A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we introduced the Databases module, and whether you should write your own custom objects. This time we’ll look at the Database Properties module, and talk a bit about autogrow. The Database Properties Module For each database, the Database Properties module collects a significant amount of data, …
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A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we introduced the Wait Statistics module. This time we’ll look at the Databases module, and talk about writing your own custom objects. The Database Module The Database module collects database information from managed servers. This gives you a record of all databases – and their database IDs, …
A quick glance behind, and ahead Last time, we introduced the Error Log Search module. This time we’ll look at the Wait Statistics module, and cover some frequently asked questions about Minion Enterprise. The Wait Statistics Module The Index Stats module collects detailed index information into the Minion Enterprise repository. It gets all data from sys.indexes …
A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we introduced the Instance Config module. This time we’ll look at the Error Log Search module. The Error Log Search Module The Error Log Search module allows you to set up specific error log search terms in the dbo.ErrorLogSearch table. This module automatically gathers any search …
A quick glance behind, and ahead Last time, we introduced the Service Properties module. This time we’ll look at the Instance Config Module. The Instance Config Module The Instance Configuration module collects and manages sp_configure settings – the global configuration settings – from managed servers. What can we do with this? Well, you can see all …
A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we talked about ME schemas, and introduced the Drive Space module. This time we’ll look at the Service Properties module. The Service Properties Module The ME Service Properties module collects information about service properties, including the startup account, service status, and the start mode. What can …
A quick glance behind, and ahead You’re likely in week 2 of your 30 day Minion Enterprise trial! Last time, we introduced the Database Files module and the Script Schemas module. This time we’ll look at schemas in Minion Enterprise, and at the Drive Space module. Minion Enterprise Schemas You may have noticed what big fans …
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A quick glance behind, and ahead Last time, we introduced the Database Files module and the Script Schemas module. This time, we’ll look at the Logins module and the Clone Users utility. The Logins module You might have guessed by now that the Logins module collects SQL Server login information from your managed servers. What this …
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A quick glance behind, and ahead So, you’re a few days into your 30 day Minion Enterprise trial! (Remember, the actual countdown doesn’t start until you install the thing, but we’ll pretend you did that on day 1.) So last time, we talked about getting ME up and running using the “Quick Start” sections in the Minion …
Giving you the info! Welcome to your 30 day Minion Enterprise trial! We know that you might not have installed Minion Enterprise yet, because things do tend to jump in the way. But whether you have or not, we’ll send you an email every other day for the next 30 days, to show you around …