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Foglight for SQL Server 5.7.5.1 - Foglight for SQL Server 5.7.5.1 Getting Started Guide

Operating System Extension

Monitoring the operating system allows you to identify resource consumption and provides a full view of the server health. An Infrastructure agent, which is created automatically as part of the monitoring process, monitors the operating system.
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NOTE: The Operating System extension is enabled by default.
 

Permissions

This chapter provides information and instructions about the various permission levels that can be granted for users of SQL Server 2005 to 2014, as well as instructions for manually running the Grant Permissions script. SQL Server 2000 is no longer supported.
This information is intended for SQL Server administrators.
There are two types of required permissions:
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Configuring Privileges for the VMware Collector Agent
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Granting Permissions to SQL Server Users

Configuring Privileges for the VMware Collector Agent

Users of Dell’s solution for performance monitoring and management of virtual environments, can benefit fromthe Foglight for SQL Server Add-on, which provides light-weight monitoring of SQL Server instances running on VMware ESX servers.
The Foglight for SQL Server Add-on is primarily targeted to assist database administrators, who need to investigate the share of SQL Server-related processes within the overall system workload.
Prior to installing and configuring the Foglight for SQL Server Add-on agent components, Foglight for SQL Server must have the appropriate credentials required for connecting to the VMware Collector agent, as described in the following sections:
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Configuring Privileges on the VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client
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Configuring Privileges on the VMware vSphere Client

Configuring Privileges on the VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client

To configure privileges for the Collector agent component credentials:
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On the VMware Virtual Infrastructure client user interface, click the Administration button at the top of the screen.
The Administration screen appears.
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Right-click a role type and click Add.
The Add Role dialog box appears.
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Enter a name for the newly created role.
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Enable the Read Only privilege.
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Click OK.
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On the VMware Virtual Infrastructure client user interface, click the Inventory button at the top of the screen.
The Inventory screen appears.
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Right-click Hosts and Clusters at the top left and click Assign Permissions.
The Assign Permissions dialog box appears.
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From the Assigned Role list, select the newly created role.
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Click Add.
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