top 5 things to monitor as a sql server dba
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Confused as to what you need to monitor in your SQL Server environment? Let's explore the top things that every DBA should be monitoring to ensure a healthy SQL Server database environmentTRANSCRIPT
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Things Every SQL Server DBA Should Monitor
Edwin Sarmiento
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http://[email protected]@EdwinMSarmientohttp://ca.linkedin.com/in/EdwinMSarmiento
Microsoft MVP - SQL Server
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is part of our daily life
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is MONITORING
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an intermittent series of observations in
time, carried out to show the extent of
compliance with a formulated standard or
degree of deviation from an expected norm.
is MONITORING
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an intermittent series of observations in
time, carried out to show the extent of
compliance with a formulated standard or
degree of deviation from an expected norm.
is MONITORING
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an intermittent series of observations in
time, carried out to show the extent of
compliance with a formulated standard or
degree of deviation from an expected norm.
is MONITORING
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an intermittent series of observations in
time, carried out to show the extent of
compliance with a formulated standard or
degree of deviation from an expected norm.
is MONITORING
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an intermittent series of observations in
time, carried out to show the extent of
compliance with a formulated standard or
degree of deviation from an expected norm.
is MONITORING
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do we monitor
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we monitor
to find out if we have a fever
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we monitor
to check if we are driving too fast
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we monitor
to find out if we needto fill up our tank
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requires that we set certain
normal conditions
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Is 80% utilization normal
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Is 500MB available normal
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Is 50ms latency acceptable
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is key to successful monitoring
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before implementing a monitoring solution
clearly define your acceptable
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Edwin’s key ideas for
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R.A.P.
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reliability
R.A.P.
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availability
R.A.P.
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performance
R.A.P.
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Things Every SQL Server DBA Should Monitor
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SQL Server
services
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CPU Utilization
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Memory
Utilization
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Network
Utilization
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Disk Performance
and Utilization
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demo
using for baselining & monitoring
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demo
usingfor monitoring
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define your ACCEPTABLE BASELINE
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establish your MONITORING GOALS
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implement the RIGHT METRICS
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http://[email protected]@EdwinMSarmientohttp://ca.linkedin.com/in/EdwinMSarmiento
Microsoft MVP - SQL Server