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  1. Total data file size/used metrics - add filegroup level

    CONTEXT: We have some databases with multiple filegroups, I’d be useful to be able to drill down from the DB level to the FG level on the “Total data file size” and “Total data file used” metrics.

    PROBLEM: Not being able to slice totals by FG is problematic, since different FGs often have different capacity / performance requirements, different space used speed/patterns etc.

    EXAMPLE SOLUTION: For “Total data file size” and “Total data file used” add an additional selector window after the database selector: a list of filegroups + an (All) option at the top. So, the selectors would be:…

    21 votes
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  2. be be able to send alerts to multiple Slack channels

    At present I can only use one Slack channel for SQL Monitor. I'd like to be able to specify a channel per alert - for example I have a custom alert and it would be good to be able to send a message to a designated Slack channel

    43 votes
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  3. 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

  4. View queries against specific database in real time

    View all running queries against a specific database with the details of the query and its duration.

    This will help in monitoring a specific query in any particular time

    17 votes
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  5. See more detail on Failed Agent Jobs

    Present the detailed Step error message for Agent Job Failures. Currently shows the Job message, but not the error from the step that actually failed. This requires the user to open SSMS and drill down to find what caused the failure, instead of getting a head start from SQL Monitor.

    53 votes
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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    Thanks for the suggestion and votes. This was completed in version 7.1.2. I will close this – please let us know if you believe there are further improvements we could make.

    Kind regards,
    SQL Monitor Development Team

  6. 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

  7. Banner Messages for planned Downtimes

    Hi!

    We want to put Banners on Top Global Dashboard to inform Users, that we planning Downtimes on SQL Monitor.
    SQL Monitor has build in banners for unlicensed Servers and stuff like that. Would it be possible to show User Messages that there will be a Downtime on SQL Monitor?

    3 votes
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  8. Show current RPO

    Show current backup RPO and allow us to click the graph to see specific databases under each RPO grouping (>15 minutes, >30 minutes, etc).

    5 votes
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  9. pass

    Platform as a service(PaaS) support on SQL Monitor

    6 votes
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  10. Changes to Alerts when VCenter monitoring is interrupted

    Today's RG Monitor includes vCenter integration for monitoring resources. This is a great feature that we really enjoy using. But, when there is a problem with vCenter or it is otherwise unavailable for maintenance, we get a generic internal monitoring error for every single instance we have monitored. This creates a lot of unnecessary and unuseful noise that needs to be investigated. We'd much prefer to see a custom alert specific to the VCenter object. The alert could be disabled for individual servers if we didn't want their status affected by vcenter status. Alternatively, the alert…

    3 votes
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  11. see my sizing per server (in Estate)

    I would really like to have an extra column in Estate showing how much RAM and CPU are configured. Especially CPU information is important, because this determines how much licenses I need to maintain my Estate.

    The extra column could be added between Versions and Status.

    3 votes
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  12. Run a custom SQL script when an alert is raised

    We use SQL monitor very heavily for our SQL and application monitoring, what we would like is for each alert to be able to define a custom sql script to run when the alert is raised, the output of this sql should be included in the alert.

    This would allow us to do things like capture whoisactive when blocking occurs or other application specific things and make responding to alerts MUCH easier.

    74 votes
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  13. Support for regular expressions

    Most of the alarms need more granular support for excluding/including different things. Using regular expression is a good idea and should be extended further. For example you defenitly need to be able to filter out things from the alarm on the sql server errorlog. Without it's useless.

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    completed  ·  Adam responded

    Thanks for this suggestion, and for the supporting comments.

    Several alerts now allow you to enter regular expressions to match text you want to ignore, to stop alerts being raised in certain situations.

    For example:
    - Deadlock (XE) alerts can be filtered by database, login name & resource (added in version 8.0.22 released November 13th 2018)
    - Blocking Process alert can be filtered to exclude queries with a SQL process names, SQL commands or objects match regular expressions
    - Job Duration Unusual alerts can exclude jobs matching regular expressions
    - Long Running Query alerts can be filtered to exclude queries with a SQL process names, SQL commands or objects match regular expressions

    We will mark this suggestion as completed, so that the votes can be returned while we continue to look at ways to make alerting more useful. Please make new suggestions for specific improvements you would like to see,…

  14. documentation

    Add Server documentation such as:

    • app owners,
    • support type (24/7, next business day),
    • escalation contacts (clients to contact for unscheduled maintenances),
    • primary purpose (main application using the server, business function)
    • Add costum fields for server notes or setup instructions
    6 votes
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  15. 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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  16. Service Level Agreement Metric Report

    The following contract metrics are common to many US Government clients. It would be very helpful (and a real time-saver) if SQL Monitor had report that could provide the below listed SLA's in a monthly email to an editable distribution. The report should be .pdf or .xlsx format, with layout intended to communicate to executive audiences. The setup for the report should allow comparing baseline dates. Thanks in advance for considering this idea.

    • List of database instances
    • Database uptime
    • Components that are reaching capacity
    • Computer resources growth
    • Reserve capacity
    • Throughput I/O
    23 votes
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  17. Alert "regarding "instance alerts" - Cluster failover - for Postgres"

    for Alert "regarding "instance alerts" - Cluster failover - for Postgres", would like to have it available on the individual server level and not just the monitoring group. That way we can customize our notification accordingly.

    9 votes
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  18. Who ran the query and what time

    I would like to see in sql monitor who was the person that ran the query and what time the query was run.

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  19. Security team needs a report how SQL instance compliance has been met

    In the Security -> Server Compliance:
    Need the capacity to email or subscribe the "SQL Server Compliance Report (csv) which displays drilldown the SQL Server Compliance values of the Server property in the selected Server Compliance template for each instance (tabs).

    There is export button, but it doesn't have the option to drill down the status for each instance. Also, it is not subscribable.

    4 votes
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  20. Export the analysis graphs to PDF and add printing support.

    I would like to be able to print nice well formatted reports from SQL Monitor so that it can be shown to Management. I guess exporting to PDF could accomplish that.

    13 votes
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    declined  ·  Daniel Rothig responded

    Please use our CSV export instead – Tools like Excel will help you visualise your results in a variety of ways

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