Foglight for SQL Server (Cartridge) 6.1.0.10

Architecture Deployment in Centralized vs Distributed Hardware requirements

SQL PI configured All-in-One Installation SQL PI not configured Manual configuration requirement for SQL PI Repository

Supported monitoring platforms Supported monitored databases Supported monitored BI services PI aggregation and retention Permissions for SQL Server Based PI Repository Database Permissions for monitored databases

Permissions for Oracle databases

Additional configurations for Amazon RDS for Oracle instances

Permissions for SQL Server databases Permissions for SAP ASE databases Permissions for DB2 for LUW databases Permissions for Azure SQL Database

Permissions for monitored operating systems

Install the DB cartridge and DB agent

Install the DB cartridge Install a single DB agent

Install a single SQL Server or Oracle agent Install a single DB2 agent Install a single SAP ASE agent Install an Azure SQL DB agent

Special configurations

Foglight Upgrades High Availability Federation Concentrator (Proxy)

Permissions for SQL Server databases

If you are using SQL Server®, ensure that these permissions are set.


	NOTE: Monitoring mirroring requires sysadmin privileges. NOTE: A Foglight user needs to be created on every database within the instance, otherwise, it cannot be monitored. New databases created after the Foglight agent installation need to be added either by running the permission script again or manually using CREATE USER <Foglight User> under the new database.

Table 13. SQL Server Permissions
Instance Level		Database Level
VIEW ANY DEFINITION VIEW SERVER STATE ALTER TRACE	Granted for: Tracing a Session Deadlocks monitoring PI Change-Tracking	Map Foglight Login to a database user* db_datareader db_ddladmin CREATE USER**	Granted for: Running DBCC commands for indexes

* Creation of a new user is not required if a domain group with the appropriate permissions is used.

** It's permission for Amazon RDS for SQL Server.

Grant Execute on these master database objects:

Table 14. Master database objects requiring Execute permission

xp_enumerrorlogs xp_readerrorlog	Granted for Error log monitoring

Grant Select on these msdb database objects:

Table 15. MSDB database objects requiring Select permission

log_shipping_monitor_primary log_shipping_monitor_secondary log_shipping_primaries log_shipping_secondaries log_shipping_primary_secondaries syscategories sysjobactivity sysjobs sysjobhistory dbm_monitor_data dbm_monitor sysalerts agent_datetime	Granted for Log Shipping monitoring Granted for Jobs and Replication monitoring Granted for Mirroring monitoring Granted for Agent alerts and services


	NOTE: 1. For Amazon RDS for SQL Server, msdb database fixed database role of SQLAgentUserRole is needed. 2. For Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Master user should have access to all databases in the instance.

Permissions for SAP ASE databases

If using non-sa user, ensure the following:

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mon_role should be assigned to the user. sa_role should NOT be assigned.

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Procedures need to be manually created on the monitored instance. This is achieved by manually downloading and running the scripts DB_Sybase_FirstRun_Scripts located under Foglight > Dashboards > Administration > Agents > Cartridges > Components for Download. Refer to the Foglight For SAP ASE Release Notes for more details.

Permissions for DB2 for LUW databases

If you are using DB2 LUW, ensure that these permissions are set.

Set Account Privileges on:

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SYSMON authority

Grant Select privilege on:

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Grant Execute on:

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AUTH_LIST_AUTHORITIES_FOR_AUTHID

Required Monitor Switches

Table 16. Required Configurations
Monitor switches for version 9.5 to 9.7	Monitoring parameters for version 9.7.0.5 or above*
UOW STATEMENT LOCK SORT TABLE BUFFERPOOL TIMESTAMP	MON_REQ_METRICS MON_ACT_METRICS MON_OBJ_METRICS

*Should be set to at least the base level.

Permissions

Table 17. Permissions — All versions
General
ADMIN_CMD ENV_GET_PROD_INFO DB_PARTITIONS ENV_GET_SYS_INFO SNAP_GET_APPL_INFO SNAP_GET_BP SNAP_GET_APPL SNAP_GET_BP_PART SNAP_GET_DBM SNAP_GET_HADR SNAP_GET_DBM_MEMORY_POOL SNAP_GET_FCM_PART SNAP_GET_STMT SNAP_GET_LOCKWAIT SNAP_GET_SWITCHES SNAP_GET_STORAGE_PATHS PD_GET_DIAG_HIST

Table 18. Permissions — Version-specific
9.5	9.7.0.5	10.1
SNAP_GET_DB_V91	ENV_GET_SYSTEM_RESOURCES	ENV_GET_SYSTEM_RESOURCES
SNAP_GET_TAB_V91	MON_GET_PKG_CACHE_STMT	MON_GET_PKG_CACHE_STMT
SNAP_GET_TBSP_V91	MON_FORMAT_LOCK_NAME	MON_FORMAT_LOCK_NAME
SNAP_GET_CONTAINER_V91	WLM_GET_SERVICE_CLASS_AGENTS_V97	WLM_GET_SERVICE_CLASS_AGENTS
SNAP_GET_DYN_SQL_V91	MON_GET_WORKLOAD	MON_GET_WORKLOAD
	MON_GET_TABLESPACE	MON_GET_TABLESPACE
	ENV_GET_DB2_SYSTEM_RESOURCES	ENV_GET_DB2_SYSTEM_RESOURCES
	ON_GET_SERVICE_SUBCLASS_DETAILS	MON_GET_SERVICE_SUBCLASS_DETAILS
	MON_FORMAT_XML_TIMES_BY_ROW	MON_FORMAT_XML_TIMES_BY_ROW
	MON_GET_UNIT_OF_WORK	MON_GET_UNIT_OF_WORK
	MON_GET_BUFFERPOOL	MON_GET_BUFFERPOOL
	MON_GET_TABLE	MON_GET_TABLE
	MON_GET_CONTAINER	MON_GET_CONTAINER
	MON_GET_FCM_CONNECTION_LIST	MON_GET_FCM_CONNECTION_LIST
	MON_GET_CONNECTION	MON_GET_CONNECTION
		MON_GET_MEMORY_POOL
		MON_GET_MEMORY_SET
	SNAP_GET_TBSP_V91	SNAP_GET_TBSP
	SNAP_GET_DB_V91	MON_GET_TRANSACTION_LOG
		SNAP_GET_DB DB2_GET_INSTANCE_INFO ADMIN_GET_STORAGE_PATHS

Table 19. Permissions - 10.5 and later
10.5 and later
ENV_GET_SYSTEM_RESOURCES MON_GET_INSTANCE MON_FORMAT_LOCK_NAME MON_GET_PKG_CACHE_STMT MON_GET_AGENT MON_GET_WORKLOAD ENV_GET_DB2_SYSTEM_RESOURCES MON_GET_DATABASE ADMIN_GET_STORAGE_PATHS DB2_GET_INSTANCE_INFO MON_GET_TRANSACTION_LOG MON_GET_CONNECTION MON_GET_FCM_CONNECTION_LIST MON_GET_CONTAINER MON_GET_TABLE MON_GET_BUFFERPOOL MON_GET_UNIT_OF_WORK MON_FORMAT_XML_TIMES_BY_ROW MON_GET_SERVICE_SUBCLASS_DETAILS MON_GET_TABLESPACE MON_GET_MEMORY_POOL MON_GET_MEMORY_SET

Grant Select on these SYSIBMADM administrative views:

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SYSIBMADM.ENV_PROD_INFO

* For DB2 version 9.7.0.5 or later

PureScale environments

Grant Execute on to these table functions:

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MON_GET_CF

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MON_GET_GROUP_BUFFERPOOL

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BP_HITRATIO

Grant Select on these views:

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ENV_CF_SYS_RESOURCES

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SNAPDB

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SYSIBMADM.DB2_MEMBER

Permissions for Azure SQL Database

Foglight for Azure SQL can be used for granting permissions on several levels.

The following sections detail the permissions that can be granted to users of Azure SQL at each level, and instruct how to manually run the grant privileges script.

Granting Permissions to Azure SQL Users

Database-level Permissions

The following permissions are granted at the database level:

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CREATE USER—the lowest permission level, which only allows accessing each database for reading its metadata.


	IMPORTANT: The CREATE USER permission does not come as part of the script, as the command is not supported as part of a batch in Azure SQL.

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VIEW DATABASE STATE—required by all tiers (General Purpose, Hyperscale, and Business Critical) on the vCore model.

IMPORTANT:

On the DTU model:

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Basic, Standard 0, and Standard 1 tiers require server admin permission or an Azure Active Directory admin account (VIEW SERVER STATE permission).

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Standard 2 and above tiers as well as Premium tiers require VIEW DATABASE STATE permission.

Running the Grant Permissions Script

The file used for granting permissions manually, SQLAzureGrantPrivilegesScript.sql, can be downloaded by clicking the link View script under the Instances table, accessible via either of the following methods:

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When running the Monitor Azure SQL Database wizard, the script link is in the Insufficient Privileges dialog screen.

Figure 2. Insufficient Privileges dialog