Suggestions
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For the "Job failing" alert, add the ability to exclude job categories
The "Job failing" alert currently has the ability to exclude jobs based on job name and owner. It would be very useful to also have the ability to exclude jobs based on the Agent Job Category.
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can use proxy
We have internet access through proxy. I need SQL Monitor to work through this. for example download latest update
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Being able to set alerts based on existing KPIs (Analysis Graph) instead of create a new custom metric
If I want to create an alert based on some existing KPIs, I need to write the query and can't leverage the existing one.
Example:
I want to create an alert when the "Tempdb: Free bytes" is lower than X.
I can't use the existing "SQL Server metrics" that contain this KPI.
Instead, I need to create a new custom metric and build the query. (which in the end it will be exactly the same). Only after that I can create an alert.2 votes -
Add a scroll bar to the backup list (bottom within the specific database)
When we go to the "Databases" at the bottom and we expand a specific one we get the list of the backups that happened during the period we have filtered.
For a better experience, this list should have a vertical scroll bar it it it will show more than 5/10(?) entries.
Otherwise the general scroll bar will become smaller, the page height increase a lot and we need to scroll much more
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Grant more granular report level access
I can grant report level access to a user by adding them to the Reports User role and I can restrict the servers which they see reports for.
However, this role gives the user more permissions than I would like to give - they can still view any other page - alerts, server overview etc
Can we change this so they can see the reports only?
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Add ability to collapse the "Query details"/"Wait type"/"User memory" list under a specific query.
Often we want to screenshot the execution pattern, the graph below all these areas and because all of those occupy a big chunk of space on the screen, this becomes harder.
We end by "zoom-out", crops, or even picking multiple screenshots and doing collages.
Thanks
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Job Duration Unusual Alert should be 'AG aware' to avoid false positives
We are using an AG for one of our instances.
As you would expect we have the same SQLAgent jobs created on both instances in this AG, but we only want the job to execute on the primary.
In SQLAgent the jobs on both nodes of the AG have a step at the beginning which checks to see if this is the primary instance.
If it is the primary instance it will proceed to step 2 and execute the rest of the job.
If it is not the primary instance the job will terminate.
This all works fine - however…2 votes -
Clear RedGate Alerts automatically
Once the alert is taken care of, RedGate should send an email saying that the alert is cleared. Also, there is no need of a clear button in the web interface, it should be done automatically.
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Support Monitor Ubuntu with another port ( not port default 22)
Dear Development Team,
Currently, I'm using SQL Server running on Ubuntu ( with SSH port 5678). I can't connect to OS Linux via SSH port 5678. I don't see where to input the port (not the default port). I want the Team to enhance the feature allow to the input SSH port.I have created an issue to discuss here (https://productsupport.red-gate.com/hc/en-us/requests/305026)
Thanks,
Khoa.Nguyen2 votes -
Datawarehouse Database for older data
There should be an option to transfer older data to a datawarehouse database and still seamless be accessible from the Red Gate Monitor tool. This way the primary database can be small and quick in normal day to day use.
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Show "HostPID" on deadlocks
Add "Hostname" and "Hostpid" detail to blocking processes and long running queries in RedGate, this information is available deadlocks.
This would help us to identify the process causing the blocking to further investigate fixes vs trying to work out the process from the SQL code, which can often look similar to other queries.
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Uncover hidden tuning opportunities by toggling graphs to a different scale
Two problems, one suggested solution: First, too often something important to us is hidden, because the graph showing the critical metric is skewed by another event. In order to show the peak of that event, the graph is scaled such that other activity is just a flat line at the bottom. Second, graphing multiple measures in a single graph, when their scales vary widely, makes interpretation difficult--for a contrived example, imagine plotting CPU (scales to 100) and batches per second (scales to tens of thousands for our web site). A tool for tuning MongoDB provides a beautiful solution, by allowing…
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groups
Group properties.
I am using groups to group databases by application /development group. Then use tags to determine prd, dev, uat etc.What would be really useful would be able to add properties to a group such as the developer name to contact when i see poor queries
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"Whats new" should link to the relevant release notes under "New features" tab
It currently only shows up the the release currently running, not what is in the new release. I have to search the web site to find out whether there is anything in the release that I care about enough to upgrade.
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Additional column for each statement with the total duration including the wait time
On the history dashboard, I would like to have an additional column in the top queries area in which the duration including the duration of the wait events is displayed for each statement.
So far I have assumed that these are already included in the existing duration column. In context with a service request, I understood that this is not the case.
At first glance, I need the actual total duration without manually adding the waits statement by statement.
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Have the RG tempdb table indexed
The RGAllObjectsv4 table in tempdb currently accounts for 7 of the top 20 missing index suggestions on our production server via the built-in report in SSMS. Can this be indexed by RG so that the indexes will be reapplied when the server or service is restarted? I've attached the list of suggestions.
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Data retention - auto shrink if SQL
Recently engaged with redgate support about this and was advised to raise on here.
When changing data retention settings within Monitor and reducing the timeframe, it does free up space within the database but it isn't released.
Adding a routine within Monitor to run a shrinkfile against the database would be an ideal solution, but even adding a button/form within Monitor to set up a SQL agent job to do this in a standardised way would be fantastic as a quality of life, as if you're reducing the retention it's usually going to be because of disk space constraints.
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Trend Analysis and Forecasting for Azure SQL Database capacity
A previous feature suggestion, https://sqlmonitor.uservoice.com/forums/91743-suggestions/suggestions/11122308-forecast-and-plan-disk-database-capacity, was completed in 2018. However, it does not include storage for Azure SQL Databases or Elastic Pools. While we can alert on this, we get no trend analysis or forecasting.
Selecting All Disks and All Groups on the Estate | Disk usage page gets us "No disks match your filter criteria."
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Simplify alerts without mentioning product names like PostgreSQL
Few alerts in Redgate Monitor ends with "(SQL Server and PostgreSQL only)".
We don't use PostgreSQL and don't plan to do it. Would be nice to turn off that feature permanently so that, for example message like “Database unavailable (SQL Server and PostgreSQL only)” shown as “Database unavailable”2 votes
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