Several SQL Management packs have been updated, version 6.6.7.6 for each of them can be found at the following locations:
As usual treat new management packs with caution, especially considering the recent issues with SQL and Base OS ones and test, test, test!
SQL Server 2014 Analysis Services – here
SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services – here
SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services – here
SQL Server 2014 Reporting Services (Native Mode) – here
SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (Native Mode) – here
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (Native Mode) – here
Management Pack for SQL Server Dashboards – here
Updated in this version
Dashboards
- Fixed “The client has been disconnected from the server. Please call ManagementGroup.Reconnect() to reestablish the connection” exception.
- Replaced 999+ presentation with a new one (26.2k)
- Added configurable rule to pre-aggregate data in the DW (see the corresponding Known Issue)
- Added second row in the instance view to show Path of the object, and allow searching by Path.
- Fixed tooltip presentation on the Instance view
“Known issues and Troubleshooting” section of the guide is updated
SQL Server Reporting Services
- Fixed issue: Microsoft System Center Management Pack for SQL Server Reporting Services doesn’t discover SSRS instance when the instance name starts from some certain symbols (0-9, A-F)
- Instance configuration monitor is introduced
- Implemented a better logging system
- Improved the Report Manager availability monitor: now it parses human readable message to get the real status of the Report Manager
- Improved the Report Manager and Web Service availability monitors: now the user can treat some status codes as healthy via the override.
- Fixed the discoveries, now the last items can be undiscovered
- Added timeout support for every non-native workflow
- Simplified the dashboard to make it quicker and more informative
- Reviewed and updated the Knowledge Base articles
- Improved Run As mappings
- Updated the discoveries to throw errors in case of some problems detected during the discovery
- Updated the references and removed deprecated elements to support 6.6.4.0+ visualization library
- Changed the performance rules write actions accounts to “Default Action account”
- “Known Issues and Release Notes” section of the guide is updated
- Fixed “Memory consumed by other processes (%)” rule having no Run As profile for DS; added SQL MP default Run As to the data source
- Fixed “Failing replacement: $Data/Context/Property[@Name='<MonitorName>’]$” issue in OM log
SQL Server Analysis Services
- Updated references and removed deprecated elements to support 6.6.4.0+ visualization library
- Fixed bug when SSAS Monitoring Pack could not collect OS performance counters with localized names
- Updated discoveries to throw errors in case of some problems detected during the discovery
- Fixed module error collection on cluster instances to reduce the noise
- Changed defaults for CPU Usage monitor, added sampling to Memory Usage on the server monitor
- Reduced inner complexity of modules
- Fixed the discoveries; now the last items can be undiscovered
- Simplified the dashboard to make it quicker and more informative
- Reviewed and updated the Knowledge Bases
- Added timeout support for every non-native workflow
- Fixed Blocking Session Monitor – in some situations it could calculate blocking sessions incorrectly
- Win10 support: fixed OS version detection issue
- Fixed CPU usage alert description
- “Known Issues and Troubleshooting” section of the guide is updated
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