Hey folks. Robert here. On my last day with Idera I've been doing some final housekeeping and I wanted to make sure I committed any of the stuff...
New plugin – Monitor Windows NTP metrics
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Robert Vandervoort
Secure your Uptime MSSQL backend database connection with SSL!
Hey there Uptimers! There's been a lot of stuff in the news lately regarding cyber attacks and data security in general. Just this morning I was...
New plugin for hard disk SMART monitoring
Ever wonder if your hard drive was trying to tell you something? Well, it just might be. S.M.A.R.T. has been around forever it seems but it largely...
Feeling the bloat? Quiet down our log files.
Log obesity. It's a silent problem. One that often is hidden by well meaning administrators, adding space to their VMs over time. The patient,...
Unable to monitor MSSQL via WMI – SQL Advanced Metrics
The SQL Advanced Metrics service monitor is unable to pull counters from WMI... This can occur from time to time with any product that publishes...
Response time – What it is, how you should treat it, and some SQL goodness.
I get asked a lot "What does 'response time' really measure?" Or something close... Response time, simply put, is a measurement of...
Getting granular with the new Monitor Windows Memory plugin
Hello you metric hungry Windows Admins! Robert here with another plugin for your consideration, and, Windows monitoring needs. Yes, I...
How to prevent the data collector unavailable message on server restarts.
Hello Windows world Uptimers! Robert here with a quick tip to help cure those data collector blues. This message (malady) usually occurs because the...
Configuration Enforcement
This post is a companion to the webcast today. I'll update it once the webcast airs and I have the recording up. Here is the complete set of scripts...
HOWTO – Monitor MS-SQL Clusters and Always-On Availability Groups
Problem: Monitoring a traditional Microsoft SQL Server cluster, one that typically has 1 active and 1 passive node, is a challenge because at any...
Integrating SQL Diagnostic Manager with ServiceNow! email receiver functionality
This document describes the procedure of using email action responses in SQL DM to provide information to ServiceNow via its email receiver and...
ServiceNow! SOAP API Integration PowerShell script for SQL Diagnostic Manager
A PowerShell script to integrate SQL Diagnostic Manager into ServiceNow! Uses the SOAP API, and a custom WSDL in ServiceNow! Requires some...
APC UPS Monitor is now available!
Hey all. I was bored this past weekend so I created a new plugin for APC UPS monitoring. The code is packaged into an Uptime plugin now and has...
Email round trip monitor failures on checking for email, unable to find valid certification path to requested target
Email round trip monitor failures on checking error text : sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed:...
How to make your NOC monitor speak.
I'll start with, the code link and quick doc are at the end of this post. If you're not into reading the backstory, feel free to scroll on down and...
Integrating Uptime Infrastructure Monitor alerting with Atlassian Hipchat rooms
So I got bored this past Friday night. Having a young child often means earlier bedtimes and well, sometimes I just can't sleep. I got to...
DDL Invalid – Missing event types in Compliance Manager
If you are auditing a SQL server that is running extended event traces, you may be seeing events come through in SQL Compliance Manager of category...