Preface

This document provides a description about the Oracle System Monitoring plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server, details on the versions the plug-in supports, prerequisites for installing the plug-in, and step-by-step instructions on how to download, install, verify, and validate the plug-in.

Audience

This document is intended systems and database administrators tasked with monitoring Microsoft SQL Server through Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

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Related Documents

For information about the troubleshooting scenarios that you might encounter while working with the System Monitoring plug-ins, see the Oracle® Enterprise Manager System Monitoring Plug-in Troubleshooting Guide for Third-Party Database Plug-ins:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24628_01/em.121/e35212/toc.htm

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What's Changed

This table provides a brief overview of the document changes for the latest publication of the Oracle Enterprise Manager System Monitoring Plug-in Installation Guide for Microsoft SQL Server:

Part Number Change Summary
E35211-13 Corrected to the file names of the JDBC files provided. See Added Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2014.
E35211-12 Updated with new features. See What's New in This Release for more information.

Updated Prerequisites to include new patch requirements.

Added new content for Adding Targets with EMCLI.

Updated the Using the Backup and Restore Jobs section.

Added new content for Deploying Reports After BI Publisher is Configured.

Updated the Using the Microsoft SQL Server Plug-in Reports section.

Added new content for Chargeback Functionality.

Added new content for Compliance Management.

Added new content for Inventory and Usage Details.