Minion Core Enterprise is the basis for solid SQL Server management. It includes collections for Windows OS data, SQL Server information, SQL object scripts (tables, procedures, functions, views, and so forth), job scripts, indexes, replication latency, and more!
Minion Enterprise (ME) bundles together all of the Minion modules:
- Minion Core
- Minion Security
- Minion Space Tracker
- Minion Backup
- Minion Reindex
- Minion CheckDB
You can purchase one or more of the Minion modules as you need them, or get the whole group as a homogenous install in Minion Enterprise.
Email us at Support@MidnightDBA.com to get a 90 day trial of Minion Enterprise today!
Minion Core (also known as Minion Core Enterprise) is $750 per managed server. MC Enterprise allows you to centrally configure, manage, and report on all managed servers across your enterprise. Email MinionWare for a quote!
I heard xp_cmdshell is unsafe, but MC requires it. What now?
Medium answer: Chances are, if you have a free backup and maintenance system in place that isn’t Minion, it’s using sqlcmd steps in the SQL Agent jobs. (We’re talking about the Ola Hallengren maintenance solution, now.) This is actually not at all secure; it’s turned on by default, and anyone who has rights to alter jobs can make changes to the step. See the Security Theater article for more information.
Long answer: You guessed it-the long answer is the Security Theater article!
We have extensive documentation that includes full explanations, examples, and more. You can download it from our website, and it also comes embedded in the products themselves (see the Minion.HELP stored procedure). If you’re a better visual learner, check out our Training page for videos that teach the concepts, and also discuss nuances and advice for configuring MR features. If you still need help after all that, feel free to reach out to us.
Absolutely. Just enter a ticket on our support site, and we’ll help you out.
