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Professional SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery

You're reading from   Professional SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery Implement tried-and-true high availability and disaster recovery solutions with SQL Server

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789802597
Length 564 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ahmad Osama Ahmad Osama
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Table of Contents (9) Chapters Close

Professional SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Preface
1. Getting Started with SQL Server HA and DR 2. Transactional Replication FREE CHAPTER 3. Monitoring Transactional Replication 4. AlwaysOn Availability Groups 5. Managing AlwaysOn Availability Groups 6. Configuring and Managing Log Shipping Appendix

Monitoring AlwaysOn Availability Groups


Monitoring an AlwaysOn availability group is important to quickly find problems before or when they occur, and then take corrective actions. Monitoring an AlwaysOn AG can be done using the AlwaysOn dashboard, T-SQL, PowerShell, Performance Monitor, or other third-party monitoring tools.

In this section, we'll learn how to use different methods to monitor AGs and configure monitoring alerts.

The AlwaysOn AG Dashboard

In the previous lesson, we have seen how to use the dashboard to monitor the AlwaysOn AG, listener, replica, and synchronization status. However, the dashboard can be used to monitor the real-time health metrics of an AlwaysOn AG too.

The dashboard has hidden columns that can be used to get details on an AlwaysOn AG. The hidden columns are added by selecting the Add/Remove Columns link next to the Group by section on the dashboard:

Figure 5.54: The Add/Remove Columns link

The following hidden columns are available to add to the dashboard:

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