0xECCD1234543A1FA439B02DE3CE12F139E : Step 1)

    64 votes
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  3. Alerting on Autogrowth Events

    Alerting on Autogrowth Events, some environments set the file size of their databases and would like to be alerted if autogrowth occurs since that indicates abnormal behavior

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  4. Overview database growth estimation

    When planning new server we have to estimate how much space will be taken by database during life cycle of new SQL server and when SQL monitor watching server for us I would like to have possibility see following:

    • Database file size portion
    • Log File size portion and how much of that contain free space
    • Estimated growth (as information in Alert)
    • Summarized size per disk (if possible with how much space left)
    • Have this available as summary tile in the report, so I can reactive this info as email.

    Thanks and regards,

    //Radek

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  5. TempDB unexpected growth

    I think it would be a good idea to have information about what caused random sudden growth in tempdb. I know we can see the DB size chart but theres no way to know what caused it.

    Information that would be nice to be captured:

    Table name
    What query created table
    What user created table

    47 votes
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    completed  ·  Neil Turner responded

    TempDB metrics are now available on the server overview page from version 11.0.

  6. be able to report on deadlocks

    Add the possibility to report on deadlocks. The information is stored in the database as an alert but it's currently not possible to report on alerts.

    I'd like to see the occurrence of deadlocks over time, per database,...

    32 votes
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    completed  ·  Neil Turner responded

    A tile showing the top 5 most commonly occurring types of deadlock grouped by the pattern of locking within the deadlock is now available within 'Reports'.

  7. SQLMonitor consider the SQL Server cluster name as an instance

    SQLMonitor consider the SQL Server cluster name as an instance

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    completed  ·  Neil Turner responded

    This can be set within Display settings ('Failover Cluster Name Display') for a SQL Monitor configuration.

  8. Job duration taking too long - triggering WHILE job is still running

    CONTEXT: If a job is taking a long time (outside of some predefined threshold), we want to be alerted about it. That’s often an actionable alert – we could decide to stop the job, we could let the users know that report XY will be late as a consequence etc. One step further is being alerted on the job STEP level as well.

    PROBLEM: Current alert “Job duration unusual” is triggered AFTER the job completes, if it meets the alert's criteria. We need an alert to trigger WHILE the job (or job step) is still running, but the criteria is…

    118 votes
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  9. Be able to customize sql agent job failure notifications turn on/off at the specific sql agent job level

    Be able to customize sql agent job failure notifications turn on/off at the specific sql agent job level.

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  10. Email Reports as an attachment

    I know that it is possible to email report on a schedule basis.
    But it only sends a clickable Link to the report.

    Is it possible to send a PDF as an attachment on a schedule basis?

    16 votes
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  11. Group expensive queries by query hash

    I would like to have a section where the query execution counters are aggregated per query_hash.

    We use Dynamics Ax ERP and in order to avoid parameterisation issues we enabled passing company literals instead of parametres. This now leads to a single expensive query "taking up" as many of the top 10 query slots as there are companies executing this query.

    Ideally it would be possible to show the top 10 query hash data on the top level and then drill into each sql handle and view the query statistics and history there.

    9 votes
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  12. Report Email Attachment Name

    Name the pdf attachment something other than "AttachedReport".
    The report has a title and a date which could be used to name the attachment. That would really simplify the process of saving the reports for baseline purposes.
    e.g. "Server2ProcessUtilization20180308.pdf"

    3 votes
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  13. Notifications to Slack Only

    Would be nice to have the option to send some alerts to slack only, at the moment the only option is to send to slack and email, or don't send to either.

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  14. Database File Usage Alert - Autogrowth

    Database File Usage Alert : Please consider autogrowth! So far, this alert is of no help.

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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    SQL Monitor v7.1.18 added an option to disable database file usage alerts when autogrowth is enabled. The setting can be found on the configuration screen for the database file usage alert.

    Thanks for helping us improve this feature with your suggestion.

    SQL Monitor Development Team

  15. Setting Maintenance Window via API service

    That would be very nice if there as an API service which we would use to set maintenance window for a given sql host or a group of hosts.

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    completed  ·  Neil Turner responded

    Thanks for this suggestion. SQL Monitor 10 now allows teams to suppress alerts, or just their notifications, over certain periods using alert suppression windows. Windows can be set-up using SQL Monitor, or via the API. Please see the example Scripts within Configuration for more details.

    We hope this meets requirements and will mark it as completed. Please raise further suggestions for any improvements you would like to see.

    Thanks,

    SQL Monitor product team

  16. Allow the pinning of availability groups to the Global Dashboard

    I'd like to see the status of my AGs on the Global Dashboard without having to find them inside the server. Would also nice to see stats on latency on this widget.

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  17. SQL instances which are part of Availability Group does show if it primary or secondary in Global Dashboard

    When SQL instances which are in Availability Groups are being monitored, the global dashboard lists both the primary & secondary node.
    However though it does have 'AG' badge but it does not say which is primary or secondary.
    While looking at the SQL monitor it will key that we know upfront which is the primary instance and also when alerting it should say primary or secondary in the subject line.

    48 votes
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  18. Exclude specific alerts from SQL SERVER ERROR LOG ENTRY alerts

    We have certain tools (mainly infosec related) that generate a lot of entries in the SQL server error log as part of their normal operation creating a lot of alerts. The only way to identify these and thereby determine that they are 'expected' is to go into each alert individually and mark it as read. The ability to ignore certain errors based on error number, severity or message would add a lot of value to this feature.

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  19. display unlicensed servers in different color

    We started with RedGate Monitoring and added all our SQL Servers. As a result we consumed too much licenses. Although there's a warning on the top of the screen for this, the unlicensed servers are reporting 'healthy' which is a little tricky (especially for non-dba it'ers) because you don't know the state.

    I like to see the unlicensed servers in a different color ( for example gray) to see a better reliable overview

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    completed  ·  Neil Turner responded

    Unlicensed servers are now shown as grey on the global dashboard.

  20. Add a "Check for updates" link in the About section

    Alternative for when you've clicked away the "new version available" notification

    3 votes
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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    Hi,

    We have now added check for updates to the About section in version 7.1.16.

    Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll mark this as completed now, but do let us know if you feel it should be reopened.

    Thanks
    Adam
    SQL Monitor Development Team

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