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7 Installation and Setup Steps
Once you receive your license and setup file download information, copy the setup executable to the server on which you want to install the SQL Sentry Monitoring Service and then run it.
If you are upgrading SQL Sentry from a previous version, it is strongly recommended that you backup your SQL Sentry Database prior to beginning the process.
Follow these steps:
1.
Install SQL Sentry
2.
Complete the Setup Wizard
3.
Start Using the Client
7.1
Step 1: Install SQL Sentry
A Welcome dialog will be displayed when the SQL Sentry Setup program is first started, click Next to continue or Cancel to exit. The License Agreement dialog is displayed next, select the checkbox and click Next to continue. For future reference, a copy of the license file is located in the "Client" folder of the installation.
If the setup program detects that SQL Sentry is already installed it will prompt for removal. The installation process enables you to easily upgrade from previous versions and maintain all of your existing configuration settings, including any Users and Groups, notification settings, etc. Any time
SQL Sentry is upgraded or another component is installed, the existing software is first uninstalled.
This is to ensure that all components are of the latest version, and therefore compatible. This only applies to the Client and Server files; the SQL Sentry Database, where all of your settings and history are kept, is not removed.
NOTE: .NET Framework 4.5 is required for all installations. A reboot may be required if the .NET
Framework files are in use. Temporarily stopping any applications that make use of the .NET
Framework can help to avoid a reboot.
A. CHOOSE THE COMPONENTS
DETERMINE THE MONITORING SERVICE COMPUTER
For the initial installation it is recommended that you first determine which computer the
Monitoring Service will be installed on and then install both the SQL Sentry Monitoring Service
and Client together on that computer.
This is analogous to installing the native client tool and SQL Server on the same computer. Even if you don't plan on using the SQL Sentry Client regularly from this machine, the SQL Sentry Client is used to enter your license key and will enable you to complete the licensing process during the initial installation. You will be prompted to launch the SQL Sentry Client and enter your license key at the end of the install.
DBA WORKSTATION COMPUTERS
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Only one Monitoring Service is required for your SQL Sentry Enterprise. Unless desired, there is no
need to install a Monitoring Service on any DBA workstation machines. To install just the SQL
Sentry Client do the following: On the Custom Setup screen, select the drop down arrow next to the
Monitoring Service component and choose the Entire feature will be unavailable option.
For more information about where components are typically installed see the
Installation
Recommendations topic.
B. CHOOSE THE INSTALL LOCATION
Setup will show the default install location; click Next to use the default location. To install to a different location, click Browse... then select the appropriate location.
C. SQL SENTRY DATABASE ACCOUNT INFORMATION
On the Database Account Information screen you will chose a location and name for the SQL Sentry
Database. In the SQL Server Name field enter the the server instance where you would like to install the SQL Sentry Database. In the Database Name field enter a name for the SQL Sentry Database. The
SQL Sentry Database will be created as part of the installation process.
If the Windows user account you are using for the installation does not have SysAdmin privileges on the selected SQL Server, deselect the "Windows Authentication" and enter a SQL Server login and password for an account with SysAdmin privileges.
If you are upgrading, specify the existing SQL Sentry Database. All the necessary schema changes will be applied to the existing database.
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Click the Test button to validate the chosen credentials. After a successful test, click the Next button to continue the setup.
Note: If an existing database has been selected, clicking test will ask you to confirm that you want to upgrade the database.
D. SERVICE ACCOUNT INFORMATION
At the Service Account Information screen you will enter the Windows account under which the SQL
Sentry Monitoring Service will run. This account must have SysAdmin privileges on each watched
SQL Server. The account must also have Windows Administrator privileges on any computer with a watched Windows Task Scheduler connection, or to collect system level performance metrics with SQL
Sentry Performance Advisor.
Note: It is not necessary for this account to be a Domain administrator account. Instead, it is recommended that the service account be a standard user Domain account that has been added to the local Administrators group of each monitored target. For more information please see the
Performance Advisor Security Requirements topic.
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For information on SQL Sentry Monitoring Service security settings see the
SQL Sentry Security topics.
Click the Test button to validate the chosen credentials. After a successful test, click the Next button to continue the setup.
Note: You can change the service account any time after the initial installation by runningtrue the Service Configuration Utility found in the SQL Sentry program group.
E. INSTALL
On the Ready to install SQL Sentry screen, click Install to begin installation.
F. COMPLETE SETUP
Click Finish to complete setup and launch SQL Sentry.
Note:
If you have not installed the SQL Sentry Client, you will not see the “Launch” option. You will need to install the SQL Sentry Client on another machine and run it in order to enter your license key and complete the licensing process.
If you have upgraded an existing installation of SQL Sentry, running the Setup Wizard is not required. All previous settings have been retained.
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Click below to proceed:
Step 2:
Complete the Setup Wizard
7.2
Step 2: The Setup Wizard
LAUNCH THE SQL SENTRY CLIENT
The first time you launch the SQL Sentry Client, you will see the “License Not Found” message box.
Click OK and you will be prompted to enter your license key. At the License Entry screen, you can either paste your license key or drag-and-drop the license file into the large text box. Click Save to continue.
Once the license has been validated the SQL Sentry Client will launch.
RUN THE SETUP WIZARD
With a new install, the first time the Client is started, the Setup Wizard is automatically launched. The wizard will quickly walk you through the initial configuration steps. You can run the wizard again at any time from the Help menu of the Client to add new users or adjust certain global settings.
1. ALERTING SETTINGS
In the SMTP Server field enter the domain name or IP address of the SMTP server to be used for routing SQL Sentry email notifications. If using localhost, keep in mind this will be the local SMTP server on the machine where the SQL Sentry Monitoring Service is installed since it is responsible for sending all notifications. The SQL Sentry Client does not send any notifications.
Note: This step can be skipped and configured later by unchecking the Enable Email Alerts box.
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Note: You may need to contact your network administrator first to ensure that the IP address of the Monitoring Service computer has been granted both Connect and Relay permissions for the specified SMTP server.
Next, enter the email From Address. This is the address which will appear on the From line of all email notifications sent by SQL Sentry. You can also specify a Username and Password if authentication is required by your SMTP server. This is not usually required in most environments.
Click the Test button to generate a test email to a specific address.
Important: For the most accurate SMTP test, you should use the Client installed on the SQL
Sentry Monitoring Service computer to send the test message. If you use a Client on a different computer, such as your local workstation, the results may be different. For example, your SMTP server may allow relay from your workstation but not from the SQL Sentry Monitoring Service computer, in which case the test from your workstation would succeed but the SQL Sentry
Monitoring Service would be unable to deliver notifications.
At least one user is required for SQL Sentry to be able to send notifications. Enter the user's email address and name and then click Next to continue.
Note: Tokens are disabled by default in SQL Server 2005 and higher. They must be enabled in
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order to monitor SQL Server Agent Alerts with SQL Sentry. See SQL Server Books Online for more information on tokens and security.
2. SELECT CONNECTIONS TO WATCH
On the Select Connections to Watch screen the Add Connection dialogue will be displayed. Use the
Connection Type drop-down box to choose your connection type. Enter the server name or the server name\instance name and click the Connect button to add the connection. To add additional connections that you would like to monitor use the Add button. After you have added all the connections that you want SQL Sentry to watch, click Next to continue.
Note: For each connection type you can select up to the number of connections allowed by your license.
3. CONFIRM SETTINGS
Click Execute to confirm settings and continue
4. SETUP PROGRESS
The Setup Progress dialog will show the status as the wizard settings are applied and watched connections are synchronized for the first time. If any errors occur, click the button for that step to access the error details. At least one connection must be synchronized successfully in order to complete the wizard, at which time the Next button will be enabled.
Important:
If errors occur while synchronizing with one or more connections, it may be due to problems with security, network connectivity, and/or name resolution. See the topic
Security and the SQL Sentry Server for more details. You can click Back to return to the
"Select Connections" dialog, either resolve the problems or deselect the problem connections, then click Next to retry the process again.
If there is an error during the SMTP Connectivity test you will be able to complete the wizard, however, SQL Sentry will not be able to deliver email or pager alerts until the
problem is resolved. If you need to adjust the SMTP settings, you can click Back a few times to return to the "SMTP Settings" dialog and make the necessary changes and test them, then proceed back through the wizard.
FINISHED
You have successfully configured SQL Sentry when the final confirmation dialog displays. Please refer
to Additional Tasks for additional configuration options. Click Finish to start using the Client.
Click below to proceed:
Step 3: Start Using the Client!
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7.3
Step 3: Start Using the Client
Congratulations, you have successfully installed SQL Sentry, configured global notification settings, and are now ready to start using the SQL Sentry Client for managing events across your enterprise.
Use the different options on the Get Started screen to start exploring the features in SQL Sentry.
Please refer to the SQL Sentry User Guide available online and through the Client Help menu, for additional information about available features.
MAINTENANCE
Just as with any other SQL Server database, it is important that regular maintenance activities be performed on the SQL Sentry database to ensure optimal performance. Please see the SQL Sentry
Database Maintenance topic in the SQL Sentry User Guide for more details and recommendations.
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