Home

EMS SQL Angel Administration console - User manual

1. T oe a Servers Databases By List Database fal T E These databases Database differential dean_winxp FE master Transaction log HE aschel sql2008 FJG model J Remove inactive entries e local ME msdb _ Leave in restoring state V H AdventureWorks V DemopB cial T me TEST MG xtralargeDB Backup Type Use this parameter to define the backup type Database full a full database backup which backs up the entire database including the transaction log Database differential a differential backup which only records the changes made to the data in the database after the last full database backup Transaction log a sequence of log backups provided for a continuous chain of transaction information to support recovery forward from database differential or file backups Set V Remove inactive entries option on to truncate the live transaction log when you create a backup Set Leave in restoring state on to leave the database in restoring state to be unavailable to users until it is completely restored Set Copy only option to create a copy only backup which is a SQL Server backup that is independent of the sequence of conventional SQL Server backups 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 190 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Servers Se
2. Log 1g step editor Select a page Backup folder c backups Check Name amp description t chess g Max Thread Count 25 Ta Selection V Compression Compression Level 2 Encryption Encryption Password Confirm Password Encryption Type rijndael Network shared folder doom_serv shared Check Destination folder C Backups ASCHEL SQL2008 check Recovery options No recovery leaves database in the restoring state O Standby leaves database in read only and standby mode Undo file name Kill connections to destination database Backup folder Specify the directory for backup It is set relatively the source server You can check availability of this folder by clicking the corresponding button Max Thread Count Indicates the number of threads to be used for backup operation Increase the number of threads for faster speed If you are using a multi processor system increasing this value can fasten backup speed You are recommended to set one thread fewer than the number of processors Compression Enable the option to compress backup 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ss EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Compression Level Defines backup file compression level Use 1 for best speed and 4 for best compression WI Encryption Enable the option to encrypt backup Encryption Password Set passwor
3. CSN ENS NENENENENENEINE 566666 666 FFT To apply manually defined conditions use the Custom item of the drop down list Show rows where Time son sx And gt sesten e psa E Pick the logical expression from the lists on the left and define values in the fields on the right Use the _ character to represent any single symbol and use the character to represent any series of symbols in the condition string Relation between these conditions is defined with And Or options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 1 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual For more complex filtering use the Filter Builder In this dialog you can set as much conditions as you need To launch the builder use the Filter Editor item of the column header popup menu a gt Filter Builder xs di Time Is greater than 01 05 2012 Time Is less than 31 05 2012 Condition consists of Column Logical operator and Value Press any of this elements to change its value Two or more conditions form Condition group Its popup menu allows you to change relations between child conditions And Or Not And w Not Or to Add Condition or Condition Group or to X Remove Group For root condition group the Z Clear All operation is also available Note You can use the Insert keyboard button to ad
4. nnna 371 Configure transaction log shipping sn 372 Monitor server productivity counters ss ssssssnnreensneennnnnseeneennnenenennnes 373 Add database server to an existing policy snnnns 374 Create a policy rapidly on several servers databases 375 Transfer policy tasks to another set of databases servers 376 Reveal a reason of a failed policy execution ss ssmssssmnneneennnenenennnee 377 Restore successful policy status ss sssssssennsnsenennnneenennnneennennnee 378 Convert SQL Server maintenance plan to SQL Angel policy 379 Manage templates effectively ccceeesseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeenseeeeeenseesaeeess 380 Configure policy notifications ss nnssssnnrrrennnnneennnnnnennnnenennennnnenee 381 Create a report on policy execution ss nnssssnnerernnenennnnnnennnnnnennennnnenee 382 Ensure simultaneous policy execution on servers from different time zones 0000 383 Report bugs and suggestions snnnreennnennnnnnnennnnnnneenennnneennennnne 384 Update SQL Angel 2 54 eine EANTA one n eee mme E a 385 Remove SQL Angel ciccc ccsscciiccescetdccteectecenneedecciseedtccansevdceneeevececserdeccbeecd cuacsedeceteestecenaestecenaes 386 Part X Appendix 388 Database states te ce ceeded oe an Seen bad nt ba feces becasue Se cecdved
5. ce CE G model E msdb B AdventureWorks G DemoDB Largeds B TEST TE xtralargeDB aschel sql2008 me localhost sqlexpress Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy Databases All Use this option to select both system and user databases All system This option indicates that only system databases should be shrinked All user Select this option to shrink user databases only By mask This option allows defining database selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the database name 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 36 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual By list This option allows you to select databases manually If you are creating a step template then you can add a database to the list by using the button or Ins key Note The server is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy When you are editing a step on creating a policy from template then if the database s defined on the Selecting database step are missed on the selected server the list of databases will be the following Datab
6. Select step template s to apply Name Description Checks the allocation structural and logical integrity of all the objects in the database Reorganizes one or more indexes for a table in the databases Shrinks the size of the data files in the databases Updates information about the distribution of key values in the database Update DB Statistics tables Backup transaction log Backs up transaction log Differential Backup DB Creates differential backups of databases 6 days a week OK Cancel Help lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 122 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 23 Defining notification options SQL Angel administrator can receive electronic notifications on the results of SQL Angel policy launch via e mail At this step you can set notifications for the policy Policy wizard Policy 1 Define options for notification Step 3 of 4 SQL Angel administrator can receive electronic notifications on the results of SQL Angel policy launch via e mail You can specify mailing address and notification level The set notification options will be applied to all service tasks within this policy 0 E Servers Notify When the policy fails F ka x e a S Send E Mail To as sqimanager net P g ka sglexpress FR doom _
7. Resample Option specifies that statistics will be gathered using an inherited sampling ratio for all existing statistics including indexes If the sampling ratio results in too few rows being sampled SQL Server automatically corrects the sampling based on the number of existing 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 326 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual rows in the table or view v No recompute Disable the option to recompute statistics that become out of date automatically 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 327 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 8 3 Selection This page allows you to edit object selection to update statistics Update Statistics step editor Update Statistics step 1 H E Servers Databases By List x E These tables yfe Name amp description ME loca Objects By List x VIE Production ProductListP Eil General e localhost sqlexpress Tables and Views oE Production Productinve V g COM OT at 0000 These databases FE Production ProductDocu dean_winxp 78 MIE Production ProductDesc aschel sal2008 Demods VE Production ProductCost Larg
8. 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 217 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 4 Execute T SQL statement Execute T SQL statement step allows you to execute any T SQL statement To launch the T SQL statement immediately select A Quick Maintenance Actions F Execute T SQL statement popup menu item in the Servers tab To perform scheduled T SQL statement execution on regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Execute T SQL statement step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Execute T SQL statement step at the Templates tab Steps of the Execute T SQL statement wizard Naming template Selecting server Defining T SQL statement Performing operation See also Backup Database Execute SQL Server Agent job History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 28 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 4 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 4 The Execute T SQL Statement step allows you to run any custom statement as a part of
9. 2 Edit Click this button to change object settings a Delete Click this button to remove the object from the policy 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 1 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Copy to templates Select the required object in the list and click this button to add it to templates Use a and buttons to reorder Tasks Steps and Schedules When you create a new object from the template the following Templates list dialog is open You need to check the item s you need to add and click the OK button Description Checks the allocation structural and logical integrity of all the objects in the database H Reorganizes one or more indexes for a table in the databases Shrinks the size of the data files in the databases Updates information about the distribution of key values in the database s Backup transaction log Backs up transaction log Differential Backup DB Creates differential backups of databases 6 days a week F Update DB Statistics OK Cancel Help 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 130 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 3 3 Notification The Notifications section allows you to view and edit notification parameters p Policy editor Typical data warehouse maintenance nee Name amp description E General 1 Servers Notify When the policy fails _ o ne C
10. 208 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual button Use the ts ellipsis button to set files for the database that is being restored fi MSSQL 1 E MSSQL 10 SQL 2008 EE MSSQL Bin Eh DATA GS FILESTREAM1 fi FULLTEXT AdventureWorks_Data_log LDF C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL master mdf Da Ces Cu Click the Next button to proceed to the Specifying restoring options step of the wizard lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 2 4 Specifying restore options At this step you need to set recovery options and options for transaction log restore Recovery options This group of options allows you to specify the recovery options to be applied to the restore operation Recovery rollbacks all uncommitted transactions This option specifies that the restore operation rolls back any uncommitted transactions After the recovery process the database is ready for use No recovery leaves the database in the restoring state This option specifies that the restore operation does not roll back any uncommitted transactions NB When this option is selected the database is not usable in this intermediate non recovered state When used with a file or filegroup restore operation this option forces the database to remain in the restoring state after the
11. SQL Server Remote SQL Server MERLIN SQL2008 EN NETBIOS Remote host MERLIN Remote resource If you are updating uninstalling server components on the local server then on the first step the server name is displayed For a remote server choose the way the service will be updated uninstalled SQL Server Update uninstall service via SQL Server API functions NetBIOS Update uninstall service via NetBIOS The Remote resource displays that ADMIN share will be used for installing software on the selected Remote host Please make sure that you have sufficient privileges to perform this operation Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 4 2 Specifying authorization information This step allows you to define the authorization information side components on MERLIN SQL2008 Ce Specify authentication type and settings Step 2 of 5 SQL Server Authentication Windows authentication This account User tester Password Do not change NETBIOS Authentication Windows authentication This account Cu SQL Server Authentication Specify the authentication type to be used for the service to connect to the server Windows authentication or This account provide authorization settings User and Password Do not change Use the option to keep previously specified account
12. lt lt Previous ste Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 233 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 6 3 Setting options This step of the wizard allows you to customize database integrity check Database Integrity Check step wizard Database Integrity Check step 1 Ex Define integrity check options Step 3 of 4 V Indude Indices M Limited Checking Limited checking options Exdusive access options Physical Only Snapshot Data Purity Lock Table All Error Messages No Info Messages WI Include Indices The option indicates that indices are included in database integrity check WI Limited Checking Use this option if you need to restrict database integrity check with Physical Only or Data Purity conditions Physical Only option PHYSICAL_ONLY limits the checking operation to the integrity of the physical structure of the page and record headers the physical structure of B trees and the allocation consistency of the database Designed to provide a small overhead check of the physical consistency of the database this check can also detect torn pages checksum failures and common hardware failures that can compromise a user s data If Data Purity option DATA_PURITY is enabled the DBCC CHECKDB statement checks the database for column values that are not valid or out of range Exclusive access
13. F Name amp description A General V Compression Selection Compression Level 2 X ElEnaryption Backup file options al Verify options Encryption Password Clouds Confirm Password Encryption Type rijndael Max Thread Count Indicates the number of threads to be used for backup operation Increase the number of threads for faster speed If you are using a multi processor system increasing this value can fasten backup speed You are recommended to set one thread fewer than the number of processors W Compression Enable the option to compress backup Compression Level Defines backup file compression level Use 1 for best speed and 9 for best compression Encryption Enable the option to encrypt backup Encryption Password Set and confirm password that is used for backup decryption Encryption Type Select the encryption algorithm 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 286 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 5 Backup file options At this page you can find backup file options Backup Database step editor Backup Database step 1 Select a page Gy Name amp descriptio Backup folder backup_root_folder server Name scription Check A General Available tags backup root folder server TS Selection Backup file name server _ database _ backup_type _ date bkp a Angel settings Available tags serve
14. Last log backup older than Define the time point relatively to current date The list of databases with log backup made before this point will be logged Wl Index fragmentation Enable this option to log the list of databases with high fragmentation Index fragmentation more than 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 332 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Define the level of index fragmentation Databases list with index fragmentation level above specified will be added to log Only check indices with more than This option indicates that only indices with page amount above specified will be checked v Integrity check SQL Server 2005 or higher Enable this option to log the list of databases with out of date integrity check Last integrity check older than Define the time point relatively to current date The list of databases with integrity check made before this point will be added to log v Transaction log Enable this option to log the list of databases with transaction log free space below the specified limit Free space is less than This option defines transaction log free space limit Log includes list of databases with amount of free space less than this limit Log file is larger than This option adds log file size condition List of databases which transaction log file is larger than the specified limit will be included to log V Data file This option indicates that log
15. i fl Task editor Backup transaction log Select a page Name amp description FP Ce ee i eesesosoeoeeeseseseeeeeeeeseseseseeeeseseseseeeeeesesesesesesseseseseseseeseeeseseseseeeeseseseseseseeseseseseseseeseeesesseesssssssssssseesesssosssssssseseso amp Create New Schedule Schedules to be used Create Schedule from Template Edit Schedule Ca a g Remove Schedule En 2 ae 6 6 e Copy Schedule to Templates amp Create new schedule This button opens the Schedule Editor allowing you to create a schedule a Create New Schedule from Template Use this button to create schedule from template On pressing this button the Item selection dialog is opened allowing you to select any of the available templates or create a new one Edit Schedule This button opens selected schedule for editing amp Delete Schedule Click this button to remove selected schedule from the list E Copy step to templates Use this button to create a template based on the selected schedule You can view each step Description if any in the corresponding field 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 170 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 23 Creating template from task If you already have a service task with defined configuration you can create a template on its basis which can be later used for creating a new service task
16. Data Comparer for SQL Server Compare and synchronize the contents of your databases Automate your data migrations from development to production database sl Scroll to top PostgreSQL 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual s9 SQL Management Studio for PostgreSQL EMS SQL Management Studio for PostgreSQL is a complete solution for database administration and development SQL Studio unites the must have tools in one powerful and easy to use environment that will make you more productive than ever before SQL Manager for PostgreSQL Simplify and automate your database development process design explore and maintain existing databases build compound SQL query statements manage database user rights and manipulate data in different ways Data Export for PostgreSQL Export your data to any of 20 most popular data formats including MS Access MS Excel MS Word PDF HTML and more Data Import for PostgreSQL Import your data from MS Access MS Excel and other popular formats to database tables via user friendly wizard interface Data Pump for PostgreSQL Migrate from most popular databases MySQL SQL Server Oracle DB2 InterBase Firebird etc to PostgreSQL Data Generator for PostgreSQL Generate test data for database testing purposes in a simple and direct way Wide range of data generation parameters DB Comparer for PostgreSQL Compare and synchr
17. License manager 2 192 168 66 53 Y Registeredto EMS License type Pro Activate License key XIDT 1 AZBWE UXSLH XDLOU VGYDE T5 1MH 5KE3F IXY 1D L6 1HP Maintenance end date 23 10 2014 Deactivate Z aschel sql2008 Z o Registered to EMS License type Pro Activate License key OGVJC LOIFH MYM1K F3WRZ DZ196 6L4KZ GBJ0X TQ2Q 04J70 Maintenance end date 23 10 2014 Deactivate Z clean_winxp sql2008r2 5 ao Registered to EMS License type Pro Activate License key PTQ44 30A2V GON59 AOONN UMFDO 7PTPO 8774E ZXKSR DHESS Maintenance end date 23 10 2014 Deactivate Z deimos sql2012 ao Trial period 24 days left Activate Close License Manager includes the following registration information for every server e Server name e Customer name e License key e License type e Maintenance end date You can launch License activation wizard or License deactivation wizard for the particular server directly from the License Manager dialog by clicking the Activate Deactivate button correspondingly 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 3 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 7 Version history Product name Version Release date SQL Angel 1 2 Version 1 2 June 10 2013 SQL Angel 1 1 Version 1 1 April 1 2013 SQL Angel 1 0 Version 1 0 December 12 2012 Version 1 2 Added the possibility to verify the integrity of the resulted files after the backup process RESTORE VERIFYONLY amp CHECKSUM Displaying prog
18. Name and description General Notification See also Policy wizard Maintenance plan conversion Execute Policy Resolve problem Viewing Policy History 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 126 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 3 1 Name and description At this section you can view and edit policy name description and time preference Fa Policy Editor System Databases Maintenance ES Select a page Name System Databases Maintenance Description maintenance policy for tt E ensi Scrip maintenance policy for the system databases master model and msdb Notifications Task Scheduling in different time zones Use local server time _ Use local Console time as absolute time Name Edit policy name in this field Description Edit brief info for the created policy Task Scheduling in different time zones These options specify what time zone is used for policy task launch if its servers are located in different time zones If tasks are to start at specific server time for example when server is idle we recommend to select local server time otherwise select local console time Use local server time Use this option to launch policy tasks according to the local time on each server Use local Console time as absolute time Use this option to launch policy tasks at the time corresponding to the local console time It a
19. Physical Only This option PHYSICAL_ONLY limits the checking operation to the integrity of the physical structure of the page and record headers the physical structure of B trees and the allocation consistency of the database Designed to provide a small overhead check of the physical consistency of the database this check can also detect torn pages checksum failures and common hardware failures that can compromise a user s data Data Purity If this option DATA_PURITY is enabled the DBCC CHECKDB statement checks the database for column values that are not valid or out of range Exclusive access options limits the checks that are performed Snapshot Enable the option to use an internal database snapshot for the transactional consistency needed to perform database integrity checks 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd so EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Lock Table If this option TABLOCK is used the DBCC CHECKDB statement obtains locks instead of using an internal database snapshot This includes a short term database exclusive lock v All Error Messages This option ALL_ERRORMSGS displays an unlimited number of errors per object vi No Info Messages This option NO_INFOMSGS suppresses all informational messages 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd so EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 5 3 Selection This page allows you to edit ob
20. SQL Manager net EMS Database Management Solutions zm SQL Angel User s Manual L J 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd r SQL Angel SQL Angel User s Manual 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd All rights reserved This manual documents EMS SQL Angel No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompanyit In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for anyloss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Use of this documentation is subject to the following terms you may create a printed copy of this documentation solely for your own personal use Conversion to other formats is allowed as long as the actual content is not altered
21. Warning Email settings aren t defined for this server To use notification you have to define Email settings in Service Properties dialog The notification options specified will be applied to all service tasks within this policy Check the necessary servers in the Servers list to send notifications about policy launch results In the Send email field specify the trigger action When the policy succeeds send the message when policy has been successfully launched When the policy fails send the message when policy launch has failed When the policy complete send the message when policy tasks have been completed Input the recipient email address in the Send to field Note Email agent options should be set for the service at Service properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 131 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 4 Maintenance plan conversion This wizard is intended for converting linear Maintenance Plans created in SQL Server Management Studio to Policies of SQL Angel NB You need to have SQL Server Integration Services installed on the server to perform this conversion Note We recommend to disable Maintenance Plans in SQL Server Management Studio after conversion to avoid adverse effects To start conversion select the Maintenance Policies aa Convert from Maintenance plan context menu item for the server at
22. see EMS SQL Angel Service log instead Disable Maintenance plan If there are any errors on conversion you can open the Policy with Edit Policy button to view and correct them Set the Disable Maintenance plan option ON to disable Maintenance Plan in SQL Server Management Studio lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 135 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 4 4 Operation execution At this step you can view parameters specified on previous steps To complete the operation execution and set the policy on the server click the Finish button Press Finish button to create Policy Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizard Create Policy from Maintenance Name Service tasks Task Subplan_2 converted from Subplan Add Database Maintenance tasks converted to steps Back Up Database Full Kind Description Task Subplan_1 converted from Subplan Description Add Database Maintenance tasks converted to steps Check Database Integrity Kind Description lt lt Previous step Backup Database step Backup Database on Local server connection Databases TestDB Type Full Append existing Destination Disk Every day at 0 Subplan _1 Database Integrity Check step Check Database integrity on Local server connection Dstsbsascs TaciDR Ga Cr Com 1999 2013 EM
23. timing plan Z Step Templates First Sunday of month Schedule with Relative monthly recurrence timing plan 2 Schedule Templates E Custom templates Create your own tempales or done and change preset samples 7 Schedule with Recurring daily timing plan Edit Add New Template Ctri Insert L Add L Edit Template La D Delete Template Ctrl Delete pl g Delete Move Up Order Move Down Transfer CP Export Template CP Export Cf Import Template cf Import 1 Clone Template Ei Clone amp Processes 1 You can manage step templates using the buttons on the Toolbars or popup menu Add New Template Ctri Insert opens the dialog for schedule creation 2 Edit Template opens the schedule editor Delete Template Ctr Delete removes the template EP Export Template Lf Import Template I Clone Template create a copy of the selected template How to create a step based on the template When you are prompted to create a schedule on policy creation or task creation click the A create Schedule from Template button and select the template or several templates at once fromthe list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 175 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual See also Policy templates Task templates Step templates 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 176 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 4 1 Schedule editor
24. Create your own tempales or done and change preset samples Edit gt Task with 1 step s and 1 schedule s id Add L amp AddNewTemplate Ctri insert La EN L Edit Template g Delete d L Delete Template Ctrl Delete Order Move Up Transfer 5 Move Down CP Export C Export Template Cf Import cf Import Template C Clone CN Clone Template 5 Processes 1 You can manage task templates using the buttons on the Toolbars or popup menu Add New Template Ctri Insert launches the wizard for creating a new task template 2 Edit Template opens the task template editor Delete Template Ctr Delete removes the template E Export Template Ey Import Template I Clone Template create a copy of the selected template How to create a task based on the template When you are prompted to create a task on policy creation click the A create New from Template button and select the template or several templates at once fromthe list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd is EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual See also Policy templates Step templates Step templates 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 15 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 1 Create task wizard This wizard will guide you through creating a task template that SQL Angel can run ona regular basis Task in SQL Angel is a set of scheduled steps to be pe
25. In this case a policy will be executed on all servers at the time corresponding to the local SQL Angel Console taking into consideration time zones where servers are located 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd sm EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 19 Report bugs and suggestions If you want to report a bug occurred in the application or just provide some feedback you can do it directly from the SQL Angel Before reporting bugs and suggestions make sure you are using the latest version of the SQL Angel To create an e mail with attached bug report files automatically do the following 1 select the server on which the problem occurred in the Servers tree 2 choose the Send bug report to EMS its context menu item 3 after a while the default mail client installed on your computer will be opened with newly created letter having bug report files attached to it 4 in the generated e mail describe the steps to reproduce the occurred bug and send the letter If due to some reasons the e mail creation failed or the report sending was cancelled the following dialog appears SQL Angel Bug report via e mail The bug report sending was cancelled A x You can create bug report e mail manually 1 sqlangelreports sqlmanager net dick me Copy to dipboard 2 Save report file Save and open folder 3 Attach saved report file to e mail 4 Describe your problem and share your
26. Options Update All existing statistics Perform Sampling to 10 With No recompute No After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 257 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 10 Database Parameters Logger Database Parameters Logger step allows you to check database parameters such as information about backups index fragmentation transaction logs data files integrity check operations and more and log warnings if parameters do not satisfy given conditions for efficient database maintenance To launch the database parameters logger operation immediately select A Quick Maintenance Actions Database Parameters Logger popup menu item in the Servers tab To perform scheduled database parameters logging on regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Database Parameters Logger step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Database Parameters Logger step at the Templates tab Steps of the Database Parameters Logger wizard Naming template Selecting database Setting conditions Performing operation See also Backup Database Restore Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity C
27. Properties dialog NETBIOS Authentication Specify the authentication type to be used for installation of the service Windows authentication or This account provide authorization settings User and Password Note This option is available only if the NetBIOS installation type was selected on the first step lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 3 3 Specifying service log on settings At this step you should define service log on information for SQL Angel Service Specify service log on settings Step 3 of 4 SQLAngel Service Log On Local System account This account Local System account Select this option to use the local system account This account This option allows SQL Angel to use specified system account to connect to SQL Server It can be useful when local system account provides insufficient permissions to perform the operation You need Local system or Local administration permissions to work with server and services lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 34 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start the installation process Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizar
28. The popup menu is available for the top Groups node at DB Explorer _ Create New Group Insert 2 Refresh F5 Maintenance Policies gt Z Quick Maintenance Actions amp Backup Database 2 Show History Restore Database Collapse Mg Execute SQL Server Agent Job gt Execute T SQL Statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices IO Shrink Database 1 Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Ws Maintenance Cleanup E Create New Group or Ins key 2 Refresh servers and policies or F5 key 2 Maintenance Policies Create new Policy Create from Templates to create a policy based on the created template E Convert from Maintenance Plan runs the Maintenance plan conversion wizard A Quick Maintenance Actions open the list of Maintenance Actions for quick launch 2 Show history opens the Viewing Policy History window t Collapse all groups g Expand all groups See also Group popup menu Server popup menu Database popup menu 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd e EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 1 2 Group popup menu The popup menu is available at the Group node at DB Explorer _ Create New Group Insert Delete Group Rename Group F2 ah Register Server Ctrl Insert 2 Refresh F5 5 Maintenance Policies x Create New Policy Quick Maintenance Actions gt gt Create from Templates Show History
29. for SQL 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd This option enables disables checksum verification before writing to the backup media 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Server 2008 Enterprise and later versions If necessary you can set a Password for the backup enter the password twice in the respective edit fields 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 20 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 7 Additional options This tab is only available if backup is performed with SQL Server provider a Backup Database step editor Backup Database step 2 x Select a page a Data transfer options Name amp description General Buffer count 0 jaji Tg Selection Max transfer size KB oE Cel Backup file options Options Verify options 2 Clouds Buffer count Specifies the total number of 1 0 buffers to be used for the backup operation Max transfer size KB Specifies the largest unit of transfer in bytes to be used between SQL Server and the backup media The maximum value is 4096 Kb Note If specified value is 0 then the default value is used 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 8 Verify options At this page you can define backup verifying options 5 Backup Database step editor Backup Database s
30. task launch Service task Wizard Service task 1 Define a set of steps for service task Step 2 of 4 Steps in execution order V Terminate task on step fail KD Description Updates information about the distribution of key values in the database tables a a Create new step create a new step You will be prompted to select Step type in the dialog and proceed to the Create step wizard al Create step from template create step from the template The list of step templates will be open in this case allowing you to select any of the available templates and create a step based on its settings If you select several step templates the corresponding number of steps will be created Edit step change step settings Delete step remove the step Copy step to templates create a template based on the selected step You can view each step Description if any in the corresponding field Use a and x buttons to reorder Steps 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 12 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Terminate task on step fail If this option is checked then the execution of a whole task is aborted as a result of one of the steps fail lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 163 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 1 3 Define schedule for service task At this
31. 17 00 00 Y Success DBintegrity check ka 25 10 2013 16 30 00 E Success Shrink DB ka 25 10 2013 16 10 00 E Success Backup DB ka X Records 43 The 2 Refresh function F5 updates the list of launches The Auto refresh mode sets automatic refreshing on The window is refreshed when the new event is added to the log Filter output One day Information concerning policy launches performed not later than one day ago from the current date and time will be displayed One week Information concerned policy launches performed not later than one week ago from the current date and time will be displayed 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd m EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Custom Enables setting date and time criteria Information concerning policy launches performed from the specified date to the specified date will be displayed Click the Apply button to set the filter Export mk Export to HTML Use this option to export history data to HTML file By default the report is saved in the program s folder Export to Text Use this option to export history data to TXT file By default the report is saved in the program s folder See also Policy wizard Policy editor Maintenance plan conversion Execute Policy Resolve problem 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 145 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 10 1 Sorting You c
32. 2013 16 29 35 Full 18 03 2013 8 23 52 TransactionLog 18 03 2013 8 23 50 Differential 18 03 2013 8 23 42 Full 15 03 2013 12 25 42 Full lt Back Backup provider You need to select the provider that had been used for creating the backup Depending on the selection the restore procedure will be performed by SQL Angel or SQL Server means Backup source History shows the list of the available database backups for the specified server and database Only backups of corresponding provider types are displayed Files allows selecting individual backup files from the server Server Select the server to restore database from Database This option is available for History backup source and contains databases available for the selected server Choose the database you need to restore and the list of the backups available for the selected database will be displayed below You need to select the backup to restore and proceed to the next step of the wizard 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 24 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual When restoring on the chosen date using the history the search of the needed for restoring full and differential backups is performed For example if you are restoring a transaction log then all backups will be found starting from the full to all transaction log backups All detected backups will be restored sequentially to ensure a full restoring Fo
33. AdventureWorks Adventure_Works E DemoDB lt None gt WW LargeDB lt None gt W LargeDB_20130531 lt None gt T TEST lt None gt WW xtraLargeDB lt None gt W Data folder E Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 1 MSSQL DATA Log folder c Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 1 MSSQL DATA ok canei Hep Source server Select the server where the database that you want to back up to another server is located Destination server Select the server where transaction logs are shipped to from the Destination server list Set the database pairs in the grid The backups of transaction logs are performed on the source server and restored on the destination server If the destination database does not exist you can select New database item in the Destination DB column and specify its name in the New database column If the destination database needs rewriting set the corresponding flag in the Overwrite column Creating and overwriting of the databases is performed by creating a full backup of the source database and its further restoring Even in case of scheduled execution creating of a database is executed immediately on wizard finish Data folder Specify the path for data MDF files for the newly created database Log folder 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 36 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Specify the path for data LDF fil
34. Angel Administration console User manual Instance Settings a Instance Settings Instance Name SQL2012 Port 1433 Path C Program Files x86 Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 11 SQL2012 MSSOQL Binn Connection Timeout O jik Authentication Windows authentication SQL Server authentication User tester Password REM Instance name Use this field to edit instance name Port Identify the TCP IP port used by the SQL Server Instance Path Define the local path to the server Connection Timeout Specify time to wait while trying to establish a connection to the instance before terminating the attempt and generating an error Authentication Specify the type of Microsoft SQL Server authentication to be used for the connection Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication It is strongly recommended to avoid using SQL Server authentication with sa as the login Windows Authentication SQL Angel identifies a user by his domain name and password which are defined automatically according to his Windows domain user account Defined authorization parameters will be used by installable service to connect to the SQL Server instance on the server Afterwards they can be edited using the Service Properties dialog SQL Server authentication SQL Angel identifies user by his server login and password Login and password management
35. Angel Administration console User manual 9 9 Add database server to an existing policy There are several ways to add databases or servers to a policy The way chosen depends on whether the policy was created on a solution or not and on tasks and steps count ina policy A policy was created on a solution with databases servers 1 If a policy includes a big number of tasks steps then do the following e create a template based on this policy without saving selected databases by choosing the 4 Create Template from Policy its context menu item e add needed databases servers to the existing solution e create policy on a renewed solution based on the created template by choosing the gt Maintenance Policies 2 Create from Templates of the solution context menu item 2 If a policy includes several tasks steps then it is recommended to open every step editor and check needed databases servers on a Selection tab A policy was created on separate databases servers 1 If a policy includes a big number of tasks steps then it is recommended to do the following e unite databases servers from this policy into a solution and then add needed databases servers to it e create a template based on this policy without saving selected databases by choosing the Create Template from Policy its context menu item e create a policy based on this template on the created solution by using the J Maintenance Policies Create from Template
36. Check Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 237 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 7 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 5 The Reorganize Indices step defragments and compacts dustered and non dustered indices on tables and views This will improve index scanning performance In case of rebuild action is activated step reorganizes data on the data and index pages by rebuilding indices Reorganize Indices step 1 a This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 23 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 7 2 Selecting objects Use this step of the wizard to select objects for index reorganization Define database selection for servers Step 2 of 5 E Servers i Databases Byust e E These tables FB ocal i AEAEE Info Account dean_winxp f VES Info Address aschetsai208 e A 78 AB tinfo Contact localhostisgiexpress E nfo Contact_new EE Onto Countrycapital B AdventureWorks f intel CountryReaion Larges a 8 test sys all_objects ME xtralargeDB sy
37. Daily night to Template Template name Daily night This template will be automatically added to the Schedule templates list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 10 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 6 Activities At this tab you can view all processes initiated by EMS SQL Angel Policies and Quick Maintenance Actions The result status of the task execution is displayed in the Status column The same information concerning tasks execution can be retrieved from the Server History viewer To see more detailed log refer to the Task Details section below You can create a detailed bugreport by using the Copy As Bugreport context menu item After the bugreport is generated you can paste it to any text editor The launch of policies created from other instances of the program is also displayed at this tab such policies are displayed as Unregistered in Policy Name column r EMS SQL Angel Administration Console a B fl hy Servers Policies Templates Activities 1 Activities Active Tasks General ID Policy Name Task Name Server Name Started Finished Status Progress ae mc sal Update 08 St doom_serer 104052013 5 leur 2 Typical Small Siz Reorganize D doom_server 04 06 20 E Refresh F5 Aborted Stop task 8 Small or Middle si Service task 1 local sqlexp 04 06 20 Stop Task Alarmed Show task history 7 Small or Middle si Backu
38. Define the folder for storing backups created by Backup Database wizard Click the Es button to open the Server folder dialog to pick up the needed server folder Note This folder is tagged as a backup_root_folder in a backup step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 10 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 8 Reports Using reports you can view and save information to any available format about task execution that is displayed in the grid of a Launches area To open a report on a policy task execution the Preview window use the Report button on the Launches area toolbar or select the El Show Report popup menu item There are three types of reports e Single server report 2 Preview co 2 fata File View Background ne oa Ble Wi A 100 x amp Pw Alara Policy name System Databases Mamtenance Server name local 22 03 2013 14 10 00 22 03 2013 14 10 01 22 03 2013 14 10 04 22 03 2013 14 05 00 22 03 2013 14 05 01 22 03 2013 14 05 01 22 03 2013 14 00 00 22 03 2013 14 00 01 22 03 2013 14 00 06 Current Page 1 Total Pages 1 Zoom Factor 100 This report can be viewed when a single server is selected in the explorer and a policy deployed on this server is selected in the Policies area If a policy deployed on several servers is selected in Policies area a report will include information on launches of this policy only on the selected server The
39. EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual P rformng Operations seca Sones tiie cance tens El Re ter frs sde 278 Editing Steps eena ne ed nent eme E 279 BACKUP database rusaraanenenannemnnnemmaenntaianteremntencanenndunanadrne ete au nesdunnennen tant NATOR NORE douar ace nne nd an dau 280 Nam and s Cniption ten ni Mn inlen Rare nent rt A AE 281 G n rale ge et una mena nana ra ees anv veld oud een er NO lens 282 Selection aosi Pe cee Re N EE lect hea ee RE rs ee 283 Execute SQL Server Agent JOD icin c ccsecccscerestestsaesnesouacocseessectsdcarnnssatersdeconey easatsdesascedesncsursaccesursesecscrarscenssoceneueset 293 Name and description reset in inner Ne nia ar ra AN ler rendra ner A rer te 294 S lectionne ren tee tan nie tn alae ein eel aa eri re eed ne tte 295 Execute T SQL statement ni iiinirirarnnereanrnanenneeneenennennennennnenesnasnasnnenneneeneaneaneannaaneanenennnes 296 N me and description fessier a tnt ann n eee a 297 General Selection History Cle ANUP nn nrrnrnrrsresrenrannennesnrsnennennenneanenanenesnesne see eneeneean ane snesnasnnsnnsneene ane ane ans aaneanenennnes 301 N me and d sCription sednes nent enfants tit andre rem mine N 302 Generalen irra vet evict Seni a N id dere eerie eae 303 S lection sr nome Grendel edie eee cee een aia a aa end nn ere Ne tone 305 Database Integrity Check uu ceecetesceesesseesesseesessevseeseeseesneseesaesoesauseeseesoeseesaesaesaevaeuaevanraeesneane
40. It will contain all steps and schedules of this task with their defined parameters In order to create a template based on a service task open the policy it is included in and select the amp Copy to Templates task context menu item or use the corresponding button In the dialog appeared enter a Template name and define whether databases selected in the task should be saved in the template being created si Conversion to Template xa Convert Task DB Integrity Check to Template Template name DB Integrity Check V Save database selection This template will be automatically added to the Task templates list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 171 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 3 Step templates The Step Templates section allows you to manage Step Templates r 1 1 EMS SQL Angel Administration Console Colle J Lo Servers Policies Templates Activities Templates Step Templates View Name Description Preset templates Templates provided by EMS Policy Templates Z DB integrity check Checks the allocation structural and logical integrity of all the objects in the database Task Templates A Reorganize DB indices Reorganizes one or more indices for a table in the databases Step Templates 2 Shrink DB Shrinks the size of the data files in the databases Schedule Templates 2 Update DB statistics Updates information about the distribution of
41. Ltd 28 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 3 2 General At this page you can view edit T SQL statement G Execute T SQL Statement step editor Execute T SQL Statement step 1 x Select a page T SQL statement Name amp description delete from dbo projects_cache 7 General R go delete from dbo activities_cache T Selection go 4 p Execute timeout 0 sec T SQL statement This area contains T SQL statement text to be performed Execute timeout This field indicates time limit for syntax check Use Load Save buttons to work with text loading and saving Use the Check statement button to run the statement on the server in PARSEONLY mode to ensure that T SQL statement is correct The detailed log of errors is displayed at the Errors tab All errors are displayed on the Errors tab 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Query text Errors Server Message Line ASCHEL SQL 2008 Incorrect syntax near 8 Execute timeout 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd so EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 3 3 Selection Ha STOW BKNaGKe MOXHO BbiIOpaTb CEPBEPEI Ha KOTOPEIX 6YAET BbINONHATLCA 3a AAHHbIM onepartop P execute T SQL Statement step edito Sel
42. P e doom_server tserv eB localhost sglexpress Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode Use aaa file or folder specification to add a cleanup destination and Beat specification I remove selected specification for appropriate actions Cleanup specification 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 267 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual f Define items to clear a Backup provider MS SOL Server Folder c Backups Extension bak Indude firstHevel subfolders File type 32 i Backup provider Select whether the files created by SQL Angelor SQL Server will be cleaned Folder Set the search folder for the files The path is set relatively to the server which you selected in the Server list If the MS SQL Server has been selected as a Backup provider then you can define the path and name of the specific backup File to be deleted Extension Specify the custom extension for backup or report files if it differs from the default Enable Include subfolders option if you need to cleanup all sub folders of the specified folder File type Use this drop down list to specify the the type of files to be deleted e Backups backup files
43. Remote folder Define the directory on the SFTP server where backup files will be uploaded If the specified directory does not exist on the server it will be created on the first upload process Set the authentication parameters for uploading backup files to the specified SFTP server 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 362 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Note that the specified user should have sufficient rights to write to the target folder Provide User name and Password in the corresponding fields Proxy Select the proxy through which the connection to the SFTP server will be established The possible values are e Socks 4 e Socks 5 e HTTP If you have selected to connect through proxy to SFTP you need to configure the following proxy settings Server Port User name and Password Timeout Specify the timeout in seconds when a connection will be timed out because of inactivity on the data channel You can check the access to the specified folder by clicking the Test button You will be offered to select servers over which the connection should be checked If the specified remote folder does not exist it will be created on performing test access 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 364 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 How to The succeeding pages of this chapter are intended to provide you with brief instructions on how to perform this or
44. Shipping See also Creating Steps 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 20 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 Backup database Backup Database step editor provides the same set of options as Backup Database wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name_and description General Selection Angel settings Backup file options Options Verify options See also Execute SOL Server Agent job Execute T SOL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 281 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit Backup database step name and description ro Taen chan backup Vatabase step ed Select a page General fg Selection Angel settings Backup file options Verify options C2 Clouds Name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 282 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 2 General This page allows you to view a backup provider selected a Backup Database step editor Backup DB x Select a pa
45. Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 10 3 Selection This page allows you to edit server and folder files selection for maintenance cleanup fe Maintenance Cleanup step editor Maintenance Cleanup step 1 Select a page E Servers Provider Path File type Extension Recursive GS none adesopton G E A General dean_winxp Server C Backups Backups bak EE aschel sql2008 ME doom_server tserv2005 localhost salexpress Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy Use aaa file or folder specification to add a cleanup destination and Edit specification M remove selected specification for appropriate actions Cleanup specification 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Setmve tems to clear x Backup provider MS SQL Server x Folder C Backups Extension bak J Indude first4evel subfolders Backup provider Select whether the files created by SQL Angel or SQL Server will be cleaned Folder Set the search folder for the files Th
46. To remove server components you need to select the Uninstall All option on the second step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 388 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 10 Appendix 10 1 Database states The general database status includes SQL Server database state the database icon color or right bottom comer icon and policy status the color of a shield in the left top corner database i database i database i database i D in an emergency state and does not have policies in an emergency state and all policies have succeeded status in an emergency state and has failed policies in an emergency state and has some warnings on policy execution nn Ga database i database i database i database i offline and does not have policies offline and all policies have succeeded status offline and has failed policies offline and has some warnings on policy execution ne JEEP GEED database i database i database i database i D online and does not have policies online and all policies have succeeded status online and has failed policies online and has some warnings on policy execution DW GB s in s in s in s in database database database database single user mode and does not have policies single user mode and all policies have succeeded status single user mode and has failed policies single user mode and has some
47. You can schedule one or more tasks to be executed according to the preset schedules The policy can perform operations on a set of databases on different servers It can be created fora server as well as for a Group of servers or Solution To assign it automatically on policy creation you should run Policy wizard using the context menu of the corresponding elements server group or solution Each Policy execution generates the result status that informs you about successful or failed policy executions After reviewing the errors you can ignore them or re execute the task To manage policy status and process of execution go to Servers and Activities tabs 4 EMS SQL Angel Administration Console belbas th Servers Policies Templates Activities Policies System Databases Maintenance a bd Sa oa L alga Name Policy Tasks Policy Servers amp Typical Small Sized Database Maintenance S DB Integrity Check Typical Data Warehouse Maintenance Steps PS System Databases Maintenance System DB Integrity Check d ag Create New Policy Q Schedules 1 A gt Create Policy from Template H Daily night 32 Edit Policy EE Shrink DB jg Delete Policy 6 4 Steps i Shrink system DB Create Template from Policy QA Schedules 2 Show History HH Backup DB E Step Name System DB Integrity Check Description Checks the allocation structural and logical integrity
48. a policy deployed on this server is selected in the Policies area If a policy deployed on several servers is selected in Policies area a report will include information on launches of this policy only on the selected server The report displays brief information on tasks of the selected policy including task name planned start time started time finished and task status Multi server report Multi server report is available when a policy deployed on multiple servers is selected in the Policies area Besides a group or a solution must be selected in the Servers area The report displays brief information on tasks of the selected policy including task name server name planned start time started time finished and task status Detailed task report Task report is available when a particular task is selected in the Policies area This report displays a detailed information on a task and its steps of the selected policy including task name planned start time started time finished task step status and execution message information warning or error 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ss EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 18 Ensure simultaneous policy execution on servers from different time zones To ensure simultaneous policy tasks launches on servers located in different time zones you need to select the Use local Console time as absolute time option on the first step of the policy wizard
49. and the database is not intended to be usable between two of the restore operations Standby leaves database in read only and standby mode This option allows the database to be brought up for read only access between transaction log restores and can be used with either warm standby server situations or special recovery situations in which it is useful to inspect the database between log restores Undo file name Specify the undo file name so that the recovery effects can be undone The same undo file can be used for consecutive restores of the same database NB If free disk space is exhausted on the drive containing the specified undo file name the restore operation stops 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 344 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Set VI Kill connections to destination database option ON to forced disconnection of all processes We recommend to check it if Overwrite option has been set at Step 2 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 35 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 11 3 Selection This page allows you to edit database selection to ship transaction logs a Log Shipping step editor Log Shipping step 1 x Select a page a Source server Destination server Name amp description doom_server TSERV2005 x local Le A General fg Selection Source DB Destination DB Overwrite New database
50. backup file size can be up to 80 less in comparison when compression is disabled If a database mostly stores difficult to compress binary data such as raster images in JPEG the compression function cannot significantly reduce the backup file size gt Q Can I restore a backup file of SQL Angel on SQL Server with no SQL Angel components installed No you cannot However you can use the ConvertUtil exe command line utility which does not need to be installed and registered to convert backup files of SQL Angel format to a standard SQL Server format After being converted backup can be restored using standard SQL Server tools gt Q What are the reasons for reduction of time required for backup and recovery A The compression level selection allows you to find a compromise between the backup speed and file size At the same time the backup time execution can be reduced up to 80 compared with a native tool due to a lower load on the disk subsystem Q Does SQL Angel use undocumented features of SQL Server A SQL Angel uses only documented features of SQL Server which guarantee its correct working on all available versions of SQL Server as well as on future version releases Q Can SQL Angel perform a standard backup suitable for recovery on SQL Server without using SQL Angel A Yes SQL Angel can do it To do this you need to select SQL Server as a backup type in the Backup Wizard Q Does SQL Angel support log shipp
51. backup files to the specified directory Note that the specified user should have sufficient rights to write to the target folder You can choose Windows Authentication or provide User name and Password in the corresponding fields You can check the access to the specified folder by clicking the Test button You will be offered to select servers over which the connection should be checked 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 357 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 2 3 2 FTP Connection The FTP Connection Settings dialog is provided for configuring FTP Server connection for uploading backup files FTP Connection Settings Name aschel Host address aschel Remote folder backups Anonymous logon User name tester Password Protocol FTP Standard 7 Port 293 Mode Passive PASV v Timeout 60 sec Name Specify the name for the connection The connection name must be unique among all that were already created Host address Define the FTP host address Here you can enter server name or its IP address without specifying protocol Remote folder Define the directory on the FTP server where backup files will be uploaded If the specified directory does not exist on the server it will be created on the first upload process Set the authentication parameters for uploading backup files to the sp
52. e Reports text reports of previously run maintenance plans Note This drop down list is available if the MS SQL Server has been selected as a Backup provider lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 268 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 11 3 Defining cleanup criteria This step allows you to define cleanup criteria Step 3 of 4 All files older than All files except for the latest SQL Server criteria V Apply file age criteria on maintenance deanup Delete files older than 1 3 Month s Z SQL Angel criteria Set the conditions for SQL Angel backup files to be deleted Use All files older than for time limiting or All files except latest criteria to specify the number of the latest backups to keep SQL Server criteria W Apply file age criteria on maintenance cleanup Use this option to delete files above the age specified below lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 269 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 11 4 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can perform maintenance cleanup Click Finish to create step item Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Maintenance Cleanup step 1 Maintenance Cleanup st
53. execution process is initiated by the service running on SQL Server Interaction between SQL Angel Administration Console and service on the server is implemented with extended stored procedures that manages policy execution without extra connections to the server and opening of additional ports Policy which is the main element of SQL Angel is implemented as jobs in SQL Server and therefore its execution requires consistent work of SQL Agent See also Policy overview Navigating 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 2 2 Policy overview Policy in SQL Angel is a set of scheduled tasks to be performed on the server s or database s each containing a number of steps Each Policy execution generates the result status that informs you about successful or failed policy executions After reviewing the errors you can ignore them or re execute the task For quicker creating of typical maintenance policies you can use Templates Policy is implemented as a set of jobs in SQL Server and therefore its execution requires consistent work of SQL Agent See also Angel overview Navigating 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 55 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 2 3 Navigating Explorer is the basic navigation window for managing servers and databases It has a tree like structure and it allows you to perform operations with any objec
54. installed on the server C Program Files EMS SQL Angel Distrib Service Where I nputFile stands for the SQLAngel backup file to be converted O utputFile sets the result name of SQL Server backup file D atabases sets database name s which data should be extracted Optional parameters H elp Help outputs reference information P assword sets the password to convert encrypted backups Example C Program Files EMS SQL Angel Service ConvertUtil exe I C Data TEST bkp O TESTms bak D Employee Departments P 8p5Zh79 Note If SQL Angel backup is split into several files you only need to specify the first file from the chain all subsequent files are processed automatically Note If on backup you specified more than one threads at Defining SQL Angel settings you will get n MS SQL backup files as a result of conversion You will need to select all of those n files on restore by MS SQL Server means 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd so EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 10 3 Server folder dialog SQL Server Folders dialog allows you to browse directories on the server 5 Server Folder Dialog x E C a CA SRecyde Bin m Bo anaes SLI BER RRS pres anna ane een ni ese ASIA en SRA AEROS AE SEI ARE SADE AA DR A AE PEL EEDEN EAEAN MSSQLSERVER SQLEXPRESS bkp storage Boot Builds Config Msi Cvs v Location C Backups loc
55. key values in the database tables 2 Backup transaction log Backs up transaction log Edit Er LR Custom templates _Create your own tempales or done and change preset samples L Add gt ia Monthly history deanup L Edit L Add New Template Ctri Insert La Delete L Edit Template Order Delete Template Ctrl Delete Move Up ranster Move Down D Export 4 E ia C Export Template mpor F Clone g Import Template C Clone Template T Processes 1 You can manage step templates using the buttons on the Toolbars or popup menu Add New Template Ctr Insert launches the wizard for creating a new step template 2 Edit Template opens the step template editor Delete Template Ctr Delete removes the template EP Export Template Gf Import Template C Clone Template create a copy of the selected template How to create a step based on the template When you are prompted to create a step on policy creation or task creation click the Create Step from Template button and select the template or several templates at once from the list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 172 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual See also Policy templates Task templates Schedule template 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 173 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 3 1 Creating template from step If you already have a configured maintenance acti
56. log backups of the source database Both source and destination servers should have access to this folder otherwise log shipping cannot be performed Click the Check button to make sure that the folder is accessible by both servers Destination folder Specify the destination server folder where backups will be shipped to This folder is set relatively to the destination server Recovery options This group of options allows you to specify the recovery options to be applied to the restore operation The destination database may be in either the recovering or standby state which leaves the database available for limited read only access No recovery leaves the database in the restoring state This option specifies that the restore operation does not roll back any uncommitted 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 277 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual transactions NB When this option is selected the database is not usable in this intermediate non recovered state When used with a file or filegroup restore operation this option forces the database to remain in the restoring state after the restore operation This is useful in either of the following situations e a restore script is being run and the log is always being applied e a sequence of file restores is used and the database is not intended to be usable between two of the restore operations Standby leaves database in read only and sta
57. of all the objects in system Type Database Integrity Check 5 Processes 0 To start working with policy you need to create it at first Policies page provides all necessary tools to manage policies Move to the page and use 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 109 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual the amp Create New Policy or Create Policy from Template popup menu item You can easily create a template from the existing policy using i Create Template from Policy menu item The template based on the selected policy will be automatically added to the Policy Templates list Note The databases selected in the policy can be saved in template as well Policies at this tab can be viewed in two modes Policy Tasks and Policy Servers Select the Policy on the left and switch between two corresponding modes to see policy s tasks or servers on the top level For each object of the tree you can see more Detailed info at the bottom panel See also Getting Started Servers Templates Activities Maintenance Actions Options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd mo EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 1 Popup menus Popup menu of the object contains the list of actions that can be applied to the object The following popup menu is available in the policy list at the Policies tab Policy popup menu Task popup menu Schedule context men
58. or edited in any way Document generated on 11 11 2013 3 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Table of Contents Part I Part Il Part Ill Welcome to SQL Angel 12 What sNews eaaa cecceccctons scacedecsesecacitecetccaescteetcuaesdacseecswscbacsstasseecteecclceetassteccese 13 System requirements nooit kn inian anaE EEA NENN ANER eecueueltectecdevenstlitecgecesreeetes 14 Feature MatriX srei e aa e aaa r aaa ae aeea en a Aaaa aido ea aa k daaa iaaa 15 Installation e T T E T 16 Purcha Sing orna aE ATEA NAARAAN TA E AA ATEA EAA EIN E AEAT a 17 How to register SQL Angel ss nnrrrrssnnrnnnnnnnennnennnennnennneneennneneennnenenns 19 License activation en aaa ad a aa ad nn ee et nee 20 Selecting license activation method seen 21 Entering AIL A E AE EAA ATTE TATT A A AET TTET 22 E mail activations a Sl ea Nr ane A a ee E a es 23 Web site activation nc rente e AR faa R tonnes Abin A a den er dd ca os ts AN eed 24 E t ring license activation Codes an nn ane nn entente ice ne nd a ae eng en ane de dia ta 25 Configuring connection settings sise 26 P rformng online activation 2 ss heath in ADR Pi Seti en DM A te Rene 27 Completing Op ration nr ere tin nn nets etes tnt AAEE Aaa de anna sr date tetes 28 License d actiVation 5 88 aa a nn nee terne 29 Selecting deactivation method serrer 30 Email deactiVation sisi Sh ani hak Re NE Bie a ne ee a ME ee 32 Web Site deactiVatiOn asser etn ven sandcueessctnerncsacfuchts
59. policy includes a big number of tasks steps then do the following e create a template based on this policy without saving selected databases by choosing the 4 Create Template from Policy its context menu item e create a new solution and add needed databases servers to it e create policy on this solution based on the created template by choosing the l Maintenance Policies Create from Templates of the solution context menu item 2 If a policy includes several tasks steps then it is recommended to open every step editor and check needed databases servers on a Selection tab A policy was created on separate databases servers 1 If a policy includes a big number of tasks steps then it is recommended to do the following e unite databases servers on which you want to transfer policy into a solution e create a template based on this policy without saving selected databases by choosing the Create Template from Policy its context menu item e create a policy based on this template on the created solution by using the Maintenance Policies Create from Templates solution context menu item 2 If a policy includes several tasks steps then it is recommended to open every step editor and check needed databases servers on a Selection tab 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 377 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 12 Reveal a reason of a failed policy execution If a server has at lea
60. reasonable number of communications for the purpose of consultation on operational aspects of the software 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 18 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual After your maintenance expires you will not be able to update your software or get technical support To protect your investments and have your software up to date you need to renew your maintenance You can easily reinitiate renew your maintenance with our on line speed through Maintenance Reinstatement Renewal Interface After reinitiating renewal you will receive a confirmation e mail with all the necessary information See also How to register SQL Angel 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 9 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 Howto register SQL Angel The SQL Angel registration is not equal to immediate registration of the SQL Angel Console Registering SQL Angel means purchasing and further activation of a received License Key for every instance you want to work with Having installed the client and server side parts of SQL Angel you need to activate the server side part of SQL Angel To get an activation code please do the following 1 Run SQL Angel 2 Connect to SQL Server 3 Right click this server in the server list and select Activate SQL Angel Service 4 Follow the steps in the Wizard To remove a license from an instance use the Deactivate License
61. restriction for checking the statement procedure Use the Check statement button to run the statement on the server in PARSEONLY mode to ensure that T SQL statement is correct The detailed log of errors is displayed at the Errors tab Note The Check statement button is not available in Template mode Use Load Save buttons for loading or saving the script from to an internal file All errors are displayed on the Errors tab 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 221 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Step 3 of 4 lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 222 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 4 4 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start T SQL statement execution Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Execute T SQL Statement step 1 Kind Execute T SQL Statement step Server selection doom_server TSERV2005 Options Timeout Sql syntax checked After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 223 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 5 History Cleanup History Cleanup step allows you to clean the selected instance history
62. space Change free space per page percentage to oH F Pad index F Sort results in tempdb T Ignore duplicate keys F Keep index online while reindexing Free space Define which pages should be reorganized ones with the default or specified amount of free space per page Pad index Enable this option to leave the space open on each page in the intermediate levels of index W Sort results in tempdb This option indicates that intermediate sort results used to rebuild indices will be stored in the tempdb database W Ignore duplicate keys If the option is enabled then duplicate keys will be ignored W Keep index online while reindexing This option determines whether concurrent user access to the underlying table or clustered index data and any associated non clustered indexes is allowed while reindexing 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 323 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 8 Update Statistics Update Statistics step editor provides the same set of options as Update Statistics wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name_and description General Selection See also Backup database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Manage
63. specific criteria for example location whereas Solutions unite servers or databases to be included into one Policy Enjoy your work with EMS SQL Angel _ EMS SQL Angel Administration Console EA th Servers Policies Templates Activities Servers Groups La B Servers amp Groups Count Total 0 Active 0 Failed 0 amp Solutions Register server Policies Name Server Next Launch Status Shortcuts Troubled servers Launches Filter Off Name Planned Start Started Finished Status Message El Processes 0 See also Servers Policies Templates Activities Maintenance Actions Options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 2 1 Angel overview EMS SQL Angel consists of two core units SQL Administration Console and Server side components SQL Administration Console is launched at the client machine whereas Server side components are installed on the server where SQL Server instance is launched locally or remotely Server side components include the service installed on the server machine and extended stored procedures created in master database for each SQL Server instance SQL Server Instance 1 Instance 2 Server SQL Angel Administration Console is the basic tool for administration of SQL Server instances and maintenance polices maintaining status of instances and logs reviewing Task and policy
64. step you need to set schedule s to be used for task launch Service task Wizard Service task 1 Define a schedule s for service task Step 3 of 4 Create New Schedule Create Schedule from Template Copy Schedule to Templates Edit Schedule 6 amp 5 Remove Schedule Fish al Create new schedule Clicking this button opens the Schedule Editor allowing you to create a schedule al Create New Schedule from Template Use this button to create schedule from template On pressing this button the Item selection dialog is opened allowing you to select any of the available templates and create a schedule based on its settings If you select several schedule templates the corresponding number of schedules will be created Edit Schedule This button opens selected schedule for editing Delete Schedule Click this button to remove selected schedule from the list Copy step to templates Use this button to create a template based on the selected schedule You can view each step Description if any in the corresponding field lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 164 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 1 4 Creating task At this step of the wizard you can see the summary of all options set at the previous steps Click Finish to start the operation Step 4 of 4 Verif
65. system Amount of free space to remain after shrink 10 Suppress info messages Yes After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 250 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 9 Update Statistics Update Statistics step allows you to perform the update statistics operation in your database the UPDATE STATISTICS statement is issued This operation is used to updates the statistics for the specified tables and views To launch the updating operation immediately select Quick Maintenance Action a Update Statistics step popup menu item in the Servers tab To perform scheduled update of statistics on regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Update Statistics step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Update Statistics step at the Templates tab Steps of the Update Statistics wizard Naming template Selecting objects Setting options Performing operation See also Backup Database Restore Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database M
66. that operation correctly using SQL Angel Install SQL Angel Install server side components without having permissions for remote installation Activate SQL Server instance Schedule backup database task daily Configure transaction log shipping Monitor server productivity counters Create a policy based on predefined templates Add database server to an existing policy Create a policy rapidly on sevreral servers databases Transfer policy tasks to another set of databases servers Reveal a reason of a failed policy execution Restore successful policy status Convert SQL Server maintenance plan to SQL Angel policy Manage templates effectively Configure policy notifications Create a report on policy execution Ensure simultaneous policy execution on servers from different time zones Update SQL Angel Remove SQL Angel See also Getting Started Servers Policies Templates Activities Maintenance Actions 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 365 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 1 Install SQL Angel EMS SQL Angel consists of two core units SQL Administration Console and Server side components So to perform a full installation and start working with SQL Server in SQL Angel Console you need 1 Install SQL Angel Administration Console 2 Register server using the Register Server Wizard To launch it use the Register Server context menu item of the Server Explorer 3 Connect to
67. the server using the Connect item of its context menu 4 After server registration you need to install server side components To launch the Install Server Components wizard use the Install server side SQL Angel components server context menu item 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 366 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 2 Install server side components without having permissions for remote installation If you do not have permissions for a remote installation of server side components using Install Server Components wizard you can install them locally on the server using the Stand alone remote components Installer In order to perform server side components installation locally on the server do the following 1 copy SQL Angel setup file to the server machine 2 launch the SQL Angel setup wizard and choose the Server side only mode on the third step 3 after the EMS SQL Angel Setup wizard is finished the Stand alone remote components Installer is launched automatically 4 follow the steps of the wizard in compliance with Stand alone remote components Installer topic Note The SQL Angel setup wizard installs SQL Angel Service Installer application InstallWizard exe which allows installing updating and removing server side components locally on a server 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 367 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 3 Activat
68. this step you can set shrinking options Database Shrink Database 1 Set shrink database options Step 3 of 4 Shrink database when it exceeds so MB Freed space Amount of free space to remain after shrink o Retain freed space in database files Return freed space to operating system E Suppress informational messages Shrink database when it exceeds Set database size limit Database will be shrunk when its size goes over this limit Freed space Amount of free space to remain after shrink Use this field to define percentage of free space that will be left in database file after it is shrunk You need to decide whether freed space should be retained in database files or returned to operating system Suppress informational messages Enable the option to disable informational messages lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 8 4 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start the operation Click Finish to create step item Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Kind Database selection doom_server TSERV2005 Select Databases DemoDB LargeDB AdventureWorks Shrink database when it exceeds 50 Mb Freed space Return freed space to operating
69. to another location and apply it otherwise configuration will be saved exported to the specified location 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 351 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 2 Options This tool allows you to customize general options of SQL Angel To open the tool use Environment options SQL Angel Console menu item Security Options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 352 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 2 1 Security Security options allow you to set the security parameters for configuration data Spoons Sm Select a page Data refreshing XXXXXX A Cloud Connections Confirm password Encrypt Configuration Data If this option is ON the configuration data is encrypted The password is prompted on program launch when configuration information is loaded Password Set password that is used for configuration encryption Confirm password Confirm the password specified as an encryption password above 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 353 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 2 2 Data refreshing Data refreshing tab allows customizing some program settings Options mym Select a page Server refresh interval sec SE Security Ne dr A Cloud Connections Launches records per page 100 Server refresh int
70. unchanged NETBIOS Authentication Specify the authentication type to be used for connection to the service Windows authentication or This account provide authorization settings User and Password Note This option is available only if the NetBIOS updating uninstalling type was selected on the first step lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd at EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 43 Selecting operation type Use this step of the wizard to select the required operation Step 3 of 5 p LA Modify upgrade or restore SQL Angel service and components Uninstall IS Uninstall SQL Angel service and components J Remove logs Note Registration info will be deleted after deinstallation Update Select this option to upgrade or restore SQL Angel service and components You can use this option to keep the service up to date Uninstall Uninstall SQL Angel service and components SQL Angel service server side components and jobs created by the program will be uninstalled from the selected server Remove logs Check this option to clear the information about tasks execution from History Viewer lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 22 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 4 4 Specifying service log on settings At this step you should define se
71. used for comment on the server W Connect automatically on Console startup This option defines whether connection to the registered server should be performed on startup Server connection info 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 7 Service properties Service properties window displays settings that have been defined on service installation and email settings for correct sending of policy notifications To open it use server s Service properties context menu item SQL Server connection info Email settings Log storage settings Backup settings See also Register Server Wizard Install Server Components Update Remove Server side SQL Angel Components Server properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 98 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 7 1 SQL Server connection info At the SQL Server connection info tab you can view change authentication to be used for user authorization on the server The settings you provide will be used by the service installed on the server Unlike the Server Properties dialog this one is used to set SQL Server authentication parameters for an account that will be used for connection by a service installed on a server Service Properties xa Select a page SQL Server connection settings for Angel Service SQL Server connection info Windows Authentication SQL Server Authen
72. user objects only By mask This option allows defining objects selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the object name By list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd su EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual This option allows you to select objects manually If you are creating a step template then you can add a database to the list by using the button or Ins key Note The server is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy When you are editing a step on creating a policy from template then if the database s defined on the Selecting database step are missed on the selected server the list of databases will be the following Databases By List X z E These databases VIO awe ME master 1 model EOG msdb ME AdventureWorks FE AdventureWorks_20100419 WE DemoDB ME Larges E Eo new_db m Clean Mismatches Click the Clean Mismatches button to delete the missed databases from the list for the policy cannot be executed for them 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 335 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 10 Maintenance Cleanup Maintenance Cleanup step editor provides the same set of options as Maintenance Cleanup wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name and description General Selection See also Backup database Execute SQL Server Age
73. warnings on policy execution see CSCO s in sin s in s in database database database database recovering state and does not have policies recovering state and all policies have succeeded status recovering state and has failed policies recovering state and has some warnings on policy execution eee database database database database s in s in s in s in restoring state and does not have policies restoring state and all policies have succeeded status restoring state and has failed policies restoring state and has some warnings on policy execution GA database i ZA database i database i T database i suspect and does not have policies suspect and all policies have succeeded status suspect and has failed policies suspect and has some warnings on policy execution DW O database is inactive D 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 38 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 10 2 Backup Converter Utility This utility is used for converting SQL Angel backup files to standard MS SQL Server backup files It is run in console mode only Usage lt path to ConvertUtil exe tool gt ConvertUtil exe I nputFile file_name O utputFile file_name D atabases name n H elp Help Plassword password The path to this utility is C Program Files EMS SQL Angel Service on the machine where SQL Angel Console is
74. with a Backup Database step and a schedule with appropriate parameters In order to do this perform the following operations 1 choose the database in the server explorer and select the Maintenance Policies Create New Policy item of its context menu 2 on the second step of policy wizard select the Steps section and click the Add button 3 in the Select Step dialog select the Backup Database item 4 in the Backup Database step wizard opened configure backup settings after all wizard steps completion the Backup Database step appears in the Steps list 5 select the Schedules section and click the Add button 6 in the opened Schedule editor set the following parameters e Schedule type Recurring from date e Occurs Daily e Recurs every 1 day e Daily frequency Occurs once at e Occurs once at launch time for backup database task execution then press the OK button 7 complete all steps of the policy wizard 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 370 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 5 Setup uploading backup files to different storage locations Network folders FT P SFT P Clouds SQL Angel provides the possibility to save backup files not only in the standard backup folder but also upload their copies to different external storages If you want to configure uploading of backup files to different storages perform the following actions 1 Open the Options dialog and pr
75. wizard Naming template Selecting files folders for cleanup Defining cleanup criteria Performing operation See also Backup Database Restore Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 265 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 11 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 4 The Maintenance Cleanup step allows you to remove a backup or report file or a group of files in a folder that remain in the system after Maintenance plan execution The Step includes an option to remove old files by task schedule or remove files that have reached a specified age days weeks months or years Maintenance Cleanup step 1 a This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 266 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 11 2 Selecting files folders for cleanup At this step you need to define server s and file and or folder selection for them Provider 72 COS CIN cr eB dean_winxp JE Server C Backups aschel sql2008
76. 012 02 00 00 Missed Shrink DB 05 06 2012 12 51 22 Succeeded Backup DB 05 06 2012 12 51 21 Succeeded Shrink DB 05 06 2012 12 50 44 Succeeded DB Integrity Check 05 06 2012 04 00 00 Succeeded Backup DB 05 06 2012 01 00 00 Succeeded DB Integrity Check 04 06 2012 04 00 00 04 06 2012 01 00 00 03 06 2012 04 00 00 03 06 2012 01 00 00 02 06 2012 4 00 01 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd Date and time of creation 00 00 08 173 02 06 2012 4 00 04 18 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 10 3 Filtering It is possible to make quick filtering by a specific value or by blank non blank field criteria To activate quick filter press the button in the upper right corner of the column header like at the screenshot below Drag a column header here to group by that column Time 25 10 2013 18 00 00 25 10 2013 17 58 01 25 10 2013 17 57 41 25 10 2013 17 30 00 alla S g 25 10 2013 17 00 00 25 10 2013 16 30 00 25 10 2013 16 10 00 25 10 2013 16 00 00 25 10 2013 15 30 00 25 10 2013 15 10 00 25 10 2013 15 00 00 25 10 2013 14 30 00 25 10 2013 14 10 00 25 10 2013 14 00 00 25 10 2013 13 30 00 25 10 2013 13 10 00 E 4H IH Et
77. 05 or higher Continue on error Q i lt Back Next gt Finish W Verify backup when finished VERIFY ONLY Check this option to enable backup verification Verifying a backup checks that the backup is intact physically to ensure that all the files in the backup are readable and can be restored and that you can restore your backup in the event you need to use it Perform checksum before writing to media CHECKSUM This option enables disables checksum verification before writing to the backup media Before writing a page to the backup media BACKUP verifies the page if this information is presented on the page BACKUP generates a separate backup checksum for the backup streams Restore operations can optionally use the backup checksum to validate that the backup is not corrupted The backup checksum can optionally be used at restore time Using backup checksums may affect workload and backup throughput Continue on error This option determines whether the backup operation will be stopped or forced to continue despite encountering errors such as invalid checksums or torn pages 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 199 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 20 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 9 Specifying cloud connections Use this step to s
78. 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 9 Resolve problem The policy can result in Warning Error or Missed status You can manage policy status overview at the Servers page After detecting that some of your policies tasks have failed you can resolve the problem tasks by marking the problem as ignored and if needed execute the task once again To run the Resolve task dialog double click the erroneous policy at the Policies list at Servers page or use the corresponding menu item for task or policy fl eee DB Integrity Check Reorganize DB Indices Sunday DB Backup task s of Archive Databases Maintenance policy failed or didn t run To resolve the issue you can execute the task s manually and mark problem tasks as ignored In this case task s status will be changed to Success and changed to the actual result status after task s execution V Run problem task s There are two options that can be applied to the policy to correct the errors Mark problem task launches as ignored ignore status of erroneous task s Run problem task s execute the erroneous task s immediately See also Policy wizard Policy editor Maintenance plan conversion Execute Policy Viewing Policy History 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 1 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 10 Viewing Policy History This chapter describes the way you can v
79. 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ie EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Show all tasks Show only active tasks Toggles between displaying all tasks performed within 24 hours and tasks that are being executed at the moment See also Getting Started Servers Policies Templates Maintenance Actions Options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 184 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 Maintenance Actions Step in SQL Angel is a basic component of server maintenance It sets the maintenance action to be performed over the database s and is used in Tasks and Policies Steps can be run separately for a single database server for performing immediate maintenance operation Steps can be included into Polices for scheduled performing Creating Steps Editing Existing Steps Note To run the immediate maintenance action use the Quick Maintenance Action item from the database server popup menu Backup Database Restore Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Executing T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping See also Getting Started Servers Policies Templates Activities Options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 185 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 Creating St
80. 99 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 21 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 1 Selecting license activation method Use this step to set license activation method Tee Ea Welcome to EMS SQL Angel License Activation wizard Step 1 of 5 This wizard is used to activate EMS SQL Angel product license Itis assumed that you have already purchased a product license and that you have the license information available If you cannot find license information please visit your Member Account https secure sqlmanager net member subscribe Select one of the following activation methods Activate EMS SQL Angel License online Use this option if you have Internet connection Product license will be activated automatically within a few seconds Activate EMS SQL Angel License by e mail Select this license activation method if you do not have Internet connection or if direct activation is unsuccessful Activate EMS SQL Angel License through our website This option allows you to activate product license using license information from your Member Account on our web site Enter existing license activation code manually Use this method if you have an existing valid activation code The license activation process does not provide any personally identifiable information of you to EMS lt Back Next gt Finish Activate EMS SQL Angel License online Use this option if you hav
81. B Demods LargeDB used honeta Frs canes Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode Databases All Use this option to select both system and user databases All system This option indicates that only system databases should be shrinked All user Select this option to shrink user databases only 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 247 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual By mask This option allows defining database selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the database name By list This option allows you to select databases manually If you are creating a step in a policy template then you are able to enter databases manually Databases By List These databases A TestDB 8 AdventureWorks AdventureWorks 1 Enter Cancel Use the button or Ins key to define database name After you click the Enter button the database will be added to the list Any database from the list can be edited or x deleted lt lt Previous ste Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 28 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 8 3 Setting options At
82. D In this field you can see the registrable instance ID that was generated automatically These parameters are required to get a license activation code Next step in case of online activation Next step in case of e mail activation 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 23 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 3 E mail activation This step appears only in case the Activate EMS SQL Angel License by e mail option was selected on the first step License Activation Product license activation via e mail Step 3 of 5 Follow these steps to activate EMS SQL Angel license by email 1 Copy the text below to Clipboard lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 gt lt SQLAngel Version 1 0 Language en gt lt LicenseKey gt IRUHP ABGCN 10 2WL E 19WU OW73L MG5VY TGEFK RN5S6 PFISD lt LicenseKey gt lt InstanceID gt B 1DEE41800000000 1679 lt InstanceID gt lt SQLAngel gt 2 Create an email message with the EMS SQL Angel license activation subject and paste the text into the body of an email 3 Send ths enal to peor sanenaoe ne 4 After a while you will then receive a confirmation email message with your license activation code Please note that confirmation email message will be sent to the address you provided during the product purchase process To perform license activation via email follow these steps 1 Copy text below to Clipboard 2 Create
83. DB 25 10 2013 15 30 00 25 10 2013 15 30 00 25 10 2013 15 30 01 Success Backup DB 25 10 2013 15 10 00 25 10 2013 15 10 00 25 10 2013 15 10 02 Success V4 DB integrity check 25 10 2013 15 00 00 25 10 2013 15 00 00 25 10 2013 15 00 04 Success 4 Shrink DB 25 10 2013 14 30 00 25 10 2013 14 30 00 25 10 2013 14 30 00 Success fe Processes 0 Servers The Explorer area allows you to access servers and databases Servers and databases can be included in Groups and Solutions Groups are used to organize servers by some specific criteria for example location Solutions unite servers to be included into one Policy The same server can be included into several solutions To add server to a Solution simply drag and drop it from the group to a solution folder You can change objects order dragging them within the Explorer tree Shortcuts This panel is used for quick access to the groups servers databases To add a object to the Shortcuts list use the corresponding menu item from the server database popup menu Shift Insert or drag the object to the Shortcuts Troubled servers This panel displays servers which have problem policies You can review the servers and 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 5a EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual resolve the problems Overall status It shows the status of the selected server information about SQL Server and EMS SQL Angel Service installed on the server
84. DE 25 06 2012 lie ShrinkTestDB screens 28 06 2012 le AdventureWorksBackup screens 04 07 2012 le DemoDB_backup screens 04 07 2012 ie test screens 24 08 2012 e Backup databases screens 24 08 2012 le TestDBCheck screens 29 06 2012 You need to select one of the Maintenance Plans to be converted into Policy The conversion will be performed at the next step Note that this function is only available if SQL Server Integration Services are installed on the server lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 134 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 443 Performing conversion At this step the selected Maintenance Plan is being converted to Policy Check conversion results Step 3 of 4 Conversion CheckTestDB on doom_server TSERV2005 server Description i Found Maintenance SubPlan Subplan_2 Back ag Database Full backup task is converted to EMS SQLAngel Backup step and it will create backups of EMS Backup i Back Up Database Full task successfully converted i Subplan_2 successfully converted i Found Maintenance SubPlan Subplan_1 i Check Database Integrity task successfully converted i Subplan_1 successfully converted CheckTestDB Maintenance plan logging options are ignored see EMS SQL Angel Service log instead CheckTestDB Maintenance plan logging options are ignored
85. Define a set of service tasks steps and corresponding schedules Step 2 of 4 E Tasks Be Cleanup EI Steps 2 RI oP Maintenance Cleanup p a z EF Create New Use this button Ins key or the M Add button in the task step schedule header to create a new object B create New from Template If you create a task step schedule from a template you need to pick a template for this object in the opened dialog Edit You can use this button or click the 2 Edit button in the object header to edit the object Delete Click this button or the Delete button in the object header to remove it from the list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 121 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual The Delete key can be used as well Copy to Templates Press this button to create a template with the same options as the selected object Use a and x buttons to reorder Tasks Steps and Schedules The order of objects is important for Steps they are executed in the set order starting from the top Note Backup and restore processes of databases situated on the same instance cannot be executed simultaneously When you create a new object from the template the following Templates list dialog is opened You need to check the items you need to add and click the OK button If you check several items the corresponding number of policies will be created G
86. EL SQL2008 ang shared Aw C Backups ASCHEL SQL2008 C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 10 SQL2008 MSSQL DATA C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 10 5QL2008 MSSQL DATA Yes AdventureWorks to Aw DemoDB to new DemoDB c backups 4096 2 2 Restore options Recovery After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation If the New database or Overwrite option has been selected as a Destination database at Step 2 performing of the operation consists of 2 steps 1 Transferring of the full backup It is executed once on wizard finish 2 Transferring of transaction log lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 279 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 Editing Steps This chapter describes the way steps can be viewed edited After the step has been already created it can be opened and edited in the editor at Policies tab if it s already a part of a policy or Templates tab if it s been created as a template To open a step editor use double clicking popup menu or the Edit button Topics listed below provide sufficient information about step editing Backup database Execute SOL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup History Cleanup Transaction Log
87. ETBIOS Can Cr If you are installing server components on the local server then on the first step the server name is displayed For a remote server choose the way the service will be installed SQL Server Install service via SQL Server API functions NetBIOS Install service via NetBIOS The Remote resource displays that ADMIN share will be used for installing software on the selected Remote host Please make sure that you have sufficient privileges to perform this operation Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 3 2 Specifying authorization information This step allows you to define authorization information for connecting SQL Angel service to MS SQL server zard Install server side components on MERLIN SQL2008 asa Specify authentication type and settings Step 2 of 4 SQL Server Authentication Windows authentication This account User Password NETBIOS Authentication Windows authentication This account User Password it SQL Server Authentication Specify the authentication type to be used for installing and further work of the service Windows authentication or This account provide authorization settings User and Password The specified info will be used for service connecting to the SQL Server instance on the server machine You can change the connection info at the Service
88. L Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 2 2 E mail deactivation This step appears only in case the Dectivate EMS SQL Angel License by e mail option was selected on the first step License Deactivation Product license deactivation via e mail Step 2 of 2 Follow these steps to deactivate EMS SQL Angel license by email 1 Copy deactivation confirmation code below to Clipboard lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 gt lt SQLAngel Version 1 0 Language en gt lt LicenseKey gt IRUHP ABGCN 10 2WL E 19WU OW73L MG5VY TGEFK RN5S6 PFISD lt LicenseKey gt lt DeactivationCode gt MVIVSFAtQUIHQO4tMU8yVOwtRTE SV 1UtMFc3MOwtTUc 1VIktVEdFRkstUk41UzYt F UEZJNUQKQjkx REIyNzMwMDAwMDAwMCOxRUE4CoZSFjgPaQ4iWu 1b 9GM47UPAUYN lt DeactivationCode gt 2 Create an email message with the subject EMS SQL Angel license deactivation and paste the text into the body of an email 3 Serd tis enal t portage net 4 After a while EMS support will process this confirmation email message with your license deactivation code and you will be able to activate your license key again lt Back Next gt a To perform license deactivation via e mail follow these steps 1 Copy deactivation confirmation code below to Clipboard 2 Create an email message with the subject EMS SQL Angel license deactivation and paste the text into the body of an email Send this email to support sqlmanager net 3 After a whil
89. MS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 Servers This chapter contains sufficient information conceming server management and policy execution Below you can see the overall information about basic working area sections 1 EMS SQL Angel Administration Console Le Es Lo Servers Policies Templates Activities Servers ka ig G xalg 4 Activity a 4 Groups Policies summary Total 4 Successful 4 Failed 0 Alerted 0 Unknown 0 4 local Policies are successful gt GE 4B SQL Server I ka sqlexpress Instance ka 4 remote SQL Server status Started I doom_server tserv2005 Add new polio Edition Developer Edition b aschel sqi2008 Version 09 00 5057 4 Solutions UTC offset UTC 6 Solution 1 4 PP EMS SQL Angel Service 4 gt Databases XP version 1 0 14 1 a 3 ka AdventureWorks CE Anai ut soe ey Started doom_server tserv2005 DemoDB Policies Name Server Next Launch Status Ss es EEE DB integrity check ka 25 10 2013 17 00 00 Success Shrink DB ka 25 10 2013 16 30 00 Success B Backup DB ka 25 10 2013 17 10 00 Success a Soat Typical data warehouse maintenance Success aschel sql2008 Launches Troubled servers Filter Off ka sqlexpress Name Planned Start Started Finished Status Message 2 E4 Backup DB 25 10 2013 16 10 00 25 10 2013 16 10 00 25 10 2013 16 10 03 Success y DB integrity check 25 10 2013 16 00 00 25 10 2013 16 00 00 25 10 2013 16 00 07 Success Shrink
90. Q Can I execute multiple policies simultaneously on one server A Several policies can be deployed to a single server their runtime can be the same and the execution time can intersect However 2 tasks of backup recovery log shipping can not be executed simultaneously on a single SQL Server instance Q Ihave setup SQL Server maintenance plans Can I use them in SQL Angel A You can convert SQL Server maintenance plans into SQL Angel policies using the Maintenance Plan Conversion Wizard Maintenance Policies Convert from Maintenance Plan context menu of the Server tree Q How does SQL Angel notify about a policy execution failure A SQL Angel has the e mail notification mechanism informing of the policy execution results Also SQL Angel Console displays statuses and results of policies while connecting to a server Q Can I monitor manage my set of servers using two three different installed on different computers consoles A Yes you can However your SQL Angel Console configuration must be accessible to all your computers The configuration can be stored both in a file and in a database on any SQL Server In this case it is recommended to store the configuration on SQL Server To change the configuration storage location call Options Save Configuration specify a new location and enable the Switch to saved configuration option to use a new location In SQL Angel Console installed on other computers you should switch t
91. QL DMO components function ListAvailableSQLServers If SQL DMO components are not installed the NetServerEnum function from netapi32 dll is used If neither SQL DMO components nor netapi32 dll are installed the Server name drop down list will be empty when the program is launched for the first time and filled with host names already registered in the program during further launches Please note that if Microsoft SQL Server is installed as a named instance you should input instance name in the Server name field in the following format computer_name sqlserver_instance_name or ip_address sqlserver_instance_name e g MY COMPUT ER SQLEXPRESS 127 0 0 1 SQLEXPRESS Note If a server name cannot be found automatically type in its name in the field Select Authentication type to be used for the connection Windows Authentication or SQL Server authentication and set user name and password correspondingly Connection timeout Set timeout limit in seconds for establishing connection to the server Database Name Select the database name for loading saving the configuration from the drop down menu Test Connection Check whether the connection is established successfully Schema is a database schema for configuration table that will store logs and policy table names Options Table Name EMS SQL Angel policies will be stored in this table Switch to Saved Configuration Enable this option to move current configuration
92. QL Server after registration Enable the option to connect to the server right after it has been registered NI Install server side SQL Angel components on this SQL Server If this option is checked then the Install Server Components wizard will be launched automatically after server is registered lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 2 3 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start the process Step 3 of 3 Verify the choices made in the wizard Register SQL Server Instance Description Authentication Timeout Backup folder Reconnect on Console startup Connect to Server after registration doom_server tserv2005 Server description SQL Server Login screens 30 sec C Backups doom_server tserv2005 Yes No ected next gt rns Press the Finish button to register the server lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 3 Install Server Components SQL Angel utility consists of two parts server side components and GUI administration console To start working with SQL Angel you need to install server side components To run the installation wizard select the Install Server side SQL Angel Componen
93. QY 25 55 in nn dent eme Dee e trente meme d eme een die ne tue 136 POliGy Status en ces de te een ee ete 137 Policy Sy NChroniZatiOns ccec 2 ccc sce cecececteesensececedad cececeeseeceeccueceveeadeeedeceudeeveeausedeueauersvenadesedeceuss 138 BAUNCHES SRE ne nl ATE TATE tasses set D on seen e nes Dundee ee tiens 140 Resolve probl me i nntscerennnncerenntactgenondetennnanesenonteaeennnnes 142 Viewing Policy History ss ssnnrrrrnsnnnnennneeneennneeeennnneneennneneenns 143 SOM 1111 RER RER ee E 145 GrOUPIN green rat ner er ar anna den ten deu dastedi veessissvedevandissnstadcadtnsiaitaiiuddetdebtadsedtsdeddedserssudeusbuvensebini 146 FIRS FIN Gites inner Rates end E E anasbdsan aavaavaaeudeaaenaaases 148 Templates 152 Policy templates 2 ccc lt 2c25 codec cccseeccezecezctcccascaceseandaececacsceenecaecacccads lt staeanidesccauscernedaseesaaasasitedae 154 Creating template from policy mn nnininnnnnnnnnnrnrrneereeneeneeneenennnnnnenesnnnnnnee 156 L QU EL 157 Create task Wizard picat repere rarae peaa apada dea peA Rop reaa a aaar oe ea pa aee aaaea r eaaa da Eae aap aea Eabar 159 Set service task name and description sisi 160 D fin a s t of Si ps for s rvice taS kaa earr RE TAEA EAIA ATATA aa TAEA AOE A EANN 161 Detine schedule for Service task 12588 nn tata aE pkey sente ner debit AEAEE CE NEIERE E TESERO Ena S 163 Creating task 2125528888 a a RU ER En ra E eta ee eee eed aa Task editor Name and descr
94. Register Server Wizard Unregister Server E7 view Server Properties B Refresh server subobjects and policies or F5 key P Maintenance Policies a Create new Policy Create from Templates to create a policy based on the created template 8 Convert from Maintenance Plan runs the Maintenance plan conversion wizard ii Pause All Policies on Server stops policy scheduled execution until resuming f Resume All Policies on Server launches all stopped policies of the server Quick Maintenance Actions opens the list of Maintenance Actions for quick immediate launch F Show History opens the Viewing Policy History window Send bug report to EMS Install Update Remove server side SQL Angel components runs the corresponding wizard Activate SQL Angel Service Deactivate SQL Angel Service view Service properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 6 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual amp Add the selected object to shortcuts t Collapse all groups g Expand all groups See also Group popup menu Groups popup menu Database popup menu 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 1 4 Database popup menu This popup menu is available for the database at DB Explorer Backup Database Restore Database 2 Refresh F5 gt Maintenance Policies gt Backup Database Show History Restore Database amp Addto
95. S Database Management Solutions Ltd 13 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 5 Execute policy The policies are executed automatically in accordance with the schedule s specified for it If needed you can launch the policy manually at the Servers tab At the Servers tab select the policy to be executed in the Policies section and use the FS Execute Policy item from the popup menu or double click the policy If the policy is deployed on several servers you will be prompted to select the servers for policy execution iG Select servers X Policy Archive databases maintenance is deployed on several servers Please select which servers it should be launched on ve ka VE doom_server tserv2005 The information about current execution is available at Activities page and about all launches at the Policy History viewer See also Policy wizard Policy editor Maintenance plan conversion Resolve problem Viewing Policy History 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 137 4 6 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Policy status Waiting the task has not been performed yet and it is waiting for its launch time Succeeded the task has been successfully completed Warning the task has been completed with some minor errors Warnings include out of range parameters for Database Parameters Logger and some warnings on execution that do not affect the final
96. S Database Management Solutions Ltd 355 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual e SMB CIFS Connection Select this item to create a folder for backups on a local or network storage e FTP Connection Select this item to create a folder for backups on FTP server FTP with SSL Implicit and Explicit is available e Amazon S3 Cloud Connection This connection is used for storing backups in Amazon S3 bucket e Secure FTP Connection Choose this connection if you want to store backups on SFTP server Connection is established over SSH channel 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 356 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 2 3 1 SMB CIFS Connection The SMB CIFS Connection Settings dialog is provided for configuring local or remote network folders SMB CIFS Connection Settings mm Name ka angel_backups Folder ka angel_backups e Windows Authentication User name tester Password XXLXXXXX Test cance He Name Specify the name for the connection The connection name must be unique among all that were already created Folder Specify the local or network folder for storing backup copies Use the ellipsis Les button to browse for directory By clicking the C button you can open the specified directory Note that a path to a network folder must be specified in the UNC format Set the authentication parameters for uploading
97. SQL Angel for local installation on the server If you cannot install modify or delete SQL Angel components from the SQL Administration Console using the Install Server Components or Update Remove Server side SQL Angel Components wizards due to some reasons you can launch the installer directly on the server machine In order to do this copy the EMS SQL Angel setup file to the server machine and then launch it On the third step of this wizard choose the Server side only mode After the EMS SQL Angel Setup wizard is finished the Installation Wizard for installing server side components is launched This wizard allows you to install modify or delete components of the SQL Angel service Steps Welcome Choosing the necessary operation Selecting instances Specifying account information Verifying the choices Performing operation 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ss EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 5 1 Welcome This wizard allows you to install modify or delete components of the SQL Angel service Welcome to Install wizard Welcome to the Install Wizard This wizard allows you to install modify or delete components of the SQLAngel service Only local operations with the service or its components are possible Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 5 2 Choosing the necessary opera
98. Shortcuts Shift Insert Mi Execute SQL Server Agent Job gt Execute T SQL Statement 23 History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices 1O Shrink Database 1 Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup ga Backup the selected database Restore the selected database a Refresh databases and policies or F5 key Quick Maintenance Actions open the list of Maintenance Actions for quick launch E Maintenance Policies ia Create new Policy 28 Create from Templates to create a policy based on the created template 28 Convert from Maintenance Plan runs the Maintenance plan conversion wizard i Pause All Policies on Server stops policy scheduled execution until resuming i 3 Resume All Policies on Server launches all stopped policies of the server a Show History opens the Viewing Policy History window amp Add to selected object to shortcuts See also Group popup menu Groups popup menu Server popup menu 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd e EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 2 Register Server Wizard This wizard guides you through the server registration To launch the wizard select the Register Server popup menu item in the navigation panel or from the main menu Steps Specifying connection parameters Defining additional options Performing operation See also Install Server Components Update Remove Server side SQL Angel Compone
99. This dialog allows you to create edit schedule s At the Name and Description tab set the name of the schedule and its description Schedule Editor Saturday night at 1 o clock res Select a page Saturday night at 1 o dock At the General tab of the editor set parameters for the schedule Schedule Editor Saturday night at 1 o clock x F Name amp description Ds D Start automatically when SQL Server Agent starts D Start whenever the CPUs become idle 2I Start once V Enabled Recurring from date Frequency Occurs Weekly Lx from date 16 05 2012 todate Recurs every 1241 week s on Mon E Tue E wed E Thu E Fri V Sat E Sun Daily frequence Occurs once at 1 00 00 E Recurs every 1 from 0 00 00 to 0 00 00 W Enabled This option indicates whether schedule is active or not Schedule type This section allows you to define schedule type Start automatically when SQL Server Agent starts This option indicates that tasks associated with this schedule will be launched when SQL Server Agent is started Select this option to launch tasks associated with this schedule when SQL Server Agent is started 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 177 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Start whenever the CPUs become idle Use this option to start tasks ass
100. Wizard After that you will be able to activate this license key on another SQL Server instance License activation License deactivation See also Purchasing 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 License activation To start working with your servers you need to activate EMS SQL Angel License for each instance It is assumed that you have already purchased a product license and that you have the license information available If you cannot find license information please visit your Member Account https secure sqlmanager net member subscribe The activation operation is performed by means of the License Activation Wizard To activate your newly purchased license perform the following steps 1 select the Activate SQL Angel Service item of the server popup menu to run the License Activation Wizard 2 select the preferable license activation method and complete the set of wizard steps 3 make sure that the activation process has been completed successfully check the license information in the overall status window and license must become Active in the Members Area Steps Selecting license activation method Entering license key Configuring connection settings Performing online activation Web site activation E mail activation Entering license activation code Completing operation See also Purchasing License deactivation 19
101. Word PDF HTML and more Data Import for InterBase Firebird Import your data from MS Access MS Excel and other popular formats to database tables via user friendly wizard interface Data Pump for InterBase Firebird Migrate from most popular databases MySQL SQL Server Oracle DB2 PostgreSQL etc to InterBase Firebird Data Generator for InterBase Firebird Generate test data for database testing purposes in a simple and direct way Wide range of data generation parameters DB Comparer for InterBase Firebird Compare and synchronize the structure of your databases Move changes on your development database to production with ease w A 4 A DB Extract for InterBase Firebird Create database backups in the form of SQL scripts save your database structure and table data as a whole or partially SQL Query for InterBase Firebird Analyze and retrieve your data build your queries visually work with query plans build charts based on retrieved data quickly and more Data Comparer for InterBase Firebird Compare and synchronize the contents of your databases Automate your data migrations from development to production database a amp Scroll to top Oracle 89 SQL Management Studio for Oracle EMS SQL Management Studio for Oracle is a complete solution for database administration and development SQL Studio unites the must have tools in one powerful and easy to use environment that will make you more productive than ever
102. a o Kap e Eees O Eaa 250 Naming Stepa i Sae Aea a a a aaa a a Ra A AR 251 eee O Ra aaO a aE EEEE N T E EEEE E T T 252 Siipola EREEREER E ETT 254 Performing Op rations ee aA E A E E A E A E E AES 256 Database Parameters Loggen a aaa tn nt ae a ae ues a aa Pa arae ne aAA Dern ren seen ns et 257 Nan Step 252 E A T E A A E E E Meta Selecting database SOTtING COMMONS 3 a eae eee Ge ee esr ag Performing operation seann tees tate oc Mah athe aoaea a aa TA AA Maintenance Cleanup csccscsscssesesesessesseseeseesseseeesessoesoesausaessesseuseeseeseesoeseesaesaesaesaesaesaneseesaesaesaesaeusevsnnaneas 264 NaMNO STOP 2222 sa caracteres E terms sense vsuiaa denseedechcedehws wshivedstitaunexs aaraa 265 Sel ctingifiles f lders for Cl anup sssssnsniin in inner trie A A EEIE 266 D fining Cl anup Crit riais 2 ne M aasazeigesscaalsanstssacebenegdepnacauenscusdestuise steven tes sn ieaneaniedeeneaintnnsaceat 268 Performing Op ration srs cic A vas ae SR Ar nn dyads andere 269 Transaction Log Shipping i 2 2825885 28808 rene nm ne cet adedeae cctwedzes cogeanes dettes CEEI EEEN a Ea TEESE 270 NAMING Stepi mae n E caleske E n A A ern sin are een ne E ar den sey apes ee an cer min ending 271 SPecitying database pail Sn sotta ee A nt EN ne 7 di ee 272 Specifying backup OPOS ies ENS RE RE eR ti da nee da Elo AONAN oA de nee ares lt titan 274 Specifying folders and recovery options is 276 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd
103. a tete ei rene ee rte vena ne 203 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 6 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Specifying the elements Of bac k pse leat suede Mn ne AE Sau ER 206 Defining target database parameters sise 207 Specifying restore OPTIONS asoni ansa AN ananas en ne neue sir e re Me an weed dates ane ane 209 Performing Op ratiON r hi tn en d me de Re tr heh re ins ti ee st caste die 212 Execute SQL Server Agent job ni iinnnnrnrannnnnneneneneenesrennenneeneeneeneaneanrenneaneanenennnes 213 Naming step Selecting job Performing OpSratior stirii et ae A Rennes dents annees tee ep E messe entente nec trees e 216 Execute T SQL statement ni iiiriirrnneranrannannennennennennennenneneanasnesneenneneene ane anranraaneaneanennnes 217 NaMNO SCD rt rre rites einen E ATEA ltans free ete da datas ssteots trvenxavaievacpisbaarcivactdeheentatenteazentvad 218 SeleCHINg Sr ase a ae ne UND oe ma ET Een AR A in 219 D fining TE SQILSSTAEMENLE SL aA A na me deeds cast nl nr ts 220 P rformng 0 p ratiON RS ER nn rene er n ele nadia tatin 222 History Cle ANU o AEE EEE T E E T 223 NAMN STEP neninm A R E A NA 224 EE etei RLE AAE TERTA E T AE EE E E E E AA E 225 selecting historical data 22e ne ial a vee a A net 226 Performing Operatori f ccecesoxcucasvsacssnnaistevaenseatenactsetunshssnslashineiveesderaendesnes ieivensesaspdsnatnattandelecttsbensadsacgdotaebiaSncteseateas 228 Database Integrity Ch
104. abase item of the server database popup menu or the Restore Database item of the database context menu This wizard will guide you through the restore database process step by step Note This step cannot be included into Policies It can be only launched manually from Quick Maintenance Actions Steps of the Restore Database wizard Selecting available backup Specifying the elements of backup Defining target database parameters Specifying restore options Performing operation See also Backup Database Execute SOL Server Agent job Execute T SOL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 203 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 2 1 Selecting available backup At this step you need to select the backup for database restore Restore Database step wizard Quick Restore Database step x Select backup type and backup source Step 1 of 5 Backup Provider SQL Angel SQL Server Q Backup Source History Select files Q ocal iz AdventureWorks Z Q Date Type 19 03 2013 15 36 41 Differential 19 03 2013 15 36 34 Full 19 03 2013 13 36 00 Differential 19 03 2013 13 35 52 Full 18 03 2013 16 29 44 TransactionLog 18 03 2013 16 29 42 Differential 18 03
105. abase backup copy is created on a destination server The destination database is in the restoring state Transaction log shipping will be performed according to the schedule set in the service task Note On the first step of the policy with Transaction Log Shipping step you need to set Use local Console time as absolute time option 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 373 9 8 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Monitor server productivity counters Using the Database Parameters Logger maintenance operation you can monitor database parameters and receive notifications when their values do not match specified conditions To receive warnings about possible faults you need to include Database Parameters Logger step in a policy Also you can execute this maintenance action by selecting A Quick Maintenance Actions Database Parameters Logger context menu item of a server or a database In case a status of a policy including Database Parameters Logger step changed to Warning after policy execution that means some databases parameters values do not match conditions set on the third step of Database Parameters Logger wizard To view these parameters and their values select this step in the Launches list and click the Show details button The information in the dialog appeared will contain a detailed report on step execution result 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 374 EMS SQL
106. abases These databases 8 AdventureWorks 9 TestDB These views ns x D e Use the button or Ins key to define database table view name After you click the Enter button the database table view will be added to the list Any database table view from the list can be edited or x deleted lt lt Previous ste Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 20 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 7 3 Defining rules At this step of the wizard you can set index reorganization rules Reorganize Indices step Wizard ii step 1 Define reorganize index rules Step 3 of 5 Reorganize indices if fragmentation level is above 20 4 Rebuild indices if fragmentation level is above 35 Compact large objects Reorganize indices if fragmentation level is above Define the fragmentation limits Exceeding this limits considers the indices to be reorganized Rebuild indices if fragmentation level is above Define the fragmentation limits Exceeding this limits considers the indices to be rebuilt Compact large objects Enable this option to compact image text ntext varchar max nvarchar max varbinary max and xm data lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2a EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 7 4 Advanced options This step of the wiza
107. agement Solutions Ltd 139 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Install Policy if a policy was created when a server was not connected You are offered to install a server working copy of this policy Typical Data Warehouse Maintenance policy isn t installed on doom_server TSERV2005 server Do you wish to install this policy now n ee 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 10 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 8 Launches All policy tasks launches are listed in the Launches area on the Servers tab The following information about launches is provided policy task step name planned start time actual start time finish time execution status and message Launches Filter Off Ej Name Planned Start Started Finished Status Message 2 Gi Backup system DB 25 10 2013 17 58 01 25 10 2013 17 58 01 Fail Show details l EA Backup DB 25 10 2013 17 57 41 25 10 2013 17 57 42 Ignored i 4 Backup DB 25 10 2013 17 10 00 25 10 2013 17 10 01 25 10 2013 17 10 03 Success 4 Backup system DB 25 10 2013 17 10 01 25 10 2013 17 10 03 Success Show details 4 Backup DB 25 10 2013 16 10 00 25 10 2013 16 10 00 25 10 2013 16 10 03 Success Backup DB 25 10 2013 15 10 00 25 10 2013 15 10 00 25 10 2013 15 10 02 Success E Backup DB 25 10 2013 14 10 00 25 10 2013 14 10 01 25 10 2013 14 10 03 Success You can view a detailed information on every step ex
108. ake backups of the table with SQL Angel settings XML file is backed up automatically on program launch see bak file in the current settings folder Switch Configuration You can load different or backed up program configuration using Switch configuration SQL Angel Console menu item The current options if not saved will be lost Save Configuration You can save existing configuration using Save configuration SQL Angel Console menu item Save Configuration S Please specify where the Application configuration will be stored Store in a configuration file on your local computer File Name C ProgramData EMS SOL Angel Administration Console c 7 9 Authentication Windows Authentication D SQL Server Authentication User Name Password Conection Timeout 15 Database Name msdb v Test Connection Schema dbo X Options table emssqlangel_options E Switch to saved configuration Store in a configuration file on your local computer 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 350 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Set the path to the settings file and its name in the File Name field Store in an SQL Server database Server Name Select the host from the drop down list to connect to The list contains servers found automatically in the local network This list is formed using S
109. al ox cane Hep This dialog is opened on selecting server backups folder in Backup settings tab of the Service properties dialog Setting file options step of the Backup Database wizard and Backup file options tab of the Backup database step editor Selecting available backup step of the Restore Database wizard Selecting files folders for cleanup step of the Maintenance Cleanup wizard and Selection tab of the Maintenance Cleanup step editor Specifying backup options and Specifying folders and recovery options steps of the Transaction Log Shipping wizard and General tab of the Transaction Log Shipping step editor 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd sn EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Credits Software Developers Alexey Butalov Nicolay Sezganov Alexander Paklin Andrey Kudryashov Nikita Konuchenko Technical Writers Olga Radchenko Tatyana Ovsyannik ova Cover Designer Tatyana Mak urova Translators Anna Shulkina Serge Fominikh Team Coordinators Nicolay Sezganov Alexander Chelyadin Roman Tkachenko 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd
110. amp Addto Shortcuts Shift Insert Collapse L Create New Group or Ins key Delete Group Rename Group or F2 key ah Register server The Register Server Wizard is started 2 Refresh group subobjects Maintenance Policies 2 Create New Policy 7 24 Copy from Templates to create a policy based on the created template 2 Quick Maintenance Actions open the list of Maintenance Actions for quick launch g Show history opens the Viewing Policy History window amp Add to shortcuts the selected object or Shift Ins t Collapse all groups g Expand all groups See also Groups popup menu Server popup menu Database popup menu 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 65 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 1 3 Server popup menu This popup menu is available for the server at DB Explorer _ Create New Group Insert gp Register Server Ctrl Insert Unregister Server 1 Server Properties e Disconnect Refresh F5 is Create New Policy 7 Quick Maintenance Actions gt gt Create from Templates Show History 4 Convert from Maintenance Plan Send bug report to EMS al Pause All Policies on Server Update Remove server side SQL Angel components ap Resume All Policies on Server Activate SQL Angel Service Deactivate SQL Angel Service Service Properties amp Add to Shortcuts Shift Insert ie Expand L Create New Group or Ins key a Register Server launches the
111. an email message with the subject EMS SQL Angel license activation and paste the text into the body of an email 3 Send this email to support sqimanager net 4 After a while you will then receive a confirmation email message with your license activation code Please note that confirmation email message will be sent to the address you provided during the product purchase process If you press the Create email automatically button the required message will be generated automatically in the default email client Next step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 24 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 4 Web site activation This step appears only in case the Activate EMS SQL Angel License through our website option was selected on the first step License Activation Wizard Manual product license activation Step 2 of 4 Follow these steps to activate EMS SQL Angel license manually 1 Register in the Members Area at https secure sqlmanager net login 2 Open My Registered Products section 3 Expand key list for desired product 4 Choose Activate License action 5 Enter SQL Server instance ID _ B1DEE41800000000 1652 into a web form and generate the activation code 6 Copy the generated activation code to Clipboard 7 Click the Next button at this Wizard step and paste the activation code into the License Activation Code field 8 Click the Finish button to complet
112. an perform data sorting in any table of EMS SQL Angel To perform sorting e click the column header to perform ascending or descending sorting of this column values When sorting is applied for a column an arrow icon appears to the right of its title e use the column header popup menu items for this purpose 51 Sort Ascending or at Sort Descending Drag a colum header here to group by that column Time y Status Task Er ises mi inks mm TR Perche cn RER Ai Time Res LA Sort Descending 15 05 2012 11 13 30 Sele 15 05 2012 11 13 31 Sud Group By This Column 15 05 2012 11 11 59 E Group By Box Time Res 1 Column Chooser 15 05 2012 11 11 59 Sud Best Fit 15 05 2012 11 12 03 Suc 15 05 2012 11 11 17 nh T Filter Editor Fi ter Time Res 15 05 2012 11 11 17 Sud Best Fit all columns To cancel sorting use the Clear Sorting item of the column header popup menu 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 1 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 10 2 Grouping When grouping by a column is applied all records are displayed as subnodes to the grouping row value as displayed on the screenshot below If necessary you can group data by two or more columns In this case column headers are displayed hierarchically To apply grouping e enable the Group By Box area in the column header popup menu e drag the colum
113. anagement Solutions Ltd 251 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 9 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 4 The Update Statistics step ensures the query optimizer has up to date information about the distribution of data values in the tables This allows the optimizer to make better judgements about data strategies Update Statistics step 1 a This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 252 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 9 2 Selecting objects Use this step of the wizard to select objects to update statistics VIB oca dean_winxp H aschel sal2008 TE eB localhost sglexpress IG Adventureworks ZB Demons laa IDB Test E xtratargeDs Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode Databases and objects All Use this option to select both system and user objects All system This option indicates that only system objects should be selected All user Select this option to select user objects only By mas
114. anagement Solutions Ltd 287 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Note Backup to several files option is disabled for SQL Server backup provider 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 288 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 6 Options At this page you can define backup options This tab is only available for SQL Server provider selected a Backup Database step editor Backup DB Select a page Block Size Name amp description Default M General To restore from CD 2KB Tg Selection Other 44 Ke Del Backup file options Secu user z Verify options Password Clouds Confirm password Block size Define the size of a data block Possible values are Default To restore from CD 2 KB Other i e you can specify an arbitrary value The supported sizes are 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 16384 32768 and 65536 64 KB bytes Possible values are Default To restore from CD 2 KB Other i e you can specify an arbitrary value Options W Verify backup when finished Check this option to enable backup verification W Perform checksum before writing to media Continue on error This option determines whether the backup operation will be stopped or forced to continue if an error occurs Backup compression This option enables backup compression overriding the server level default
115. and policies summary Policies are successful there is a connection to the server and all polices have been executed successfully There are no policies there is a connection to the server but no policies are created Server isn t connected there is no connection to the server Angel service isn t installed service components are not installed on the server Policies have problems there have been some errors on policy execution You can resolve the problems using the Resolve the problem option Some of policies have unknown status status for some of the policies is unknown It usually occurs when launch time has passed but policy was not started or if there is connection to the server to get actual policy status Policies have warnings there have been some warnings on policy execution Warnings include out of range parameters for Database Parameters Logger and some minor warnings on execution that do not affect the final result 006 99 Server status S The server which is not connected and has no SQL Angel server side components installed The connected server without SQL Angel server side components installed B The server is being refreshed Connection to the server cannot be established Check the SQL Server connection info amp The server with SQL Angel server side components installed The server with SQL Angel server side components installed Connection to the server is n
116. anual 7 1 6 2 Selecting databases Use this step of the wizard to select databases for integrity check VID ocal These databases aschel sqli2008 master dean_winxp 16 model G EEE o re E localhost sqlexpress WE Adventureworks laa B LargeDB Test B xtraLargeDB Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode Databases All Use this option to select both system and user databases All system This option indicates that only system databases should be checked All user Select this option to check user databases only 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 232 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual By mask This option allows defining database selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the database name By list This option allows you to select databases manually If you are creating a step in a policy template then you are able to enter databases manually Databases By List These databases A TestDB 8 AdventureWorks AdventureWorks1 Use the button or Ins key to define database name After you click the Enter button the database will be added to the list Any database from the list can be edited or x deleted
117. anup step 1 a This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 225 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 5 2 Selecting server Use this step of the wizard to select servers for history cleanup Step 2 of 4 E Servers O dean_winxp Description no description aschel sql2008 eB doom_server tserv2005 eB localhost sqlexpress Version 11 00 2218 Servers Select the Server s to clean history If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode Server description and version are displayed on the right panel lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 226 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 5 3 Selecting historical data At this step of the wizard you need to define the history that should be deleted History Cleanup step Wizard History Cleanup step 1 Ex Select historical data Step 3 of4 Select historical data to delete MS SQL Server V Backup and restore history data older than 6 Month x W History data of Server Agent job older than 3 H Month s X EMS SQL Angel V Backup and restore history
118. arameters Logger step 1 Kind Database Parameters Logger step Database selection doom_server TSERV2005 Select Databases DemoDB TestDB Options Old log backup Last log backup older than 1 day s No backup exists Fragmented index Index fragmentation more than 50 Only check indices with more than 95 pages Transaction log free space Free space is less than 25 Log file is larger than 100 Mb Data file free space Free space is less than 25 Data file is larger than 100 Mb After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 24 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 11 Maintenance Cleanup Maintenance Cleanup step allows you to cleanup SQL Angel and SQL Server backups and Maintenance plan reports created by MS SQL Server This step is not available for SQL Server 2000 To launch the updating operation immediately select Al Quick Maintenance Actions Maintenance Cleanup popup menu item in the Servers tab To perform scheduled maintenance cleanup on regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Maintenance Cleanup step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Maintenance Cleanup step at the Templates tab Steps of the Maintenance Cleanup
119. ases By List z E These databases co a VIO awe ME master B model FE msdb ME AdventureWorks FE AdventureWorks_20100419 Vi DemoDB ME Largeds i 1 new_db m Clean Mismatches Click the Clean Mismatches button to delete the missed databases from the list for the policy cannot be executed for them 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 317 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 7 Reorganize Indices Reorganize Indices step editor provides the same set of options as Reorganize Indices wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name and description General Selection Rebuild options See also Backup database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd se EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 7 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description Reorganize Indices step 1 Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd se EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 7 2 General At this page you can edit g
120. ask name DB Integnty Check Pine mu 26032013 160000 6052013 140005 feed 26 03 13 14 00 03 INF Integrity check for master on local MSSQLSERVER OK 26 03 13 14 00 03 INF Integrity check for model on local MSSQLSERVER OK 26 03 13 14 00 05 INF Integrity check for msdb on local MSSQLSERVER OK DB Integrity Check 25 03 2013 14 00 00 25 03 2013 14 00 01 25 03 2013 14 00 05 Succeed System DB Integrity Check Succeed 25032013140001 25 03 2013 14 00 05 25 03 13 14 00 03 INF Integrity check for master on local MSSQLSERVER OK 25 03 13 14 00 03 INF Integrity check for model on local MSSQLSERVER OK 25 03 13 14 00 05 INF Integrity check for msdb on local MSSQLSERVER OK K l m Current Page 1 Total Pages 1 Zoom Factor 100 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 106 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Task report is available when a particular task is selected in the Policies area This report displays a detailed information on a task and its steps of the selected policy including task name planned start time started time finished task step status and execution message information warning or error The Preview window allows you to change the report appearance i e change a document background and add watermarks The man menu of the Preview window allows you to e open page setup dialog e start printing
121. available in this dialog Name_and description General Selection See also Backup database Execute SOL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 307 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 5 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description Database Int eq Select a page Database Integrity Check step 1 Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd so EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 5 2 General At this page you can edit general options of the step a Database Integrity Check step editor Database Integrity Check step 1 mes Select a page V Indude Indices Name amp description Ge T Limited Checking fs Selection Limited checking options Exdusive access options Physical Only Snapshot Data Purity Lock Table All Error Messages T No Info Messages W Include Indices The option indicates that indices are included in database integrity check WI Limited Checking Use this option if you need to restrict database integrity check
122. backup history and SQL Agent jobs To launch history cleanup immediately select Quick Maintenance Action 93 History Cleanup popup menu item in the Servers tab To perform scheduled history cleaning on regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select History Cleanup step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting History Cleanup step at the Templates tab Steps of the History Cleanup wizard Naming template Selecting server Selecting historical data Performing operation See also Backup Database Restore Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 24 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 5 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 4 The History Cleanup step deletes all kinds of historical data MS SQL Server backup and restore info MS SQL Server Agent log records EMS SQL Angel backups and service operation log records This wizard allows you to specify type and age of data to be deleted History Cle
123. backup options This step is available only on creating back up by means of SQL Server p Database step wizard Set other backup options Step 4 of 9 Block Size Default To restore from CD 2KB O ote e Backup password Password Confirm password E Backup compression H Finish Cancel Block size Define the size of a data block in bytes The supported sizes are 512 1024 2048 4096 8192 16384 32768 and 65536 64 KB bytes Possible values are Default To restore from CD 2 KB Other i e you can specify an arbitrary value If necessary you can set a Password for the backup enter the password twice in the respective edit fields Backup compression This option enables backup compression overriding the server level default for SQL Server 2008 Enterprise and later versions lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 105 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 6 SQL Server 7 1 1 6 1 Setting backup options for incremental backup For SQL Server backups the additional step of the wizard becomes available Step 5 of9 Data transfer options Buffer count ola gt Max transfer size KB 0 afe Buffer count Specifies the total number of I O buffers to be used for the backup operation Max transfer size KB Specifies the largest unit of transfer in byte
124. before g SQL Manager for Oracle Simplify and automate your database development process design explore and maintain existing databases build compound SQL query statements manage database user rights and manipulate data in different ways ES Data Export for Oracle Export your data to any of 20 most popular data formats including MS Access MS Excel MS Word PDF HTML and more La Data Import for Oracle Import your data from MS Access MS Excel and other popular formats to database tables via user friendly wizard interface a Data Pump for Oracle Migrate from most popular databases MySQL PostgreSQL MySQL DB2 InterBase Firebird etc to Oracle 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 4 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Data Generator for Oracle Generate test data for database testing purposes in a simple and direct way Wide range of data generation parameters ee DB Comparer for Oracle Compare and synchronize the structure of your databases Move changes on your development database to production with ease is DB Extract for Oracle Create database backups in the form of SQL scripts save your database structure and table data as a whole or partially re SQL Query for Oracle Analyze and retrieve your data build your queries visually work with query plans build charts based on retrieved data quickly and more Ee Data Comparer for Oracle Compare and synchr
125. ce settings SMTP server Type the name of SMTP server to be used for sending emails Port Specify SMTP port for the mail agent Login Input the login for access to the mail agent Password Input the password for access to the mail agent Send from Specify the email address that will be displayed as a Sender address in the notification email 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 10 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Test address Click the button to send a test email to the recipient to ensure your settings have been correct correctly SQL Server connection info 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd io EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 7 3 Log storage settings At this tab you need to configure settings of SQL Angel log storage for the server Log file stores information about user tasks and policies launches Depending on the configured values you will receive warning notification message that Log size is exceeded appearing on server refresh Also this message will be displaying in the server overview information until you perform history cleanup operation Service Properties Select a page Store tasks log records for 64 days yy SQL Server connection info Email settings Store backups log records for 64 21 days Easan sire osuo to 107 We ofa Backup settings Note If the log file size reaches this sp
126. console User manual 4 7 Policy synchronization When you are connecting to a server policies configurations stored on a server and in SQL Angel Console are compared If they do not match notifications that describe problems appear Update Policy if a policy was changed when a server was not connected If a policy was deployed on this single server you are offered to update server working copy of this policy on the basis of SQL Angel Console configuration The Typical Data Warehouse Maintenance policy on doom_server TSERV2005 server is out of date Do you wish to update this policy If a policy was deployed on several servers you are offered to update this policy ona server or make it independent that is to create a new policy on the basis of SQL Angel Console configuration on this server The Typical Middle Sized Database Maintenance policy on doom_server tserv2005 server is out of date Do you wish to update this policy Update the policy on server Make this policy independent Policy Name Typical Middle Sized Database Maintenance do Remove Policy if a policy was removed when a server was not connected You are offered to remove server working copy of this policy The MERLIN SQL2005 server was excluded from Shrink databases policy but the policy is deployed on server Do you wish to remove the policy from the server n e 1999 2013 EMS Database Man
127. cy wizard RSR AAEREN AA ENANA RANEI RERA RE 116 Setting policy name and description iiiirnnnnnnnrnnanannneneneenreneneneneneense 118 Defining set Of taSKS csceeeeeeeeee Defining notification options Creating Policy cccccscesseseesesseesesseeseeseeseesesesseseessesseesessousoesaesaessesseuseeseeseeseesnesaesaesaesaesaesanesessaesaesausaeesenneaneas POLICY edor aioe decid cedeec cites ANAA ERA ANAE cous ter none rene ccuaksveccesvsvs cceuseeccceseeccunss Name and description iirrnnnnnnnnenrnnnenennennennennennenneneanesnesneenneneene ane aneannaaneanearennnes General nn a a a aaae a aea aeaaea aa a Sa Eaa nn nt ne me mn te re ide remet n aaae NOtifiCatiOn 223 nn nn tn M eee donne Eaa aaa aeaa E aaia eE Sn tn dent un nantes e ec Mende TESSAA Maintenance plan conversion sise srnnrsrrennnnennnnnnneenennnneenennnneenennnnne 131 Welcome ent M nn A cek de nee tenons ent ce a ceca etes eme n e near zcatdntiydsnuncendecbeuuer cose sucvecetst 132 Selecting Maintenance plan to Convert to POliCy miennes 133 Performing CONVersiOn 5 uen end dadaa a eat dsude cues tack sodected a aa ALS den den tude daevsededversudeauesvecduunecteds 134 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 5 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Part V Part VI Part VII Operation EXECUTION minnannmnnanannennnnnnneanesnesnesnesnesnennenennannasnneneeneeneeneeneenneneanenesnnnuee 135 EX Cute pOlI
128. d Options SQL Server name doom_server tserv2005 Action type Install User screens P assword XXXXXxXXxxxxxxx Service account LocalSystem You can Verify the choices made in wizard in the corresponding area and click the Install button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 4 Update Remove Server side SQL Angel components Use this wizard to delete or update SQL Angel Components at the server After uninstalling all jobs linked with policies will be deleted Note In Update mode all instances of the selected server are updated Select Update Remove server side SQL Angel Components item from the server s popup menu at the Servers tab Steps Selecting the server Specifying authorization information Selecting operation type Specifying service log on settings Performing operation See also Register Server Wizard Install Server Components Service properties Server properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 4 1 Selecting updating removing type Select SQL Angel service updating removing type Step 1 of 5 Welcome to the Installation wizard This wizard allows you to install modify or delete components of the EMS SQL Angel service Both local and remote operations with the service or its components are possible
129. d If you want to upload backup file to an external storage it is recommended to use the date tag for the backup file to have a unique name Note To insert a tag in the field simply click it in the list of Available tags Backup to a single file Select this option to backup all selected databases to a single file 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 197 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Backup to several files This option indicates that backup should be split into several files Splitting the backup can in some cases speed up the backup process Split by size Indicates that backup file will be split to volumes of the specified size Split by database Indicates that each database will be backed up into a separate file lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 1 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 8 Specifying backup verifying options Use this step to configure backup verifying options Backup Database step wizard Backup Database step 1 ee Specify backup verifying options Step 6 of 8 Verifies the backup but does not restore it and checks if the backup set is complete and the entire backup is readable V Perform checksum CHECKSUM a Verifies the page page checksum or torn page and generates a separate backup checksum for the backup streams SQL Server 20
130. d a condition to the selected group and the Delete button to clear filter When any filter is applied the grey panel appears in the bottom of the grid 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 150 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual D ASCHEL SOL 2008 E 24 06 20120 Missed e gt 01 05 2012 And Time lt 31 05 2012 Time gt 01 05 2012 And Time lt 31 05 2012 And Message Like Yomissed Time gt 01 05 2012 And Time lt 31 05 2012 And Message Like missed Time gt 01 05 2012 And Time lt 31 05 2012 And Message missed Flag control enables disables filtering The arrow down button opens the list containing recently applied filters To open current filter expression in the Filter Builder press the Edit Filter button The Close button disables panel and cancels filtering 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 152 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 Templates This chapter describes the way you can manage policy service task and schedule templates SQL Angel has a set of standard preset templates for easy creation of policies and their elements You can create your own policy templates or widen the template library on the basis of already created objects To activate the template management section switch to the Templates tab Policy templates Task templates Step templates Schedule templa
131. d most efficient way Manage maintenance tasks monitor their performance schedule frequency and the last execution result SQL Manager for SQL Server Simplify and automate your database development process design explore and maintain existing databases build compound SQL query statements manage database user rights and manipulate data in different ways Data Export for SQL Server Export your data to any of 20 most popular data formats including MS Access MS Excel MS Word PDF HTML and more Data Import for SQL Server Import your data from MS Access MS Excel and other popular formats to database tables via user friendly wizard interface Data Pump for SQL Server Migrate from most popular databases MySQL PostgreSQL Oracle DB2 InterBase Firebird etc to Microsoft SQL Server Data Generator for SQL Server Generate test data for database testing purposes in a simple and direct way Wide range of data generation parameters G 41 aa DB Comparer for SQL Server Compare and synchronize the structure of your databases Move changes on your development database to production with ease pe DB Extract for SQL Server Create database backups in the form of SQL scripts save your database structure and table data as a whole or partially SQL Query for SQL Server Analyze and retrieve your data build your queries visually work with query plans build charts based on retrieved data quickly and more amp
132. d restore history data older than Enable the option to clean the history of the backup and restore operations made before the specified date After cleanup the information about SQL Angel type backups will be 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd su EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual removed from SQL Angel vi Angel Service task log records older than Enable the option to clean the history of the SQL Angel task s execution made before specified date After cleanup the information about executed tasks will be removed from History Viewer 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 305 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 4 3 Selection This page allows you to edit servers selection for the operation Name amp description General Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 306 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 5 Database Integrity Check Database Integrity Check step editor provides the same set of options as Database Integrity Check wizard The following pages are
133. d that is used for backup encryption Confirm password Confirm the password specified as an encryption password above Encryption Type Select the encryption algorithm Network shared folder Specify the backup shared folder for copying transaction log backups of the source database Both source and destination servers should have access to this folder otherwise log shipping cannot be performed Click the Check button to make sure that the folder is accessible by both servers Destination folder Specify the destination server folder where backups will be shipped to This folder is set relatively to the destination server Recovery options This group of options allows you to specify the recovery options to be applied to the restore operation The destination database may be in either the recovering or standby state which leaves the database available for limited read only access No recovery leaves database in the restoring state This option specifies that the restore operation does not roll back any uncommitted transactions NB When this option is selected the database is not usable in this intermediate non recovered state When used with a file or filegroup restore operation this option forces the database to remain in the restoring state after the restore operation This is useful in either of the following situations e a restore script is being run and the log is always being applied e a sequence of file restores is used
134. dard templates for sample maintenance policies of server systems e Ability to import tasks of Management Studio for SQL Server Ability to remotely install server components Utility for converting backup files from SQL Angel to SQL Server formats Intelligent Restore Automatic history restore on a chosen date using available backup files Backing up multiple databases to a single file Multiple compression levels to achieve optimal balance between backup size and execution time E mail notification mechanism informing of the task performance results Generating reports on service task results Exporting Service tasks history to an extemal file Unlimited number of remote and local storages for each backup 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 13 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 1 What s new Version Release date SQL Angel 1 3 November 12 2013 What s new in SQL Angel 1 Support of remote storages to upload and store backups e Network folders network attached storages NAS e Upload using FTP ImplicitSSL ExplicitSSL SFTP SSH protocols e Support of cloud storage Amazon S3 2 Possibility to add unlimited number of remote and local storages for each backup 3 Support of Check orphaned users option to restore backups 4 New macros for backup folders backup_root_folder server 5 Log efficiency and representation are improved 6 Improved design 1999 2013 EMS Databa
135. data older than 6 Month s X l Log records of Angel service task older than 6 3 Month s v Qe lt Back Next gt Finish MS SQL Server The following options are intended to delete MS SQL backup history and some log info concerning specific jobs performed by MS SQL Server means Backup and restore history data older than Enable the option to clean the history of the MS SQL Server backup and restore operations that are older than specified period of time After cleanup the information about SQL Server type backups performed by SQL Angel or by SQL Server itself will be removed from the server History data of Server Agent job older than Enable the option to clean the history of the SQL Server Agent job s that are older than specified period of time After this cleanup all information about SQL Server Agent job execution will be removed from the server EMS SQL Angel The following options are intended to delete some log info concerning tasks performed by SQL Angel 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 227 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual WI Backup and restore history data older than Enable the option to clean the history of the backup and restore operations that are older than specified period of time After cleanup the information about SQL Angel type backups will be removed from SQL Angel Log records of Angel service task older than Enable the option t
136. dd Step za Add Step from Template 23 Edit Step yg Remove Step ie Expand All Collapse All 2 Add New Step to the task Add Step from Template create a step based on the existing step template Za Edit Step using the Step editor J Remove Step from the task ge Expand all tasks t Collapse all tasks 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ma EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 1 4 Schedule context menu The following actions can be applied to the schedule ag Add Schedule a Add Schedule from Template 3 Edit Schedule Ag Remove Schedule ie Expand All Collapse All F Add New Schedule to the task a Add Schedule from Template create a schedule based on the existing step template 3 Edit Schedule using the Step editor 8 Remove Schedule from the task g Expand all tasks t Collapse all tasks 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 115 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 1 5 Server context menu The following actions can be applied to the server on which the policy is deployed Remove Server from Step ie Expand All Collapse All Show History Remove server from Step g Expand all tasks Collapse all tasks Z Show History open Policy history viewer Note The single server cannot be removed from the step Instead you can remove the whole step 1999 2013 EMS Database Managemen
137. e 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual data as a whole or partially re SQL Query for DB Analyze and retrieve your data build your queries visually work with query plans build charts based on retrieved data quickly and more Data Comparer for DB2 Compare and synchronize the contents of your databases Automate your data migrations from development to production database Scroll to top Tools amp components Advanced Data Export Advanced Data Export Component Suite for Borland Delphi and NET will allow you to save your data in the most popular office programs formats Advanced Data Export NET i Advanced Data Export NET is a component suite for Microsoft Visual Studio NET 2003 2005 2008 and 2010 that will allow you to save your data in the most popular data formats for the future viewing modification printing or web publication You can export data into MS Access MS Excel MS Word RTF PDF TXT DBF CSV and more There will be no need to waste your time on tiresome data conversion Advanced Data Export will do the task quickly and will give the result in the desired format Advanced Data Import Component Suite for Delphi and C Builder will allow you to Pq Advanced Data Import import your data to the database from files in the most popular data formats 30 gt Advanced PDF Generator f Advanced PDF Generator for Delphi gi
138. e EMS SQL Angel license activation process a To perform license activation via web site follow these steps Register in the Members Area at https secure sqlmanager net login Open My Registered Products section Expand key list for desired product Choose Activate License action Enter automatically generated SQL Server instance ID into a web form and generate the activation code Copy the generated activation code to Clipboard Click the Next button at this Wizard step and paste the activation code into the License Activation Code field at the next step 8 Click the Finish button to complete EMS SQL Angel license process 0 BB UN H No Next step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 25 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 5 Entering license activation code Here you are to enter the license activation code that you have or that you got via email or website Enter the license activation code Step 3 of 4 TTHCRIEtN 1k3UkQtQzRUSzY tVIpBY LItUkIYWFctRDRRQOYtVUdCMkItSEHHOFgtQVdaMOUKQTFBNy03 QUJENCO2RDU 1NDc 1RTAWMDAWMDAWLTE 2NzktMDAwMDEOLUVHOESUSCO2QONBSZMtVFZDUjQ2LVI RMTJINy LOMKNITUotVZJVUKFCLUSYUjVQTSOyQkMxRzItVjdXNFpUCKFSROUGR INWCg Press the Next button to activate EMS SQL Angel license Next step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 6 Configuring connect
139. e EMS support will process this confirmation email message with your license deactivation code 4 Make sure that the license status in the Members Area has switched to Inactive If you press the Create email automatically button the required message will be generated automatically in the default email client 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 33 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 2 3 Web site deactivation This step appears only in case the Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License through our website option was selected on the first step License Deactivation Manual product license deactivation Step 2 of 2 Follow these steps to deactivate EMS SQL Angel license manually 1 Register in the Members Area at https secure sqlmanager net login 2 Open My Registered Products section 3 Expand key list for desired product 4 Choose Deactivate License action 5 Enter into a web form the deactivation code UUNGNE4tNVAUVDItSDNYMOEtWk83NIAtRERNNDETSE5VROotuIESMVgtNk9MNzEtRTAZUOIKQFE RUUOMTqwMDAwMDAWMCOxNjc5SCkOLjN6a09whnsc4 PKQmMPIJOWI 6 Click Deactivate button on web form 7 Click Finish button to complete EMS SQL Angel license deactivation process lt x o gt To perform license deactivation via web site follow these steps Register in the Members Area at https secure sqimanager net login Open My Registered Products section Expand key list for d
140. e Internet connection Product license will be activated automatically within a few seconds Activate EMS SQL Angel License by e mail Select this license activation method if you do not have Internet connection or if direct activation is unsuccessful Activate EMS SQL Angel License through our website This option allows you to activate product license using license information from your Member Account on our web site Enter existing license activation code manually Use this method if you have an existing valid activation code Next_step in case of online or e mail activation Next_step in case of website activation Next_step in case of manual activation 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 22 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 2 Entering license key This step appears if you have chosen online or e mail activation on the first step To begin the license activation process you must provide the wizard with your license information Step 2 of 5 Complete the required license information and dick the Next button License Key EB2NR ESRKL MAW 4Y M7BDY B45H6 GOIF6 VXIWV P 1QE0 2ZQBF SQL Server Instance ID B1DEE41800000000 1679 The ID is generated automatically License Key Enter manually or paste your license key here The license key can be copied from the Members Area or from the e mail that is received after license purchasing SQL Server Instance I
141. e SQL Server instance License activation for SQL Server instance is performed by means of License activation wizard Use the Activate SQL Angel Service server context menu item to launch this wizard There are four methods of activating license on SQL Server instance e online activation e mail activation web site activation manual activation Online activation 1 On the first step of the wizard select the Activate EMS SQL Angel License online option 2 On the second step of the wizard enter License Key It can be copied from the Members Area or from the e mail that is received after license purchasing 3 On the third step configure Internet connection settings 4 On the last step click the Finish button to complete the activation E mail activation 1 On the first step of the wizard select the Activate EMS SQL Angel License by e mail option 2 On the second step of the wizard enter License Key It can be copied from the Members Area or from the e mail that is received after license purchasing 3 On the third step e mail message configuration is provided You need to send e mail to support sglmanager net in order to get license activation code If you click the Create email automatically button an e mail activation message will be generated automatically in the default email client 4 After a while you will receive a confirmation email message with your license activation code Please note that confirmation email
142. e Up Clone Move Down Export Template v C cf Import Template Ch Clone Template fe Processes 0 How to create a new template Proceed to the Templates tab and add new template in the appropriate section How to create a template from the existing policy Proceed to the Policies tab and select Create template from policy from policy s popup menu 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 153 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual The program provides a set of standard templates To of Import and E Export templates to an external xm file use the of Import Template and EP Export Template context items correspondingly To create a template copy select it in the list of templates and use the Clone Template context menu item See also Getting Started Servers Policies Activities Maintenance Actions Options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 154 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 1 Policy templates The Policy Templates page allows you to manage policy templates Policy template is a preset policy that can be used for creating new policies on its basis You can add or edit its settings in the process of policy creation afterwards SENS SOL Angel Administration Console bobas Lo Servers Policies Templates Activities Templates Policy Templates Nic Name Description Ch Preset template
143. e cuevteguceuaedetadssuedeccusvestace 388 Backup Converter Utility 2 22 cc 0 cccccssicrensteectecetcecveneusacvenauecevenndseeredauseswddausesedcausrevcecdvessecaues 389 Server folder Gialog ic cccccencs cctee es ceecees is nn dre en eed AEAEE KRENN KAATAA 390 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 9 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 12 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 Welcome to SQL Angel EMS SQL Angel is a powerful tool for SQL server database administration and maintenance Visit our web site for details http www sqlmanager net Key features e Compressing backup files up to 5 times on any server version e Reducing backup time up to 4 times on any server version e Backup encryption on any server version e Support of Cloud Storages FTP SSL SFTP SSH Windows network folders CIFS Amazon S3 Easy to use wizard organizing the log shipping process e Ability to perform 8 types of service tasks including backup log shipping re indexing update statistics etc Policy engine to quickly deploy maintenance tasks to multiple servers and to monitor their execution results Centralized monitoring of policies on multiple servers using the user friendly GUI console e A high performance multi threaded backup e Working with Enterprise and BI versions of SQL Server Additional features e A set of stan
144. e number of processors Compression Enable the option to compress backup Compression Level Defines backup file compression level Use 1 for the best speed and 4 for the best compression Encryption 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 275 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Enable the option to encrypt backup Encryption Password Set password that is used for backup encryption Confirm password Confirm the password specified as an encryption password above Encryption Type Select the encryption algorithm lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 276 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 12 4 Specifying folders and recovery options At this step you need to set shared and destination folder and recovery options for the transaction log restore Log Shipping step wizard Log Shipping step 1 Specify shared and destination folder recovery options Step 4 of 5 Network shared folder ang shared aws k check Destination folder C Backups doom_server tserv2005 f Check Recovery options No recovery leaves database in the restoring state Standby leaves database in read only and standby mode Undo file name lt Back Next gt Finish Network shared folder Specify the backup shared folder for copying transaction
145. e path is set relatively to the server which you selected in the Server list Extension Specify the custom extension for backup or report files if it differs from the default Enable Include subfolders option if you need to cleanup all sub folders of the specified folder 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 340 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 211 Transaction Log Shipping Transaction Log Shipping step editor provides the same set of options as Transaction Log Shipping wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name_and description General Selection See also Backup database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd sa EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 11 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description Name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 32 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 11 2 General This page is used to define options for log shipping step aC
146. e tasks go in the same policy Can policy tasks have their own execution schedules Can SQL Angel perform a single maintenance task without creating policies Can I execute multiple policies simultaneously on one server I have setup SOL Server maintenance plans Can I use them in SQL Angel How does SQL Angel notify about a policy execution failure Can I monitor manage my set of servers using two three different installed on different computers consoles e Whether the servers SOL Angel works with must be located within one local network e Do I need to open any additional ports or to enable protocols for working with SQL Angel e Can I install SQL Angel server components remotely e I failed to install server components remotely from SQL Angel Console due to insufficient privileges or errors on installation Can I run the installation wizard on the server machine to install server components e What kind of account should be used for running SQL Angel service e Policy execution failed with the error The task cannot be completed The owner NT AUTHORITY SYSTEM of SqglAngel XXXXXXXX_Task does not have access to server Why does it happen e What are the differences between two versions of SQL Angel e May I purchase a license for SQL Angel and later upgrade it to SQL Angel Pro How much will it cost e May I not pay the program maintenance e My trial period has expired but I have not made a purchase decision yet Can my
147. eDB 3 Production ProductCate E FJG master 3 Production Product B model DE Production Location B msdb 4 Production Illustration B TEST V These views HG xratapene E EE Way pu all objects v ay sys all_parameters v ay sys all_sql_modules v E sys all_views 7j ay sys allocation _units Z sys assemblies v ay sys assembly_files v E sys assembly_modules TEL level laccemhly references OK Cancel Help Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy Databases and objects All Use this option to select both system and user objects All system This option indicates that only system objects should be selected All user Select this option to select user objects only By mask This option allows defining objects selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the object name 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 32 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual By list This option allows you to select objects manually If you are creating a step template then you can add a database to the list by using the button or Ins key Note The server is selected on ap
148. eb site I understand that License Key will be deactivated now The license deactivation process does not provide any personally identifiable information of you to EMS lt Back Next gt Finish Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License online Use this option if you have Internet connection Product license will be deactivated automatically within a few seconds Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License by e mail Select this license deactivation method if you do not have Internet connection or if direct deactivation is unsuccessful Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License through our website This option allows you to deactivate product license using license information from your Member Account on our web site To proceed to the next step of the Wizard check the I understand that License Key will be deactivated now On clicking the Next button the license will be deactivated locally This means that the license for an SQL Server instance will be deactivated in the SQL Angel program but you won t be able to activate this license key on another instance Note To complete the deactivation process you need to finish this Wizard 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 31 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Next step in case of online deactivation Next step in case of e mail deactivation Next step in case of website deactivation 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 32 EMS SQ
149. ecified FTP server Note that the specified user should have sufficient rights to write to the target folder You can choose Anonymous logon or provide User name and Password in the corresponding fields Protocol 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ss EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Select the protocol that should be used for backup files transferring The possible values are e FTP Standard e FTPS Implicit SSL TLS e FTPS Explicit SSL TLS Port Specify the port the FTP connection should be executed through Mode Select the mode of the FTP connection The possible values are e Passive PASV e Active PORT Timeout Specify the timeout in seconds when a connection will be timed out because of inactivity on the data channel You can check the access to the specified folder by clicking the Test button You will be offered to select servers over which the connection should be checked If the specified remote folder does not exist it will be created on performing test access 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 359 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 2 3 3 Amazon S3 Cloud Connection The Amazon S3 Connection Settings dialog is provided for configuring connection to Amazon bucket for uploading backup files Amazon 3 Connection Settings s Name s3test Bucket s3t
150. ecified value then both tasks and backups log records are truncated Store tasks log records Set the period of time in days within witch records about tasks launches should be stored in log file All records that are older this specified value will be removed automatically Store backups log records Set the period of time in days within witch records about backups should be stored in log file All records that are older this specified value will be removed automatically Store logs up to Set the preferable maximum size in Mb of a log file Note This value is limited to 3328 megabytes of data Note If the log file size reaches this specified value then both tasks and backups log records are truncated Log file truncation is not performed simultaneously on reaching specified boundary values 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 102 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 103 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 74 Backup settings At the Backup settings tab you need to set folder which will be used as a default folder for storing backup files f Service Properties Select a page Backup folder C Backups w SQL Server connection info a Email settings Note This folder appears as a backup_root_folder in a backup step Log storage settings E Backup folder
151. eck ina cicecccecescseccctesicesceecstcnuenssnveecetievneteceduneretedecnecteivereteneseesteneodenunevoevecieavendedeetceveerueneenven 229 Nan S D inna stvakeadhsecstt levi iechveandathsatastnscatecstites sildendadvensitweatitehcaatgentetenst tocedezy 230 Selecting databases s tac M tira a ee a a See a ey 231 SONO OPIONS EEE Senteticasesucesasssonsitnsa hissaaennssaecycezvesssvaxsackaabanvectanzaateosssshiscestnssiasinaessvadeusch ss vesasiaccesteestizenteuzenread 233 Performing operatios nn sce ren ne AR tes EN dinars A E ann Mt nn else dira 235 Reorganize Indices NAMING Step is cats er den D A E crc nt conviennent nn are Mer tt nest Selecting objects ire EN An dre ne sante fetes eens de dt RS A ns nine DER dagen ed Defining rule Sna a RE nd nr nist adm naine ar ar nn net dde uses ave ie Rens dr nine in au Advanced OPIONS s zest bis coke toot A a ak eet esos vers nd ter din ste ee etre eo tte ead Nas tz 4 Bla P rformng Op ratiOn otek eich ER ER nn ee er ee ler master ras 243 Aal ADELEN oT A Aa E ctecsacececescdacvexsctoeslesbacesacocste saces cossesue E ess enne nr ecre cer e dde 244 NAMING SON te nn nn de reine mn tre Rider ne nn nn ee re tem eV ie de range tetes Dre 245 Selecting database sise 246 S ING OPIONS TR Lt en LR Sele died E MR trad an 248 Performing Op ration rss interet ara es en a aon aaa MN see net rant dette tn nas dau db d Per de 249 Update Statistics iienaa taetae a KaRo ae eaa baraan eaoaai Kenn aeieeiaii aranda odn
152. ect a page B Name amp description E D i doom_server tserv localhost sqlexpress a dean_winxp aschel sql2008 Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd sn EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 24 History Cleanup History Cleanup step editor provides the same set of options as History Cleanup wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name and description General Selection See also Backup database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd se EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 4 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description History Cleanup step editor Hist Select a page History Cleanup step 1 Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solu
153. ect both system and user databases All system This option indicates that only system databases should be backed up All user Select this option to back up user databases only By mask This option allows defining database selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the database name By list This option allows you to select databases manually If you are creating a step template then you can add a database to the list by using the E button or Ins key Note The server is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy When you are editing a step on creating a policy from template then if the database s defined on the Selecting database step are missed on the selected server the list of databases will be the following Databases By List z X E These databases O v qwe G master G model G msdb 9 AdventureWorks G AdventureWorks_20100419 7 DemoDB PE Largeds amp new_db m Clean Mismatches Click the Clean Mismatches button to delete the missed databases from the list for the policy cannot be executed for them 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 25 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 4 Angel settings This page contains set of specific backup options You can make changes if needed fi Backup Database step editor Backup Database step 1 x Select a page a Max Thread Count 2
154. ect the erroneous policy in the Policies list and then choose the Resolve the Problem item of its context menu In the opened dialog you will be proposed to change statuses of all erroneous policy tasks to Ignored and or execute all problem tasks of this policy In this case overall status of this policy will be changed based on last launches of its erroneous tasks Select the erroneous policy task in the Policies list and then choose the Resolve the Problem item of its context menu In the opened dialog you will be proposed to change status of this erroneous policy task to Ignored and or repeat its execution In this case overall status of this policy will be changed based on a last launch of this erroneous task Using a context menu of an erroneous task in the Launches list you can change to Ignored Ignore Errors for Selected Launches its status or statuses of all erroneous tasks Ignore Errors for All Problem Launches 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 379 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 14 Convert SQL Server maintenance plan to SQL Angel policy Configured SQL Server maintenance plans can be used in SQL Angel after their conversion to SQL Angel policies To convert SQL Server maintenance plan to SQL Angel policy perform the following operations 1 Select the 2 Maintenance Policies Convert from Maintenance Plan server context menu item to launch Maintenance plan conversion wizard 2 O
155. ect the necessary policy in the list on the Policies tab and then choose the 4 Create Template from Policy context menu item In the dialog appeared enter a Template name and define whether databases selected in the policy should be saved in the template being created Fat Conversion to Template Convert Policy Backup deanup to Template Template name Backup cleanup V Save database selection This template will be automatically added to the Policy templates list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 157 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 Task templates The Task Templates page allows you to manage task templates Task template is a preset template containing steps and schedules that can be used for creating new tasks on its basis You can add or edit its settings in the process of task creation _ EMS SQL Angel Administration Console Co la fem LA Servers Policies Templates Activities Templates Task Templates View Name Description i E Preset templates Templates provided by EMS Policy Templates Sunday DB backup For backup databases every weekend Task Templates Weekdays differential DB backup For differential backup databases at weekdays Z Step Templates 4 Shrink DB on first Saturday of month For shrink databases every month Schedule Templates Backup transaction log For backup transaction log at hourly routine B Ci Cu
156. ecution by clicking the Show details button in the Message column for the selected step Launch of Database Parameters Logger step 1 step details Started 27 03 2013 12 44 54 Finished 27 03 2013 12 45 03 Status Warning Message 27 03 13 12 45 03 Warning Some of watched parameters are out of range A Details 1 Last log backups for master are older than 1 days 2 Last log backups for msdb are older than 1 days 3 Transaction log of AdventureWorks free space is less than 25 3 4 Transaction log of weare free space is less than 25 2 5 Data file of master free space is less than 25 10 27 6 Data file of model free space is less than 25 2 75 7 Data file of msdb free space is less than 25 5 81 8 Data file of new_db free space is less than 25 2 34 9 Data file of AdventureWorks free space is less than 25 2 48 data file is larger than 100 MB 206 75 MB 10 Data file of weare m Copy to Clipboard The dialog appeared displays information about step execution start and finish time result execution status and detailed information about maintenance actions results If a step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 141 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual has a failed status the reason of failed execution will be displayed in the Message field 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 1
157. ed transaction from v Include marked transaction Enable this option to restore database to the state right after the transaction committing If the option is disabled then database will be restored to the state right before the transaction committing WI Check orphaned users Check this option to detect orphaned users on restore process vi Drop orphaned users If this option is checked then found orphaned users will be dropped on the restore process lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 212 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 2 5 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start the operation Click Run to start operation Step 5 of 5 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Quick Restore Database step Database selection local Select Databases AdventureWorks Options Replace Recovery Perform checksum Continue on error Transaction log Backups c packups MSSQLSERVER_AdventureWorks_new_db_Full_ Database files C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 1 MSSQL DA C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 1 MSSQL DA hatadan next gt kauni canet After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Run button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Manageme
158. eneral options of the step G Reorganize Indices step editor Reorganize Indices step 1 Ex Select a page z Reorganize indices if fragmentation level is above 20 Z Name amp description a General Rebuild indices if fragmentation level is above 35 1 Fg Selection E Compact large objects Rebuild options Reorganize indices if fragmentation level is above Define the fragmentation limits Exceeding this limits considers the indices to be reorganized Rebuild indices if fragmentation level is above Define the fragmentation limits Exceeding this limits considers the indices to be rebuilt Compact large objects Enable this option to compact image text ntext varchar max nvarchar max varbinary max and xm data 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 320 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 7 3 Selection This page allows you to edit object selection for indices reorganization erate an eg a Sea em ey _ a ln 3 RI name adesion E Co owes eut B General v g doom_server tserv Tables and Views V x Info Address a O dean_winxp E These databases VE Info Assessment Rebuild options aschel sql2008 TA AdventureWorks vE nfo Contact l
159. ent Solutions Ltd 35 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 2 5 Performing online deactivation This step appears only in case the Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License online option was selected on the first step Product license deactivation process Step 3 of 4 This may take a few minutes please wait lt Back Next gt Finish After the process of online deactivation you will automatically proceed to the next step of the wizard 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 36 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 2 6 Completing operation This step is intended to inform you about the product deactivation status Product license deactivation process Step 4 of 4 Verify the process result Product deactivation Deactivation Success Local deactivation Success Deactivation Code TZU0QOQtSFNEMFItWVBQOTatT 1dYRDEtWEtCRkktOVRTOTgtSFhMVOgtVloyVFQtQ IRTMDEKQjkx RETyNzMwMDAwMDAwMCOxRUE4ChzxF 3eSfBSSUbpm 5kAQum 1LTd 1k x J rw _ at Click the Finish button to complete the operation 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 3 License Manager License Manager allows you to view license information of all servers in SQL Angel which have SQL Angel server components installed To launch License Manager select the License Manager item of the Gears menu
160. ep File selection doom_server TSERV2005 Backup files Cleanup criteria Remove SQL Angel s files older than Remove SQL Server files older than in C Backups files with extension bkp 7 Day s 1 Month s After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 270 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 12 Transaction Log Shipping Transaction Log Shipping step allows you to create transaction log backups ship them to the destination server via a shared folder and restore on the destination server To perform log shipping step you must have at least two SQL Server instances version of destination server cannot be earlier than the source server version the source database must use the full or bulk logged recovery model both servers have access to the shared folder The databases restored on the destination server stay in Restoring or Standby mode Note This step is not included into Quick Maintenance Action list It can be only executed within the Policy To perform scheduled log shipping on a regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Transaction Log Shipping step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Transaction Log Shipping step at
161. eps Step in EMS SQL Angel is a basic component of server maintenance Backup Database Restore Database Execute SOL Server Agent job Executing T SOL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping To perform immediate Step execution use 2 Quick Maintenance Actions lt Step name gt popup menu item in the Servers tab Koeseesesosceossososesoesossesososocsesose Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices D Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping Backup Database step Provides an important safequard to protect critical data stored in SQL Server databases Step should be included into Policy for scheduled execution To add a Step to Policy you need to specify the Step at Step 2 of the Policy creation wizard at the Policies tab To create a Step Template or add a Step to the Policy or Task template go to the Templates tab See also Editing Steps 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 18 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 Backup Database Backup Database step allows you to make a backup copy of one or several databases and transaction log To launch the back
162. erator for MySQL Generate test data for database testing purposes in a simple and direct way Wide range of data generation parameters DB Comparer for MySQL Compare and synchronize the structure of your databases Move changes on your development database to production with ease oe dd B DB Extract for MySQL Create database backups in the form of SQL scripts save your database structure and table data as a whole or partially SQL Query for MySQL Analyze and retrieve your data build your queries visually work with query plans build charts based on retrieved data quickly and more amp Data Comparer for MySQL Compare and synchronize the contents of your databases Automate your data migrations from development to production database sil Scroll to top 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Microsoft SQL Sd SQL Management Studio for SQL Server EMS SQL Management Studio for SQL Server is a complete solution for database administration and development SQL Studio unites the must have tools in one powerful and easy to use environment that will make you more productive than ever before Pp SQL Angel for SQL Server 4 Perform backup and restore log shipping and many other regular maintenance tasks on the whole set of SQL Servers in your company ce SQL Administrator for SQL Server T4 Perform administrative tasks in the fastest easiest an
163. erval sec Set the interval in seconds for refresh of servers at the Servers tab Log view depth days Set the limit of days for displaying server history and Launches Launches records per page Specify the number of records that is loaded at once in the Launches section 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd su EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 2 3 Cloud Connections Cloud Connections tab allows you to set connections parameters to external storages for your backups When configuring backup operation you will be offered to select storage for backup files copies among those which are defined here The selection is performed on the Specifying cloud connections step of the Backup wizard res Options T _ C Create new connection amp Security Data refreshing fy C angel backups Le C angel_backups with WinAuth Cy ates _ Aester aschel 29 OF s3testingpupose Delete sRestingpumpose 1234 Standard 192 168 66 48 ene Delete sftp Atester gt 192 168 66 48 22 backups To add a storage to the list click the Create new connection button In the opened window select the needed connection type Choose connection type SMB CIFS Connection Local or Network folder FTP with SSL support Standard or Reduced Redundancy storage Secure FTP Connection Connection over SSH Che F ES Amazon 53 Cloud Connection ED 1999 2013 EM
164. es for the newly created database Note When creating a template no databases can be selected If the Overwrite option was selected or you have chosen to create a new database then the first stage of the operation is performed immediately on applying settings pressing the OK button On the next step editing the Overwrite option will be reset and the lt Create new gt item will be replaced with the created database name 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd se EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 Gears menu This chapter contains information concerning personalization of the application These tools are accessible via pressing the Gears button located in the left top corner of the SQL Angel window Switch Configuration Save Configuration This group sets options for storing program settings Options This group includes general options data security server refresh log depth and cloud storages See also Getting Started Servers Policies Templates Activities Maintenance Actions 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 1 Switch Save configuration Program settings are stored in XML format You can save them either in a separate XML file or in database table The settings include info concerning server registration policies groups and solutions templates environment options Note We recommend you to m
165. esired product Choose Deactivate License action Enter into a web form the deactivation code from the box below To copy this code to Clipboard click the Copy button Click Deactivate button on web form Click Finish button on the final step of the Wizard to complete EMS SQL Angel license deactivation process 0 BB WU NH NO 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 2 4 Configuring connection settings Use this step of the wizard to provide connection settings This step appears only in case the Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License online option was selected on the first step Configure Internet connection settings Step 2 of 4 Automatically detect proxy settings Thave direct connection to the Internet Manual proxy configuration Proxy Server Use authentication User name User password Choose one of three options Automatically detect proxy settings I have direct connection to the Internet Manual proxy configuration Proxy Server If you have chosen to configure proxy manually then use this group of options to set the following proxy server parameters host port user name and user password if the Use authentication option is checked Click the Test connection button to check connection to the proxy server with the settings defined above Next step 1999 2013 EMS Database Managem
166. est 1 Path backups Access key AKIAI5SYFDZ4R50JV2DSA Secret key aia Storage dass Standard Le Protocol HTTP jz Use proxy 7 Server proxy Port 8080 User name Password Timeout 60 sec Test Lo gence tee Name Specify the name for the connection The connection name must be unique among all that were already created Bucket Define the bucket that will be used for storing backups You can create a bucket on the Amazon website If the specified bucket does not exist it will be created automatically in US Standard region Note that the bucket name must be unique among all Amazon S3 buckets Path If you want backup files to be stored in a folder then set the path to the folder within the specified bucket The folder will be created automatically on file upload Use the as a directory separator For example backups Adventure Works 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 360 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual The Access key and the Secret key are used to get access to your bucket and are found on the Security Credentials page of your Amazon Web Services account Storage class Select the storage class for uploaded backup files The possible values are e Standard e Reduced Redundancy Protocol Select the protocol that will be used for uploading backups to Amazon S3 The possible values are e HTTP e HTTPS If you have checked the Use proxy option to c
167. et cloud connections for storing backups You can add unlimited number of remote and local storage engines Copies of backup files will be uploaded to all of the specified storages The connections to the following storages are supported SMB CIFS ETE Amazon S3 Cloud Secure FTP Backup Database step wizard Backup Database step 1 Specify cloud connections for storing backups Step 7 of 8 A Add existing connection Create new connection D C angel_backups Delete C angel_backups with WinAuth Ch ae Delete ftp Aester aschel 29 s3testingpupose st se Delete s3 stestingpurpose Standard Casse next Finish You can create a new connection or add an existing one On adding an existing connection you will be offered to choose among connections specified in Cloud Connections tab of the Options dialog If you create a new connection then after specifying its properties you will be offered to save it so this connection will be available in Cloud Connections To change connection parameters click on its name Depending on connection type the relevant dialog for configuring connection settings will be opened Note If the backup file with the specified name already exists in the storage then it will not be replaced and the upload will be failed 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 201 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 10 Pe
168. experience 5 Thank you Follow the given instructions to create bug report e mail manually 1 click the mailto link sqlangelreports sqlmanager net to open mail client or in case no client has been opened copy the address by clicking the Copy to clipboard button and create e mail in a preferable client 2 click the Save and open folder button and define the directory where the bug report file should be saved after the file is saved the defined directory will be opened automatically 3 attach the saved file to the created e mail 4 describe the steps to reproduce the occurred bug and send the letter 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ss EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 20 Update SQL Angel SQL Angel update process consists of SQL Angel Administration Console and Server side components update In order to update SQL Angel Administration Console please do the following e download the full installation package of SQL Angel from the download page available at our site e close SQL Angel application if it is running e repeat the steps you have made for the first time installation e run SQL Angel using its shortcut in the corresponding group of Windows Start menu After SQL Angel Administration Console is launched you will be warned that server side components version is out of date You will be offered to update server side components This is done by means of Update Remo
169. f Import Template A Clone Template EJ Processes 0 You can manage policy templates using the buttons on the Toolbars or popup menu F Add New Template Ctri Insert launches the wizard for creating a new policy template 2 Edit Template opens the policy template editor Delete Template Ctr Delete removes the template E Export Template Ey Import Template I Clone Template create a copy of the selected template How to create a policy based on the template Use the 2 Maintenance Policies 2 Create Policy from Template item form the popup menu at the 1 Policies page or use the 2 Create from templates item from the popup menu at the Servers page How to create a template from the existing policy 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 155 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Proceed to the Policies page and select Create template from policy from policy s popup menu See also Task templates Step templates Schedule template 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 156 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 1 1 Creating template from policy If you already have a configured policy you can create a template on its basis which can be later used for creating a new policy It will contain all tasks steps and schedules of this policy with their defined parameters In order to create a template based on a policy sel
170. f full versions Also you will receive a copy of registration keys or passwords by e mail Please make sure to enter a valid e mail address in your order If you have not received the keys within 2 hours please contact us at sales sqlmanager net Note You need to purchase license for every SQL server instance and not for the SQL Angel Console Product distribution EMS SQL Angel Business Regular license 1 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Business Regular license 2 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Business Regular license 3 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Business Pro license 1 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Business Pro license 2 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Business Pro license 3 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Non commercial Regular license 1 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Non commercial Regular license 2 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Non commercial Regular license 3 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Non commercial Pro license 1 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Non commercial Pro license 2 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Non commercial Pro license 3 Year Maintenance EMS SQL Angel Trial version Download Now Register Now EMS Maintenance Program provides the following benefits e Free software bug fixes enhancements updates and upgrades during the maintenance period e Free unlimited communications with technical staff for the purpose of reporting Software failures e Free
171. ge a Backup Provider Name amp description i pt Easy to use adjustable with enhanced options Fg Selection Allows multiple databases backup compression and encryption a Angel settings of backup files Backup file options SQL Server A Verify options Backup is provided by native SQL Server means Only single Clouds database can be backed up Backup provider Backup provider set in the Backup database wizard This option cannot be changed in editing mode The files created with SQL Angel provider cannot be restored using standard server tools you need either use SQL Angel restore or convert the backup file to SQL Server type 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 23 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 3 Selection This page allows you to edit database selection for backup operation Backup Database step editor Backup DB Es Select a page ra a Backup Type S Name amp description Ml Servers Databases By List x i B General Database full 7 a local E These databases Database differential M dean won FIG master 3 Angel settings Transaction log EA aschel sal2008 EG model i Raden feet Remove inactive entries 4 Q A 8 msdb Verify options e vl Le vs Leave in restoring state Ie Se WI 8 D ouds z Z Copy only 8 8 LargeDB Test ME xtraLargeDB Back
172. h button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 236 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 7 Reorganize Indices Reorganize Indices step allows you to perform index management operations in your databases reorganizing rebuilding disabling the ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE REBUILD DISABLE Transact SQL statements are issued When indexes have pages in which the logical ordering based on the key value does not match the physical ordering inside the data file these indexes are called fragmented Highly fragmented indexes may considerably decrease query performance Index fragmentation is remedied by either reorganizing or by rebuilding an index To launch the reorganization of indexes immediately select Quick Maintenance Actions Reorganize Indices popup menu item in the Servers tab To perform scheduled backup on regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Reorganize Indices step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Reorganize Indices step at the Templates tab Steps of the Reorganize Indices wizard Naming template Selecting objects Defining rules Advanced options Performing operation See also Backup Database Execute SOL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity
173. heck Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 25 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 10 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 4 The Database Parameters Logger step allows you to keep track of major server parameters last backup date last integrity check transaction log and data file free space etc Database Parameters Logger step 1 a This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 250 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 10 2 Selecting database Use this step of the wizard to select databases to update statistics Define database selection for servers Step 2 of 4 By List Z g B model B msdb B AdventureWorks B new_db B SQLAdministratorRepository B weare aschel sql2008 doom_server tserv localhost sglexpress ile a Hd E a We le used honeta Frs hcan Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Select
174. iew history of policy launches To view the history use the F Show history item from the object popup menu You can Call this viewer for the group of servers server specific launch or policy The main frame of this dialog contains a table with complete information about policy launches launch date status task name policy server policy status result message This table is customizable you can change columns set swap columns set filtering and grouping Q System databases maintenance policy history x Dole Filter output One day Time Planned Status Task Server Messane A One week 25 10 2013 18 00 00 7 Success DBintegrity check Z Sort Ascending i Custom 25 10 2013 17 58 01 ia Fail Backup DB Z Sort Descending from aoan 25 10 2013 17 57 41 Ignored Backup DB 25 10 2013 17 30 00 E Missed Shrink DB 3 0 00 00 m Group By This Column SS Success Backup DB E 25 10 2013 E Group By Box 25 10 2013 M Li Time Result Step lessage Dura En Colana Chooses 0 00 00 25 10 13 cm 17 10 01 INF Best Fit Apply Prepare SQL Angel backup OK Export 25 10 13 T Filter Editor EN 25 10 2013 17 10 01 Success Backup system DB 17 10 01 INF 00 0 nm Export to HTML master Best Fit all columns le 4 database su Export to Text backup Full ME FES Compressed data size 25 10 13 505 23 KB 17 10 01 INF Compression level 2 25 10 2013
175. ill be uploaded to the specified storages The connections to the following storages are supported SMB CIFS FTP Amazon S3 Cloud Secure FTP Backup Database step editor Backup DB Select a page S C Add existing connection Create new connection F Name amp description B General Cais C angel backups no TE Selection C angel_backups with WinAuth Angel settings iD aschel A a Backup file options ftp Aester aschel 29 ieee Verify options stestingpurpose Delete s3 s3testingpurpose Standard You can create a new connection or add an existing one On adding an existing connection you will be offered to choose among connections specified in Cloud Connections tab of the Options dialog To change connection parameters click on its name Depending on connection type the relevant dialog for configuring connection settings will be opened 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 23 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 2 Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute SQL Server Agent job step editor provides the same set of options as Execute SQL Server Agent Job wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name and description General See also Backup database Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Mainte
176. ination server local x doom_server tserv2005 Iz Source DB Overwrite New database AdventureWorks _E ESS new_db SQLAdministratorRepository Data folder C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 3 MSSQL DATA Log folder C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 3 MSSQL DATA aes coe ems cm Source server Select the server where the database that you want to back up to another server is located Destination server Select the server where transaction logs are shipped to from the drop down list Set the database pairs in the grid The backups of transaction logs are performed on the source server and restored on the destination server The destination database must be the restored copy of the source database and be in Restoring state If the destination database does not exist you can select lt Create new gt item in the Destination DB column and specify its name in the New database column If the destination database needs rewriting set the corresponding flag in the Overwrite column Creating and overwriting of the databases is performed by creating a full backup of the source database and its further restoring Even in case of scheduled execution creating of a database is executed once immediately on wizard finish and the lt Create new gt item will be replaced with the created database name afterwards 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solu
177. ing A SQL Angel performs log shipping using its compression and encryption features which 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd a EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual make this process faster and more secure Q I have servers in different time zones At what time zone will tasks be launched A When creating a policy you can select whether a task on servers in different time zones is launched at servers standard time or simultaneously against the console time This option is called Task Scheduling in different time zones at Step 1 of the Policy Wizard Q What is the advantage of using the Policy Engine of SQL Ange compared to standard maintenance plans of SQL Server A SQL Angel Policy Engine provides the following features v Using SQL Angel backup functionality v Ability to deploy and monitor policies on multiple servers of different versions simultaneously v Easy to use policy monitoring mechanism v Ability to use templates Q Can different types of maintenance tasks go in the same policy A A policy can contain both multiple tasks of different types and multiple tasks of the same type Q Can policy tasks have their own execution schedules A Yes each task can have one or more schedules Q Can SQL Angel perform a single maintenance task without creating policies A Yes you can perform a maintenance task using the Quick Maintenance Actions context menu item of the Server tree
178. ing servers is not available in Template mode Databases and objects All Use this option to select both system and user objects All system This option indicates that only system objects should be selected All user Select this option to select user objects only 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 260 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual By mask This option allows defining objects selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the object name By list This option allows you to select objects manually If you are creating a step in a policy template then you are able to enter databases manually Databases By List These databases A TestDB 8 AdventureWorks AdventureWorks 1 Use the button or Ins key to define database name After you click the Enter button the database will be added to the list Any database from the list can be edited or x deleted lt lt Previous ste Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 261 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 10 3 Setting conditions This step allows you to define events to be logged Database Parameters step Wizard Database Parameters Logger step 1 Select required parameters and define options Step 3 of 4 No backup Last full backup W Last log backup W Index fragmentation F Integrit
179. ing the target database parameters for Files backup source Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 206 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 2 2 Specifying the elements of backup This step allows you to select history that will be used to restore the database This step is not available if Files has been selected as backup source at the previous step The order is generating automatically Backup set parts necessary for successful database restore process should be selected carefully Please check that all backups required for full restore are selected To work with encrypted backups enter the password by pressing the Set password button or double clicking the required backup Restore ase step wizard Database step Specify all necessary backup set elements that may be required for restore process Step 2 of 5 19 03 2013 15 36 34 local AdventureWorks setpassword Date Type Encrypted Storage name First LSN Last LSN 7 19 03 2013 15 36 34 Full False c hadupsMSSQLSERVER_ 117000000676600046 11 Press the Next button to proceed to the Defining target database parameters step of the wizard lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 207 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 2 3 Defining target database parameters Use this step of the wizard to define
180. ion Log Shipping innnnnnrnnenennnenrnenesnesnesnesneenennenenerenneeneenee 340 Name and description Generali nds nl ana an aah eta MN er ro ee NCIOCHION Nixes teas eee eas Ge MAIS eevee Gan ee ea is A a eee ty 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd Ea EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Part VIII Gears menu 348 Switch Save configuration eee ceeds eect ceed ede enedecect eee ceccnede eecteeeececniee ARAR 349 PU ONS E E O A E A E E ee SD attics E T SO CUMIRY eas Data refreshing Cloud CONNECT ONS 2 2 2 nn ln nee deny aaa Orana a aa aea Aar aaas Aadan aa Aa aa aaa taa SAALE Enan 354 SMB CIFS Gonnection iihi Nae watt nites ahi e ie a eani 356 FTP Connection Amazon S3 Cloud Connection rinine detainees Matin weno r a rites 359 secure A naola a103 10 a PA EE E ETA A eM T eee a 361 Part IX How to 364 Install SQL Angel nd der dice censecudsexsceaudeveneudsexscdauvewdeeuueexedecuterdueuses 365 Install server side components without having permissions for remote installation 366 Activate SQL Server instance ccceseceee cece ee eee cece ee ee ee ee eee seca ee seee seca seaeeeeeeeeeeeneseeeeeeees 367 Schedule backup database task daily cccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeeeeseaneeeeeees 369 Setup uploading backup files to different storage locations Network folders FTP SFTP Clouds Create a policy based on predefined templates
181. ion settings Use this step of the wizard to provide connection settings This step appears only in case the Activate EMS SQL Angel License online option was selected on the first step Configure Internet connection settings Step 3 of 5 Automatically detect proxy settings I have direct connection to the Internet Manual proxy configuration Proxy Server Use authentication User name User password Choose one of three options Automatically detect proxy settings I have direct connection to the Internet Manual proxy configuration Proxy Server If you have chosen to configure proxy manually then use this group of options to set the following proxy server parameters host port user name and user password if the i Use authentication option is checked Click the Test connection button to check connection to the proxy server with the settings defined above Next step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 7 Performing online activation This step appears only in case the Activate EMS SQL Angel License online option was selected on the first step Product license activation process Step 4 of 5 This might take a few minutes lt Bak Next gt Finish After the operation is complete you will be automatically redirected to the final step 1999 2013 EMS Database Managemen
182. iption SLEDS is oeceevetcdeeccvetnnstiben AeIE EIEEE Sch dules st Creating template from task Step tem plates cco cscs et aa er ENA AAEE EEA EANA EEKAN ds cheese steeds Creating template from Step nn nisinnnannnnnnenernnnannesnenneeneeneenennnennenenenennnnuee 173 Schedule template 22 4 ere hist de cette ee eet NEE EREA NA EEEREN AEEA ANRE 174 Schedule editor errors E tata ti de ste enre ons o dr nen ie sde ler ntese 176 Creating schedule from template csccsescseesseecseesseeceesseessneneeeseeeseeseeesuerseeeseesaneeseesenesseeseeesseeseeeseeeseesanee 178 Activities 180 Maintenance Actions 184 Creating Ste pS zarae tcets ce edete dun deeb anus de een que nd us ect gucueveceuniecervoeneedsrutbeccreuctetere 185 Backup Database PES E E E 186 Naming Ste pisri E divin N A TA O NT cle ir A A KAS 187 Selecting database provider esinin ieee EEE EE EETA de 188 selecting database r N E ea E A ena Ae TA 189 Defining SQL Angel settings apinn r i a ae i 192 Setting backup Options iata EE ENEAS EAE EEE ENEE EEEE EA E ENEA 194 SAL Serve L nine e Ee e ie a a a E aeia a E ae a a enr ten EN 195 Setting backup options for incremental backup ss 195 Setting tile Option Sei iise N aies i A i veiene ee ati 196 Specifying backup verifying options 198 Specifying cloud connections 200 Performing operation 201 Restore Database ccsseseeeeee 202 Selecting available bac KUDa riensi era sta sn Siva hig en Nr ne
183. is accomplished by Login Manager If Server authentication is selected as the authentication type you should provide 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual authorization settings User and Password Analyzing them a system determines information and therefore object access permissions lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 90 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 54 Specifying account information At this step you should define service log on information Specify account information Do not change Do not change Use the option to keep previously specified account unchanged Local System account Select this option to use the local system account This account This option allows SQL Angel to use specified system account to connect to SQL Server It can be useful when local system account provides insufficient permissions to perform the operation lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd oa EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 5 5 Verifying the choices This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start the installation or updating process B Install EMS SQL Angel Service B Installation You can Verify the choices
184. jects selection for integrity check e Database Integrity Check step editor Database Integrity Check step 1 lt a Select a page E Servers Databases By List Name amp description VID oca These databases El ener 7a A S CCE sn 0 FG roc aschel sqi2008 msdb localhost sqlexpress VIA AdventureWorks G DemoDB VG LargeDB HE TEST ME xtraLargeDB Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy Databases All Use this option to select both system and user databases All system This option indicates that only system databases should be backed up All user Select this option to back up user databases only By mask This option allows defining database selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the database name By list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 311 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual This option allows you to select databases manually If you are creating a step template then you can add a database to the list by using the C3 button or Ins key Note The server is selected on ap
185. k 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 253 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual This option allows defining objects selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the object name By list This option allows you to select objects manually If you are creating a step in a policy template then you are able to enter databases tables and views manually These databases 8 AdventureWorks 9 TestDB These views de Bemp ven Use the button or Ins key to define database table view name After you click the Enter button the database table view will be added to the list Any database table view from the list can be edited or x deleted lt lt Previous ste Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 24 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 9 3 Setting options Use this step to define basic update statistics options Set task options Step 3 of 4 Update All existing statistics Column statistics only Index statistics only Options Full scan Sample 10 4 Percent v Resample No recompute Update All existing statistics Select this option if you need to update all statistics Column statistics only Use this option to update column statistics only Index statistics only This option indicates that only index statistics will be u
186. lect the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode Databases If SQL Angel provider is used you can select multiple databases in case of SQL Server backup only one database can be specified All Use this option to select both system and user databases All system This option indicates that only system databases should be backed up All user Select this option to back up user databases only By mask This option allows defining database selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the database name By list This option allows you to select databases manually If you are creating a step in a policy template then you are able to enter databases manually 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd it EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Databases By List These databases F G TestDB 8 AdventureWorks AdventureWorks 1 Use the button or Ins key to define database name After you click the Enter button the database will be added to the list Any database from the list can be edited or x deleted 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 12 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 4 Defining SQL Angel settings Use this step of the wiza
187. llows easy control over policy status 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 127 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual The bottom panel shows errors and warnings for all sections of the policy if any 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 12 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 3 2 General The General section allows you to view and edit the set of tasks and schedules Policy is a set of schedule s and tasks each containing at least one step ap Policy Editor System Databases Maintenance Select a page Name amp description x E Tasks Gr DB Integrity Check f Steps Notifications pz System DB Integrity Check Schedules Q Daily night Shrink DB amp Steps Shrink system DB Schedules 3 Last Sunday of month E Backup DB Steps we A Backup system DB E Schedules a Daily night ot EU EEE p You can edit objects using the buttons in the header Edit task Delete task or Delete key Add task or Ins key Also you can manage the objects Steps Tasks and Schedules using the buttons on the right or from the popup menu Create new Select the required object in the list and click this button to create a new object L Creating new from template Click this button to see the list of templates for this object and create a new one based on the template
188. m you about policy execution result via e mail Notification parameters are set on the third step of the policy wizard You need to set an action on which notifications should be sent e When the policy succeeds send the message when policy tasks have been successfully completed e When the policy fails send the message when policy has failed e When the policy completes send the message when policy has been launched In the Send E mail To field enter the e mail address of the administrator that should receive messages generated on policy execution SQL Server Agent must be configured to use Database Mail for sending e mail Note Email agent options should be set for the service at Service properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 382 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 17 Create a report on policy execution Using the reports tool you can view information on policy tasks execution that is displayed in the Launches section as well as save reports to files of different formats and send them via email To generate a report on task execution you need to click the Report button on the toolbar of the Launches section or select the Show Report context menu item of a task There are three types of reports e Single server report e Multi server report e Detailed task report Single server report This report can be viewed when a single server is selected in the explorer and
189. made in wizard in the corresponding area and click the Install Modify Remove button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 5 6 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start the process Copy compresslib dll to Service Copy EncryptUtil dil to Service Registering type library OK COM registered Service configured Service configs are saved Start service lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ss EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 6 Server properties Server properties window displays settings that have been defined on server registration TO open it use Server properties context menu item in Server Explorer Use this dialog to view and edit the registration properties of the server Server connection info Server options See also Register Server Wizard Install Server Components Update Remove Server side SQL Angel Components Service properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd o EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 6 1 Server connection info This dialog allows you to view and edit connection properties in the corresponding boxes Server pro
190. manually If you are creating a step template then you can add a database to the list by using the button or Ins key Note The server is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy When you are editing a step on creating a policy from template then if the database s table s view s defined on the Selecting objects step are missed on the selected server the list of database s table s view s will be the following Databases By List V These tables Objects ayust Me l account Tables and Views E These databases lt CCE aw E master G model lt m G msdb These views Adventureworks i G AdventureWorks_20100419 G DemoDB LargeDB f new_db S Click the Clean Mismatches button to delete the missed database s table s view s from the list for the policy cannot be executed for them 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 322 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 7 4 Rebuild options This tab provides a number of advanced options for index reorganizing ff Reorganize Indices step editor Reorganize Indices step 1 Ex Select a page z Advanced indices rebuilding options Name amp description General aoe Tg Selection Reorganize pages with the default amount of free
191. ment Solutions Ltd 16 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 4 Installation If you are installing SQL Angel for the first time on your PC e download the SQL Angel installation package from the download page available at our site e unzip the downloaded file to any local directory e g C unzipped e run SQLAngelSetup exe from the local directory and follow the instructions of the installation wizard There are two modes of the SQL Angel Console installation Typicalu Custom If you choose the Custom mode then you will be able to define the destination program folder and specify if the help file should be copied there or not After the installation process is completed find the SQL Angel shortcut in the corresponding group of Windows Start menu If you want to upgrade an installed copy of SQL Angel to the latest version e download the full installation package of SQL Angel from the download page available at our site e close SQL Angel application if it is running e repeat the steps you have made for the first time installation e run SQL Angel using its shortcut in the corresponding group of Windows Start menu Note There is an installation mode that allows installing server components on local servers without installing SQL Angel Console This mode should be used when a remote installation of server components from SQL Angel Console is impossible due to some reasons but at the same time the installation
192. ment Solutions Ltd 32 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 8 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description Jodate Statistics si Select a page Update Statistics step 1 Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 325 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 8 2 General At this page you can edit general options of Update Statistics step 5 Update Statistics step editor Update Statistics step 1 x Select a page a Update Name amp description VE EE All existing statistics pme Column statistics only Index statistics only Options Full scan Sample 10 Percent v Resample No recompute All existing statistics Select this option if you need to update all statistics Column statistics only Use this option to update column statistics only Index statistics only This option indicates that only index statistics will be updated Full scan Specifies that all rows in table or view should be read to gather the statistics This option provides the same behavior as Sample 100 Percent Sample Specifies the percentage of the table or indexed view or the number of rows to sample when collecting statistics for larger tables or views
193. message will be sent to the address you provided during the product purchase process 5 On the fourth step enter the received code in the License Activation Code field 6 On the last step click the Finish button to complete the activation Web site activation 1 On the first step of the wizard select the Activate EMS SQL Angel License through our website option 2 Register in the Members Area at https secure sqlmanager net login and open My Registered Products section 3 Expand key list for desired product and choose the Activate License action 4 Enter automatically generated SQL Server instance ID on the second step into a web form and generate the activation code 5 Copy the generated activation code in the License Activation Code field on the third step 6 On the last step click the Finish button to complete the activation Manual activation 1 On the first step of the wizard select the Enter existing license activation code manually option 2 On the second step enter License Activation Code 3 On the last step click the Finish button to complete the activation 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd se EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s6 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 4 Schedule backup database task daily If you want a backup database task to be executed daily you need to create a policy
194. n header to the gray area at the top or use the Group by this column popup menu item of the column header Server Task Full Expand p Les E Full Collapse Server MERLIN SQL2008 Task Service task on ME X Clear Grouping 15 05 2012 13 37 03 Succeeded Time Result Step 15 05 2012 13 37 03 Success Reorganize Ir 15 05 2012 13 37 04 Success Update Statis 15 05 2012 13 36 41 Succeeded 15 05 2012 13 35 02 Succeeded Server ASCHEL SQL2008 Task Service task on ASCHEL To reverse grouping e drag the column header back e use the UnGroup item of the grouped column to clear a specific grouping e use the Clear grouping item of the Group by area popup menu to remove all grouping If necessary you can group data by two or more columns In this case column headers are displayed hierarchically and data are grouped by these columns in the order the column headers appear in the Group by area The Group by area popup menu allows you to perform H Full Expand H Full Collapse and Clear Grouping You can disable or enable any column Open the Column Chooser and drag any column header to disable this column from table To add any disabled column drag the header back from the Column Chooser panel to the table 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 147 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Time Status 7 Task 24 06 2
195. n the second step of the wizard select the maintenance plan for conversion 3 On the third step of the wizard you can view conversion results Maintenance plan subplans are converted to policy service tasks In case some mistakes occurred on maintenance plan conversion you can correct them in the policy editor that is launched by clicking the Edit Policy button 4 It is recommended to check the Disable Maintenance plan option to disable tasks execution in maintenance plan being converted 5 On the last step view conversion settings and click the Finish button Created policy appears in the list on the Policies tab 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd so EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 15 Manage templates effectively Using the templates tool of SQL Angel you can create saved into SQL Angel configuration policies tasks steps and schedules settings In order to create a template proceed to the Templates tab and choose an object type policy task step or schedule which template you want to create Then click the Add button located on the toolbar or in the context menu If you already have a configured policy on a group of databases or servers you can create its template In order to do this proceed to the Policies tab and select the 4 Create Template from Policy its context menu item Also you can create templates of existing tasks steps and schedules To do this you need to e open
196. nance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 24 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 2 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description Execute SQL Server Agent job step 1 Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 25 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 2 2 Selection Use this page to edit job name Execute SQL Server Agent job step editor Execute SQL Server Agent job step 1 Select a page E Servers Selected SQL Server Agent jobs in execution order Name amp description lt dean_winxp aschel s92008 g localhost sqlexpress ES oca eB doom_server tserv em DemoDB_shrink x Available SQL Server Agent jobs LT AdventureWorks_check ah ayz_ft tig ava_stats_SQLAdministratorRepository fig AdventureWorks_maintenance E fi deanup_stats_SQLAdministratorRepository h deanup_alarm_log_SQLAdministratorRepository fi AW_Maintenance Subplan_1 2 ee eee l J ce rep gt Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no c
197. ndby mode This option allows the database to be brought up for read only access between transaction log restores and can be used with either warm standby server situations or special recovery situations in which it is useful to inspect the database between log restores Undo file name Specify the undo file name so that the recovery effects can be undone The same undo file can be used for consecutive restores of the same database NB If free disk space is exhausted on the drive containing the specified undo file name the restore operation stops Set V Kill connections to destination database option ON for forced disconnection of all processes the database We recommend to check it if Overwrite option has been set at Step 2 lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 278 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 12 5 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can perform transaction log shipping Click Finish to create step item Step 5 of 5 Verify the choices made in the wizard Options Source server Destination server Network share Restore from Data folder for new Logs folder for new Kill connections to destination database Database pairs Pair 1 Pair 2 Backup options Backup dir Block size KB Max thread count Compression level doom_server TSERV2005 ASCH
198. neesnesaesansanseeaes 306 Name and description General t2ct3 ny aA a a Ne dE NN etisalat a De A aviv tail Selecto ns ee a Gi de tein iene en er riot Shrink Database AE A E nn r armes de tete n etes eddevacysddedsey E E E EET Name and description G n ral fissure ARS AA ave ee Ava tare Gave canine M te em TR de S lection Mere nn nn advise oe at aerate ee ns ee ar Reorganize indices 2235 815lrs ei aaa aa apana a nanienee aa adana eh TAKAA aaa feet aea na baar Aans NEENA nE Name and description General Selection Rebuild oponse rrea NN MA AUD Loa TO de etes en ns Peer en cud ove enr du due dot ns da etes Update Stats tes 252 aaea anera aa raana aa Aaea PEAP Eras AAE ne Eo aa er Aai Sa AAAS dent mne Dean a cursuesevecscnaraccnceosaneuases Name and description G n ralistes a a r a aa ain paper Ghee iG reoeo 0 x RE An A AA E E A St E eee Database Parameters Logger 329 Name and descriptione aiins nen olsen iin ere ait eine elaine he tan tee ave ie 330 G n ralistes i aii eile nt sind ne ata ete aah ard Ar ieee 331 NCISCTION Mtn teat ee Aas Se Are vata on Sat et MEN vi Sa A ee 333 Maintenance Cle anulp ccscssssseesestestessesseseeseeseesseesessoeseesausaessesseuseesnesnesoeseesaesaesaesaeuesenesnssaeseesansaessenonuaneas 335 Name and des ription 22e nn an nt tare viii An car en da in ere Yeas 336 G n raliste dhtml tnt heat nr eens eed an eet 337 Selection ts a E A A ASN Ae A A RIAA ee ae et a a a ee 338 Transact
199. ns in iiiirarararannnerrennesresnennesnennennneneeranasnaanasneenesneeneeneennenneaneansnuse 71 Performing Operation in inirnnnnnnnnenrnnnnennennesneneennnnnnnenesnesneeneeneeneeneennenneaneannnese 72 Install Server Components ss ssssssressnneeneennneeneennneeneensneeneennneeneenneennnnnne 73 Selecting installation type ininnnannnrnrnnernnenenresnennesnesnesnesneeneeneeneeneanreanannte 74 Specifying authorization information nn inirnnrrrrnnenerrrrennesnesnesnesneeneeneeneenranraaneannte 75 Specifying service log on settings nent 76 Performing Operation ni iniinnnnnnnnnenrnnnnennennenneneeennnnnnneanesneeneeneeneeneennenneaneannnuse 77 Update Remove Server side SQL Angel components 78 Selecting Updating reM OVING type mmniinnnnnannennnnnrnnenesneeneeneeneeneenneneennennente 79 Specifying authorization information ni ininnnrrrrnnnenrrresnesnesnesnesnesneeneeneenranrannennnte 80 Selecting operation type nnnnnnannnrnnannnnnenernnsnesnesnesneeneeneeneeneeneeneennennnte 81 Specifying service log on settings sense 82 Performing Operation iinirnnnnnnnnenrnnnnennennennenennnnnnnnesnesneeneeneeneeneennenneaneannnuse 83 Stand alone remote components Installer ss ssssssnnnnns 84 WOICOME oaeen ee a ea aaaea rean aeaa apra ardoaren Ea eeraa arora dee Koo Rep oa reno EaR an deraa a akea Epeka EE a aaas Choosing the necessary operation Selecting instances in en ee Re aaa aa a nee Aaaa Specifying account informa
200. nt Solutions Ltd 213 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 3 Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute SQL Server Agent job step allows you to execute an SQL Server Agent job on the server A job is a specified set of operations performed sequentially by SQL Server Agent A job can perform a wide range of activities including running Transact SQL scripts command line applications Microsoft ActiveX scripts Integration Services packages Analysis Services commands and queries or Replication tasks Jobs can run repetitive or scheduled tasks and they can automatically notify operators of job status by generating alerts Before using SQL Server jobs make sure that the SQL Server Agent service is running Note The status of this step execution shows whether a job has been launched or failed to launch and not the result of job execution To launch the job immediately select Al Quick Maintenance Actions Mi Execute SQL Server Agent job popup menu item in the Servers tab To perform scheduled execution of SQL Server Agent job on regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Execute SQL Server Agent job type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Execute SQL Server Agent job step at the Templates tab Steps of the Execute SQL Server Agent job wizard Naming template Selecting job Performing opera
201. nt job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 33 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 10 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description Maintenance Cleanup step 1 Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 337 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 10 2 General At this page you can edit general options of Maintenance Cleanup step a Maintenance Cleanup step editor Maintenance Cleanup step 1 x Select a page SQL Angel criteria Name amp description Al files older than 7 2 Days All files except for the latest 7 T S 7 SQL Server criteria V Apply file age criteria on maintenance deanup Delete files older than 1 Month s x SQL Angel criteria Set conditions for SQL Angel files to be deleted by specifying the date or limiting the number of latest files to be saved SQL Server criteria Apply file age criteria on maintenance cleanup Use this option to delete files above the age specified below 1999 2013 EMS Database Management
202. nts Service properties Server properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 6 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 2 1 Specifying connection parameters This step of the wizard provides you with major set of options needed to register a server Specify the connection parameters Step 1 of 3 Welcome to the SQL Server Registration wizard This wizard allows you to set the connection parameters for the selected SQL Servers only once giving you the possibility to connect them quickly afterwards This wizard will guide you through the process of setting the connection parameters and customizing specific server options Server Name doom_server tserv2005 x Note Use host_name nstance_name form for named instances of the SQL Server Alias doom_server tserv2005 Authentication Windows Authentication User Name screens Password b ta Timeout 30 Test Connection cs Gansta Fre Server Name Use this field to select server to register You can select host from the drop down list or type in a host name manually Please note that if Microsoft SQL Server is installed as a named instance you should enter the name of your machine and the instance name in the Server name field in the following format computer_name sqlserver_instance_name e g MYCOMPUTER SQLEXPRESS Alias Define the server alias which is displayed in the DB Expl
203. o clean the history of the SQL Angel task s execution that are older than specified period of time After cleanup the information about executed tasks will be removed from History Viewer lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 5 4 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start cleaning the history data Click Finish to create step item Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name History Cleanup step 1 Kind History Cleanup step Server selection doom_server TSERV2005 Options Clean MS SQL Server backup and restore data older than 6 Month s Clean MS SQL Server Agent job history older than 6 Month s After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 6 Database Integrity Check Database Integrity Check step allows you to perform the check database operation on the server the DBCC CHECKDB Transact SQL statement is issued This operation is used to check the allocation structural and logical integrity of all the objects in the specified database To launch the database check immediately selec
204. o the new location using the Options Switch Configuration dialogue 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 4 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Q Whether the servers SQL Angel works with must be located within one local network A Servers can be located anywhere If you are able to connect to your servers using SQL Server Management Studio SQL Angel is able to work with them too Q Do I need to open any additional ports or to enable protocols for working with SQL Angel A It is neither necessary to open additional ports nor enable protocols beyond those already used by your SQL Server Management Studio Q Can I install SQL Angel server components remotely A Yes you can install SQL Angel server components remotely from SQL Angel Console In the Server tree select SQL Server on which you want to install the components and click Install Server Side SQL Angel Components in the context menu Then follow the instructions of the wizard The following conditions must be met for remote installation v Installing via SQL Server You must have an account with SQL Server System Administrator Privileges such as Sa SQL Server service must be run under an account with Windows Local Administrator Privileges such as LocalSystem v Installing via NETBIOS You must have Windows System Administrator Privileges on remote computer You must have an account with SQL Server System Administrator P
205. ocalhost sqlexpress i B E3 Info Contact_new M Larges DE nfo CountryCapital FJB master E Info CountryRegion ME model IE dbo CUSTOMER MS msdb ES nfo Department M test ES Info District MG xtraLargeDs MER nfo Document X V These views Ti AE sys xml_schema_wildcards z v lb sys xml_schema_wildcard_n V Ez sys xml_schema_types 7j ay sys xml_schema_namespaces AE sys xml_schema_model_grou V Ez sys xml_schema_facets W lb sys xml_schema_elements alee sys xml_schema_components _ J caa Hp Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy Databases and objects All Use this option to select both system and user objects All system This option indicates that only system objects should be selected All user Select this option to select user objects only By mask This option allows defining objects selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the object name 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 321 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual By list This option allows you to select objects
206. oceed to the Cloud Connections tab 2 Click the Create new connection button and select the connection type in the opened dialog SMB CIFS FTP Amazon S3 Cloud Secure FTP 3 Depending on the type selected the relevant dialog for configuring connection properties appears 4 After all connection properties are set click the OK button The specified connection appears in the list of Cloud connections 5 After that on configuring backup operation proceed to the Specifying cloud connections step of the wizard and click the Add existing connection button 6 Select the connection from the list You can add as many connections as you need 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 371 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 6 Create a policy based on predefined templates There is a set of predefined policies tasks steps and schedules in EMS SQL Angel that can be used for rapid maintenance policy creation All predefined templates with descriptions can be found on the Templates tab In order to add a predefined task to a policy you need to proceed to the second step of the Policy wizard select the Tasks section click the B Create New from Template button and select the needed task template In order to add a predefined step to a task in a policy you need to proceed to the second step of the Policy wizard select the Steps section click the a Create New from Template button and select the needed step
207. ociated with this schedule whenever CPUs become idle This option indicates that tasks associated with the schedule will be launched whenever CPUs become idle Start once This option can be used when a single task performance should be scheduled Recurring from date Select this option if recurring task performance needed Frequency Restrict task execution start and finish date in Occurs Daily Weekly Monthly from date to date fields and set its interval of recurrence at Recurs every N days Daily frequency Set exact time at Occurs once or interval at Recurs every from to for the schedule NB When creating the policy you can specify whether local Console or server time will be used for execution 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 178 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 4 2 Creating schedule from template If you already have a configured schedule included in a policy you can create a template on its basis which can be later used for creating a new schedule All parameters that have been defined during the schedule creation will be saved in this template In order to create a template based on a schedule open the policy this schedule is included in and select the l Copy to Templates schedule context menu item or use the corresponding button In the dialog appeared enter a Template name for the template being created Fat Conversion to Template xa Convert Schedule
208. olicy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Shrink Database step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Shrink Database step at the Templates tab Steps of the Shrink Database wizard Naming template Selecting database Setting options Performing operation See also Backup Database Restore Database Execute SOL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 245 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 8 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Step 1 of 4 The Shrink Database step reduces the disk space consumed by the database and log files by removing empty data and log pages This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 246 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 8 2 Selecting database Use this step of the wizard to select databases to shrink Define database selection for servers E Servers VE oca eB dean_winxp aschel sql2008 localhost sqlexpress B AdventureWorks
209. olicy name and optional description Name Policy for doom_server Description i Task Scheduling in different time zones Use local Console time as absolute time cs Gansta Fre Name Specify policy name in this field Description Define brief info for the created policy Task Scheduling in different time zones These options specify what time zone is used for policy task launch if its servers are located in different time zones If tasks are to start at specific server time for example when server is idle we recommend to select local server time otherwise select local console time Use local server time Use this option to launch policy tasks according to the local time on each server Use local Console time as absolute time Use this option to launch policy tasks at the time corresponding to the local console time It allows easy control over policy status It is recommended to use this option to 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd no EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual synchronize the operations for the Transaction Log Shipping task Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 120 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 2 2 Defining set of tasks At this step you need to define tasks for the policy being created Policy is a set of schedule s and tasks each containing at least one step
210. on included in a policy you can create a template on its basis which can be later used for creating a new step All parameters that have been defined during the step creation will be saved in this template In order to create a template based on a step open the policy it is included in and select the l Copy to Templates step context menu item or use the corresponding button In the dialog appeared enter a Template name and define whether databases selected in the step should be saved in the template being created Fat Conversion to Template Convert Step DB Integrity Check to Template Template name DB Integrity Check 1 V Save database selection o j cae j Hep This template will be automatically added to the Step templates list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 174 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 4 Schedule template The Schedule Templates section allows you to manage Schedule Templates To launch policy you can use the local time on each server or the local console time re EMS SQL Angel Administration Console EE th Servers Policies Templates Activities Templates Schedule Templates View Name Description i Preset templates Templates provided by EMS gt Policy Templates 7 Saturday night at 1 o clock Schedule with Recurring weekly timing plan 4 Task Templates Sunday night at 4 o dock Schedule with Recurring weekly
211. onize the contents of your databases Automate your data migrations from development to production database T Scroll to top DB2 SQL Management Studio for DB2 EMS SQL Management Studio for DB2 is a complete solution for database administration and development SQL Studio unites the must have tools in one powerful and easy to use environment that will make you more productive than ever before SQL Manager for DB2 Simplify and automate your database development process design explore and maintain existing databases build compound SQL query statements manage database user rights and manipulate data in different ways Data Export for DB2 Export your data to any of 20 most popular data formats including MS Access MS Excel MS Word PDF HTML and more Data Import for DB2 Import your data from MS Access MS Excel and other popular formats to database tables via user friendly wizard interface Data Pump for DB2 Migrate from most popular databases MySQL PostgreSQL Oracle MySQL InterBase Firebird etc to DB2 Data Generator for DB2 Generate test data for database testing purposes in a simple and direct way Wide range of data generation parameters G 6 dad B DB Comparer for DB2 Compare and synchronize the structure of your databases Move changes on your development database to production with ease F DB Extract for DB2 Create database backups in the form of SQL scripts save your database structure and tabl
212. onize the structure of your databases Move changes on your development database to production with ease w GI 4 41 ad B DB Extract for PostgreSQL Create database backups in the form of SQL scripts save your database structure and table data as a whole or partially SQL Query for PostgreSQL Analyze and retrieve your data build your queries visually work with query plans build charts based on retrieved data quickly and more amp Data Comparer for PostgreSQL lt Compare and synchronize the contents of your databases Automate your data migrations from development to production database al L Scroll to top InterBase Firebird 89 SQL Management Studio for InterBase Firebird EMS SQL Management Studio for InterBase and Firebird is a complete solution for database administration and development SQL Studio unites the must have tools in one powerful and easy to use environment that will make you more productive than ever before Ei SQL Manager for InterBase Firebird Simplify and automate your database development process design explore and maintain existing databases build compound SQL query statements manage database user rights and manipulate data in different ways 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 4 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual El Data Export for InterBase Firebird Export your data to any of 20 most popular data formats including MS Access MS Excel MS
213. onnect to Amazon S3 you need to configure the following proxy settings Server Port User name and Password Timeout Specify the timeout in seconds when a connection will be timed out because of inactivity on the data channel You can check the access to the specified bucket by clicking the Test button You will be offered to select servers over which the connection should be checked If the specified bucket does not exist it will be created on performing test connection 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd st EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 8 2 3 4 Secure FTP Connection The Secure FTP Connection Settings dialog is provided for configuring SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol server connection for uploading backup files Secure FTP Connection Settings Eu Name 192 168 66 48 Host address 192 168 66 48 Port 26 Remote folder backups i User name tester Password c gt gt gt gt gt Proxy None x Server Port 0K User name Password Timeout 60 sec Test Lo _ coce _ Hep Name Specify the name for the connection The connection name must be unique among all that were already created Host address Define the SSH host address Here you can enter server name or its IP address without specifying protocol Port Specify the port the SFTP connection should be executed through
214. onnection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy SQL Server Agent s job This field indicates which SQL Server Agent job should be executed You can re arrange jobs order for execution using arrow buttons on the right Use x button or Delete key to remove job from the list Note The server is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 3 Execute T SQL statement Execute T SQL Statement step editor provides the same set of options as Execute T SQL Statement wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name_and description General Selection See also Backup database Execute SOL Server Agent job History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 297 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 3 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description Execute T SQL Statement step 1 Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions
215. options limit the checks that are performed 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 234 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Snapshot Enable the option to use an internal database snapshot for the transactional consistency needed to perform database integrity checks Lock Table If this option TABLOCK is used the DBCC CHECKDB statement obtains locks instead of using an internal database snapshot This includes a short term database exclusive lock vi All error messages This option ALL_ERRORMSGS displays an unlimited number of errors per object vi No info messages This option NO_INFOMSGS suppresses all informational messages lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 235 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 6 4 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start checking database integrity Click Finish to create step item Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Database Integrity Check step 1 Kind Database Integrity Check step Database selection local Select All system databases ASCHEL SQL2008 Select All system databases Checking options Indude indices Exdusive access All error messages Suppress info messages After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finis
216. orer tree and program tools By default a server alias generated by the application has the following format lt server_name gt Authentication Specify the type of Microsoft SQL Server authentication to be used for the connection Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual SQL Server authentication requires authorization information User name and Password Timeout Use this option to restrict time for SQL Angel to connect to server Test connection You can test specified connection settings by pressing this button Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 2 2 Defining additional options At this step you can define the options for the registered servers and finish registering the server SQL Server Registration wizard local Set additional options for the server Step 2 of 3 Description Optional server description here Fr Connect automatically on Console startup Connect to SQL Server after registration os Install server side SQL Angel components on this SQL Server hatadan honeta Frs W Connect automatically on Console startup This option defines whether connection to the registered server should be performed on startup WI Connect to S
217. ory fii Stats_upd Eih DemoDB_shrink fed deanup_alarm_log_SQLAdministratorRepository fia AW_Maintenance Subplan_1 fib check AdventureWorks g AW_Maintenance Subplan_2 Select the server s in the Servers list and add the job from the Available SQL Server Agent s jobs list to Selected SQL Server Agent s jobs in execution order list using button or double clicking Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode If the server name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server You can re arrange jobs order for execution using arrow buttons on the right a Le Use 126 pelete button or Delete key to remove job from the list lt lt Previous ste Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 26 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 3 3 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start job s execution Click Finish to create step item Step 3 of 3 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Execute SQL Server Agent job step 1 Kind Execute SQL Server Agent job step Job selection doom_server TSERV2005 FullTestDBBackup Subplan_1 DemoDB_backup Subplan_1 deanup_alarm_log After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step
218. ot established amp The server has some erroneous policies You can fix them using Resolve the Problem dialog Fo The server has some warnings on policy execution All policies on the server are successful D 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd so EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual The server has policies with Unknown status Note Databases have states as well To learn about them see the Database states topic Policies The grid displays all information about the policies deployed on the selected object You can get information about policy result status and next launch time Double click the policy or task to execute it If the policy or task is erroneous double clicking will initiate Resolve the problem dialog The context menu of the selected policy allows you to e resolve the problem for erroneous policy FS execute a policy pause policy execution view policy history edit policy in Policy editor Launches Each policy consists of a set of tasks This area displays information about task launches launch date and time task status and message You can review tasks execution and execute the task manually or ignore the problems using the popup window Set the limit of days for displaying in the dialog Environment Options at the Refresh options tab Launches Y Filter On Status td Finished Stat
219. p trans local sqlexp 04 06 20 Stop Tas Failed eA 6 Small or Middle si Differential B ocal sqlexp 04 06 20 Show History Succeed ilter 5 Small or Middle si Daily Backup DB local sqlexp 04 06 2013 15 04 06 2013 15 Failed Y Show only active tasks 4 Small or Middle si Update DB St local sglexp 04 06 2013 15 04 06 2013 15 Succeed 3 Small or Middle si Reorganize D local sqlexp 04 06 2013 15 04 06 2013 15 Succeed 2 Small or Middle si Shrink DB on local sqlexp 04 06 2013 15 04 06 2013 15 Succeed 1 Small or Middle si DB Integrity local sqlexp 04 06 2013 15 04 06 2013 15 Succeed 1 Typical Small Siz DB Integrity doom_server 04 06 2013 15 04 06 2013 15 Succeed Task Details Step Update DB Statistics started 04 06 2013 15 12 24 Result running STEP LOG ONLY FOR DEBUG VERSION gt Step Update DB Statistics log 04 06 13 15 14 50 TST Table for update LargeDB dbo table_4759 04 06 13 15 14 50 TST Script UPDATE STATISTICS LargeDE dbo table_4759 WITH SAMPLE 10 PERCENT ALL 04 06 13 15 14 50 TST Items processed 4181 of 30356 S Processes 1 2 Refresh Refreshes the Activities tab You can also use F5 key for this action Stop task Interrupts task execution Show task history Opens the Server History viewer for the selected instance 1999
220. package can be copied to a server and run there To run the server side components installation using the Stand alone remote components Installer choose the Server side only on the third step of the installation wizard See also EMS SQL Angel FAQ 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 5 Purchasing To make it easier for you to purchase our products we have contracted with share it registration service The share it order process is protected via a secure connection and makes on line ordering by credit debit card quick and safe The following information about share it is provided for your convenience Share it is a global e commerce provider for software and shareware sales via the Internet Share it accepts payments in US Dollars Euros Pounds Sterling Japanese Yen Australian Dollars Canadian Dollars or Swiss Franks by Credit Card Visa MasterCard EuroCard American Express Diners Club Bank Wire Transfer Check or Cash If you have ordered EMS software online and would like to review your order information or if you have questions about ordering payments or shipping procedures please visit our Customer Care Center provided by share it Please note that all of our products are delivered via ESD Electronic Software Delivery only After purchase you will be able to immediately download the registration keys or passwords and download links for archives o
221. pdated Options Full scan Specifies that all rows in table or view should be read to gather the statistics This option provides the same behavior as Sample 100 Percent 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 255 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Sample Specifies the percentage of the table or indexed view or the number of rows to sample when collecting statistics for larger tables or views Resample Option specifies that statistics will be gathered using an inherited sampling ratio for all existing statistics including indexes If the sampling ratio results in too few rows being sampled SQL Server automatically corrects the sampling based on the number of existing rows in the table or view 7 No recompute Disable the option to recompute statistics that become out of date automatically lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 256 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 9 4 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start updating statistics Click Finish to create step item Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Update Statistics step 1 Kind Update Statistics step Database objects selection doom_server TSERV2005 In those databases Select All Tables DemoDB LargeDB AdventureWorks
222. perties ASCHEL SQL2008 xs Select a page Server Name ASCHEL SQL2008 Alias ASCHEL SQL2008 Authentication Windows Authentication SQL Server Authentication User Name tester Password XXXXXXX Timeout 30 l Test Connection Server Name Displays SQL Server instance name Alias Stores the server alias which is displayed in the DB Explorer tree and program tools It is set on server registration in the program Authentication Specify the type of authentication to be used for the connection Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication SQL Server authentication requires authorization information User Name and Password Timeout Use this option to restrict time in seconds for SQL Angel to connect to server Test connection You can test specified connection settings by pressing this button 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ss EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Server options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 96 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 6 2 Server options The Server options section allows you to set additional options for the database az properties local sqlexpress a Select a page LA SQL Server connection info LA Description Optional text description here a V Connect automatically on Console startup Description field is
223. plying the Step Template in Policy When you are editing a step on creating a policy from template then if the database s table s view s defined on the Selecting objects step are missed on the selected server the list of database s table s view s will be the following Databases By List V These tables Objects ayust Me l account Tables and Views E These databases lt CCE aw E master G model lt m G msdb These views Adventureworks i G AdventureWorks_20100419 G DemoDB LargeDB f new_db S Click the Clean Mismatches button to delete the missed database s table s view s from the list for the policy cannot be executed for them 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 320 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 9 Database Parameters Logger Database Parameters Logger step editor provides the same set of options as Database Parameters Logger wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name_and description General Selection See also Backup database Execute SOL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Shrink Database Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Da
224. plying the Step Template in Policy When you are editing a step on creating a policy from template then if the database s defined on the Selecting database step are missed on the selected server the list of databases will be the following Databases By List X z E These databases VIO awe ME master 1 model EOG msdb ME AdventureWorks FE AdventureWorks_20100419 WE DemoDB ME Larges E Eo new_db m Clean Mismatches Click the Clean Mismatches button to delete the missed databases from the list for the policy cannot be executed for them 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 312 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 6 Shrink Database Shrink Database step editor provides the same set of options as Shrink Database wizard The following pages are available in this dialog Name_and description General Selection See also Backup database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 313 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 6 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows
225. r database backup type date login aI Z Verify options Clouds Backup to a single file Backup to several files Split by size 24 cs Split by database Note backup_root_folder can be configured in the Service Properties dialog ok Cancel Hep Backup folder Specify backup destination directory For your convenience backup_root_folder and server tags are provided The directory which the backup_root_folder tag stands for is configured in the Service Properties dialog You can check availability of the defined folder by clicking the corresponding button Note The Check button is available only if backup is configured on a single server Backup file name Define backup file name Type backup file name manually or form it using variables For your convenience server database backup_type date and login tags are provided Note To insert a tag in the field simply click it in the list of Available tags Backup to a single file Select this option to backup all selected databases to a single file Backup to several files This option indicates that backup should be split to several files Splitting the backup can in some cases speed up the backup process Split by size Indicates that backup file will be split to volumes of the specified size Split by database Indicates that each database will be backed up into a separate file 1999 2013 EMS Database M
226. r the Files backup source Backup Provider SQL Angel SQL Server 3 Backup Source History Select files Server doom_server TSERV2005 Add Local File Date Database Type Encrypted Storage name CCC CEE 87000000006600037 For every selected file displays additional information Date Database Type Encrypted First LSN Storage name Last LSN Check Point LSN Differential Base LSN Add Local File Add Network File Click this button to search for the backup files on the local server or network machine If backup consists of multiple files this option is only available for SQL Angel type you need to specify the first file from the chain If the backup file includes several databases you are only allowed to select one database at a time Lx Remove Removes the selected file from the list Clear Removes all files from the list Use a and Lx buttons to reorder selected files Set Password If the chosen backup is encrypted then click the button to input the password for the backup in the opened dialog Backup password Password During the whole process the database is in the Restoring state The last restore action 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 205 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual brings the database to the Online state Press the Next button to proceed to the Specifying the elements of backup for History backup source or Defin
227. rd provides a number of advanced options for index reorganizing Reorganize Indices step Wizard Reorganize Indices step 1 Specify advanced options Step 4 of 5 Free space Reorganize pages with the default amount of free space Change free space per page percentage to Sort results in tempdb _ Ignore duplicate keys Keep index online while reindexing Cat one Finch cames Free space i g Define which pages should be reorganized ones with the default or specified amount of free space per page Pad index Enable this option to leave the space open on each page in the intermediate levels of index W Sort results in tempdb This option indicates that intermediate sort results used to rebuild indices will be stored in the tempdb database W Ignore duplicate keys If the option is enabled then duplicate keys will be ignored W Keep index online while reindexing This option determines whether concurrent user access to the underlying table or clustered index data and any associated non clustered indexes is allowed while reindexing 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 242 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 23 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 7 5 Performing operation This step of the wizard i
228. rd to define SQL Angel backup settings This step is available only on creating back up by means of SOL Angel Backup Database step wizard Backup Database step 1 Specify SQL Angel settings Step 4 of 8 Max Thread Count 2 V Compression Compression Level 2 7 Encryption Encryption Password Confirm Password Encryption Type rijndael v Max Thread Count Indicates the number of threads to be used for backup operation Increase the number of threads for faster speed If you are using a multi processor system increasing this value can fasten backup speed You are recommended to set one thread fewer than the number of processors Compression Enable the option to compress backup Compression Level Defines backup file compression level Use 1 for best speed and 4 for best compression Encryption Enable the option to encrypt backup Encryption Password Set password that is used for backup encryption 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 193 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Confirm password Confirm the password specified as an encryption password above Encryption Type Select the encryption algorithm lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 14 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 5 Setting backup options At this step you can define
229. report displays brief information on tasks of the selected policy including task name planned start time started time finished and task status e Multi server report 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 105 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Ble View Background FOS la a 17 A S o A 4 gt P alara Backup DB 26 03 2013 14 10 00 26 03 2013 14 10 00 26 03 2013 14 10 04 Qoca 26 03 2013 14 10 00 26 03 2013 14 10 00 26 03 2013 14 10 04 Succeed Qoca doom serventaen2005 26032013140500 26032013 140506 26 052013 140513 Succeed DB imregy Ch doom server tuend05 26032013 140000 26032013 140008 26032013 14040 Succeed Toca 26032013 140000 26032013 140000 26032013 140005 Succeed Sirin DB ba foie posais 171501 fucced P doom seversen a soma 25 05 2013 171501 Succeed Ea m Current Page 1 Total Pages 2 Zoom Factor 100 Multi server report is available when a policy deployed on multiple servers is selected in the Policies area Besides a group or a solution must be selected in the Servers area The report displays brief information on tasks of the selected policy including task name server name planned start time started time finished and task status e Detailed task report Eile View Background ilo Hlg apa 7 A S 00 x A HIE amp Blaa Policyname System Databases Maintenance Server name local T
230. ress for long running processes Monitoring the log size increase log size limit by date and size Displaying the database size Improved the main form design Other improvements and bugfixes Version 1 1 e Added support of simultaneous backups on the same server Added support of copy only backups which do not affect the normal sequence of backups Software update notifications Improved the process of converting a policy to a template Added new features for managing templates Many interface improvements Now server side components have no memory leaks More stable connections to the server side and Console The log management in the server side is improved The server connection failure caused a configuration record error Fixed now Other improvements and bugfixes Version 1 0 First public release Basic features e Compressing backup files up to 5 times on any server version Reducing backup time up to 4 times on any server version Backup encryption on any server version Easy to use wizard organizing the log shipping process Ability to perform 8 types of service tasks including backup log shipping re indexing update statistics etc Policy engine to quickly deploy maintenance tasks to multiple servers and to monitor their execution results e Centralized monitoring of policies on multiple servers using the user friendly GUI console e A high performance multi threaded backup e Working with Enterprise and BI ver
231. restore operation This is useful in either of the following situations e a restore script is being run and the log is always being applied e a sequence of file restores is used and the database is not intended to be usable between two of the restore operations Standby leaves database in read only and standby mode This option allows the database to be brought up for read only access between transaction log restores and can be used with either warm standby server situations or special recovery situations in which it is useful to inspect the database between log restores Undo file name Specify the undo file name so that the recovery effects can be undone The same undo file can be used for consecutive restores of the same database NB If free disk space is exhausted on the drive containing the specified undo file name the restore operation stops 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 210 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Restore Database step wizard Quick Restore Database step Ea Specify additional options for restore process Step 4 of 5 Recovery options Recovery rollbacks all uncommitted transactions No recovery leaves the database in the restoring state Standby leaves database in read only and standby mode Undo file name J Replace WITH REPLACE Continue on error Transaction log options Restore all records of tran
232. result Failed the task execution has failed Executing the task is being executed at the moment Aborted the execution of the task has been cancelled and it is in process of stopping it Missed the expected time of task execution has passed but no launch of the task was detected Unknown information about task execution cannot be retrieved unless connection the server is set Ignored the task was marked as ignored as a result of Problem resolving The overall server status is formed on the basis of policies statuses deployed there If all policies on a server have Success status then the server status is Policies are successful If at least one policy on a server has Warning status then the server status is Policies have warnings If at least one policy on a server has Failed status then the server status is Policies have problems The overall group or solution status is formed on the basis of all policies statuses of servers included into group or solution If all policies of all servers in a group solution have Success status then the group solution status is Policies are successful If at least one policy on at least one server has Warning status then the group solution status is Policies have warnings If at least one policy on at least one server has Failed status then the group solution status is Policies have problems 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 13 EMS SQL Angel Administration
233. rformed on the server s or database s You can schedule routine database administration steps Backup Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SOL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Wizard steps Set service task name and description Define a set of steps for service task Define a schedule for service task Task creating 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 160 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 1 1 Set service task name and description At this step you need to specify Name and Description for the task being created Set service task name and description Step 1 of 4 This wizard will quide you through creating a task that SQL Angel can run on a regular basis You can schedule such routine database administration steps as checking integrity maintaining indices backing up databases updating database statistics shrinking databases etc The created task can be edited in SQL Angel Administration console you can add new steps redefine schedules and manage task execution Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 161 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 1 2 Define a set of steps for service task Use this step of the wizard to build a list of steps in execution order to be performed on
234. rforming operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start the operation Click Finish to create step item Step 8 of 8 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Backup Database step 1 Kind Backup Database step Database selection local Select Databases AdventureWorks Options Backup provider Angel Backup folder backup_root_folder server File name server _ database _ backup_type _ date bkp Backup type Full Truncate inactive log records Yes Verify backup Yes Perform checksum Yes Continue on error No Copy only No Block size KB Compression level 2 Max thread count 2 Clouds 1 ka shared backups ka shared backups with WinAuth After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 2 Restore Database Restore Database Wizard allows you to perform the database restore operation on your SQL Server system The wizard provides flexible customization and is easy to use Restore operation is used to rebuild a damaged or corrupted database that has been backed up using Backup Database Wizard You can restore the entire database part of a database transaction logs To start the operation use the A Quick Maintenance Action Restore Dat
235. rivileges such as Sa Q I failed to install server components remotely from SQL Angel Console due to insufficient privileges or errors on installation Can I run the installation wizard on the server machine to install server components A Yes you can use the special mode for SQL Angel installation program 1 Copy the installation package SQLAngelSetup exe to the server machine 2 Run the following command as Administrator SQLAngelSetup exe var Serverinstall 1 3 Follow the steps of the installation wizard It will automatically find all local server instances for installing server components What kind of account should be used for running SQL Angel service To run SQL Angel you can use any account with the following privileges v Access to SQL Server with Server Administrator Privileges v Write access to a directory which is used for creating backups v Ability of authorization on another computer on a network for read record access to a general directory while log shipping process For example a system domain user with all the mentioned above privileges can be used If log shipping process is not planned Local System embedded account can be used as a system user account gt Q Policy execution failed with the error The task cannot be completed The owner NT AUTHORITY SYSTEM of SqlAngel _ XXXXXXXX_Task does not have access to server Why does it happen A This error occurs when SQL Server Agent receives w
236. rong information about the user privileges set of NT AUTHORITY SYSTEM that is the owner of the executing task The problem can be solved in one of the following ways Change SQL Angel service account to any other one that has all the task run privileges on the server Recreate a policy 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd a EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual v Change the owner of SqlAngel_XXXXXXXX_Task to another user having the permissions to run tasks v If BUILTIN Administrators account was removed from the server restore it using the administrator privileges What are the differences between two versions of SQL Angel You can view the list of all functional differences between SQL Angel and SQL Angel Pro in the Feature Matrix gt Q May I purchase a license for SQL Angel and later upgrade it to SQL Angel Pro How much will it cost A Yes you can upgrade SQL Angel to SQL Angel Pro at any time by paying the difference in cost between SQL Angel and SQL Angel Pro that is 325 00 USD May I not pay the program maintenance The basic price of SQL Angel includes 1 Year Maintenance Once the Maintenance term expires you will be able to continue using the software without any limitations however you won t have access to any product updates released after your maintenance expiration date gt Q My trial period has expired but I have not made a purchase decision yet Can my
237. rvice log on information Specify service log on settings Step 4 of 5 SQL Angel Service Log On Local System account This account Do not change Local System account Select this option to use the local system account This account This option allows SQL Angel to use specified system account to connect to SQL Server It can be useful when local system account provides insufficient permissions to perform the operation Do not change Use the option to keep previously specified account unchanged lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 45 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start the installation process Step 5 of 5 Verify the choices made in the wizard Options SQL Server name MERLIN SQL2008 Action type Update User tester Password You can Verify the choices made in wizard in the corresponding area and click the Update Remove button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd e EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 5 Stand alone remote components Installer Installation Wizard is a tool for local installation of server side components on every SQL Server instance This installer is distributed with EMS
238. s all_parameters Tg sys all_sal_modules l g sys all_views T sys allocation_units 744 sys assemblies 44 sys assembly_files 143 sys assembly_modules f Fl sys assembly_references l sys lessembly_types E sys fasymmetric_keys T sys backup_devices T sys certificates lad INFORMATION_SCHEMA CHECK_CONSTRAIN E sys check_constraints Z DINFORMATION_SCHEMA COLUMN_DOMAIN_ Ce Que ene Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode Databases and objects Select objects to reorganize indexes All Use this option to select both system and user objects All system This option indicates that only system objects should be selected All user Select this option to select user objects only 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual By mask This option allows defining objects selection by mask Use for a set of any characters and for any single character in the object name By list This option allows you to select objects manually If you are creating a step in a policy template then you are able to enter databases tables and views manually Dat
239. s Templates provided by EMS Policy Templates System databases maintenance For the system databases master model and msdb Task Templates Typical data warehouse maintenance For small and medium sized databases with low data change rate Z Step Templates Large data warehouse maintenance For large databases with low data change rate Schedule Templates Typical small sized database maintenance For small databases with common data change rate Typical middle sized database maintenance For medium sized databases with common data change rate Edit Typical large sized database maintenance For large sized databases with common data change rate wp Add Small or middle sized OLTP databases maintenance For small or medium sized databases with high data change rate B Edit Large sized OLTP databases maintenance For large sized databases with high data change rate Delete Archive databases maintenance For databases that are periodically updated with a certain amount Cleaning logs and deleting obsolete backup files For removing old maintenance logs and unnecessary backup files Order ci Custom template Create your own tempales or done and change preset samples w Move Down gt Copy of Typical small sized datal gp Add New Template Ctrl Insert on data change rate Transfer Backup user databases if iE Template il D Export Lg Delete Template Ctrl Delete Cf Import Move Up En Cone ww Move Down gr Export Template c
240. s intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start reorganizing indices Click Finish to create step item Step 5 of 5 Verify the choices made in the wizard Reorganize Indices step 1 Reorganize Indices step Database objects selection doom_server TSERV2005 In those databases Select All Tables DemoDB LargeDB AdventureWorks Rules Reorganize indices if fragmentation level is above 20 Rebuild indices online if fragmentation level is above 35 Options Reorganize pages with the default amount of free space Compact large objects Pad index Sort results in tempdb Ignore duplicate keys Keep index online while reindexing After verifying the choices made in the wizard click the Finish button to complete the operation lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 8 Shrink Database Shrink Database step allows you to perform database shrinking the DBCC SHRINKDATABASE and SHRINKFILE Transact SQL statements are issued This operation is used to reduce any file within the database to remove unused pages Both data and transaction log files can be reduced or shrunk To launch the shrinking operation immediately select A Quick Maintenance Actions i Shrink Database popup menu itemin the Servers tab To perform scheduled shrinking on regular basis you need to include this task into P
241. s or devices with specified options for a backup Backup Database step 1 a This step is skipped for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 2 Selecting database provider Select the backup provider at this step Step 2 of 8 Backup Provider SQL Angel Easy to use adjustable with enhanced options Allows multiple databases backup compression and encryption of backup files SQL Server Backup is provided by native SQL Server means Only single database can be backed up Use SQL Angel provider if you need to backup multiple databases with advanced options This kind of backup is quicker and creates compressed backup files The files created with SQL Angel provider cannot be restored using standard server tools you need either use SQL Angel restore or convert the backup file to SQL Server type Use SQL Server provider to perform backup of a single database using native SQL Server tools lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 19 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 3 Selecting database Use this step of the wizard to select database s for backup operation Backup Database step wizard Backup Database step 1 Define database selection for servers Step 3 of 8
242. s solution context menu item 2 If a policy includes several tasks steps then it is recommended to open every step editor and check needed databases servers on a Selection tab 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 375 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 10 Create a policy rapidly on several servers databases The most efficient way to create a policy rapidly on several servers databases is to create it on a solution that unites these servers databases In order to create a policy rapidly on several servers or databases perform the following operations 1 create a solution by selecting L Create Solution context menu item of Solutions section 2 move needed databases servers to this solution Note One solution cannot include both databases and servers 3 Select the Maintenance Policies 2 Create New Policy solution context menu item to create a new policy All databases servers will be checked automatically in creating steps in this policy 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 376 9 11 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Transfer policy tasks to another set of databases servers There are several ways to transfer policy tasks from one set of databases servers to another The way chosen depends on whether the policy was created on a solution or not and on tasks and steps count in a policy A policy was created on a solution with databases servers 1 If a
243. s to be used between SQL Server and the backup media Note If specified value is O then the default value is used 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 196 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 7 Setting file options Use this step to define backup file options Backup Database step wizard Backup Database step 1 x Specify SQL Angel file options Step 5 of 8 Backup folder backup_root_folder server fe Check Available tags backup root folder server Backup filename server _ database _ backup_type _ date bkp Available tags server database backup type date login Backup to a single file Backup to several files Split by size GB Split by database Note backup_root_folder can be configured in the Service Properties dialog Backup folder Specify backup destination directory For your convenience backup_root_folder and server tags are provided The directory which the backup_root_folder tag stands for is configured in the Service Properties dialog You can check availability of the defined folder by clicking the corresponding button Note The Check button is available only if backup is configured on a single server Backup file name Define backup file name Type backup file name manually or form it using variables For your convenience server database backup_type date and login tags are provide
244. saction log 7 Restore all records of transaction log before 0 00 00 Restore all records of transaction log up to marked transaction Qo Mark name Search for marks after v 0 00 00 _ Indude marked transaction Qo v Check orphaned users E Drop orphaned users W Replace WITH REPLACE This option specifies that SQL Server database will be overwritten if it exists W Continue on error This option determines whether the restore operation will be stopped or forced to continue if an error occurs Transaction log options This section is available only if the Transaction log restore type was selected at the Specifying the elements of backup step Restore all records of transaction log Select this option to make a complete restore from transaction log backup Restore all records of transaction log before This option indicates that database restore is based on the transaction log records added before specified date Pick date and specify time in the fields below Restore all records of transaction log up to market transaction Use this option to restore database to the state when marked transaction was committed 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 211 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Mark name Specify the needed mark in the field Look for marks at or after You need to define the start date time point to search for the mark
245. se Management Solutions Ltd m EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 2 System requirements SQL Angel Service e Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 SQL Server 2000 SQL Server 2005 SQL Server 2008 SQL Server 2012 Automated launch of service tasks is impossible in SQL Server Express edition Net Framework 3 5 1024 MB RAM or more 70MB of available HD space for program installation SQL Angel Administration Console e Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 Net Framework 3 5 512 MB RAM or more 120MB of available HD space for program installation Super VGA 800x600 or higher resolution video adapter and monitor Super VGA 1024x768 or higher resolution video adapter and monitor recommended e Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 15 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 3 Feature Matrix The Regular version of SQL Angel does not include all features of the Pro version biand server maintenance tools The detailed feature matrix is given below 1999 2013 EMS Database Manage
246. server tserv2005 Warning Email settings aren t defined for this server F e aschel sql2008 To use notification you have to define Email settings in Service Properties dialog lt Back Next gt Finish Cancel Check the necessary servers in the Servers list to send notifications about policy launch results In the Notify field specify the trigger action When the policy succeeds send the message when policy tasks have been successfully completed When the policy fails send the message when policy has failed When the policy completes send the message when policy has been launched Input the recipient email address in the Send E mail To field You can define several e mail addresses separating them with commas SQL Server Agent must be configured to use Database Mail Note Email agent options should be set for the service at Service properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 123 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 14 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 24 Creating policy At this step of the wizard you can see the summary of all options set at the previous steps Click the Finish button to start the operation Step 4 of 4 Verify the information that you ve provided to the wizard To make corrections click the Back b
247. should include databases with data file free space below the specified limit Free space is less than Use this option to define the data file free space limit Data file is larger than Use this option to define data file size condition Databases which data file is above this limit will be added to log 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 333 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 9 3 Selection This page allows you to edit database selection to log database parameters Database Parameters Logger step editor Database Parameters Logger step 1 Ex Z Name amp description Servers Databases By List bd D Gene VID ocal These databases a C9 ce 8 aschel sqi2008 WE model 78 WI mb g localhost sglexpress AdventureWorks VE DemoDB VA LargeDB vB Test VIE xtralargeDB Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy Databases and objects All Use this option to select both system and user objects All system This option indicates that only system objects should be selected All user Select this option to select
248. sions of SQL Server and more Scroll to top See also What s new 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 4 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 8 EMS SQL Angel FAQ Please read this page attentively if you have questions about EMS SQL Angel Table of contents What versions of SQL Server does SQL Angel support e Must SOL Angel be installed on each server which I want to work with I have 5 SQL Servers 2 of which have two SOL Server instances running how many licenses for SQL Angel do I need to purchase How does SQL Angel reduce backup size Does the backup compression depend on SOL Server version or edition How much is a backup file size reduced and what does it depend on Can I restore a backup file of SQL Angel on SQL Server with no SQL Angel components installed What are the reasons for reduction of time required for backup and recovery Does SQL Angel use undocumented features of SQL Server e Can SQL Angel perform a standard backup suitable for recovery on SQL Server without using SQL Angel e Does SOL Angel support log shipping I have servers in different time zones At what time zone will tasks be launched e What is the advantage of using the Policy Engine of SQL Angel compared to standard maintenance plans of SQL Server Can different types of maintenanc
249. siseesdectaacedue sbiseceduapay a Sen Ste ne it ebne nie dan No Res Ant ed 33 Configuring connection settings sise 34 Performing online deactivation ss 35 Complet Operation x 225 nn Se caida cn aeRO OSE A SR Side E E cucctvoaceuseateussy cytes 36 License Manage ly iiie aiae nt saccsses sactaved Oe a A ea E ATONA eE AEEA CEA 37 V rSionihiSt ry E A cies E E E E E E stecctvisescadssetceess 38 EMS SQL Angel FAQ sas cacecaezecnadas deeccaetececdanszqcccaasscnecauedeeccandecntqaasdecccadeectitensdces 40 Other EMS Products 1 1 17smrssuestsecemene ae mens ae duntnccetescoevcccetssdasFecoececeatacteeveneseeenss 45 Getting Started 52 Angel OVE IVICW cicc ccc deccecccensctendsecctecetes sense sen redasees secure CARENA EASRA KNE eng ra EA RAIAR A des eres ui 53 PONOV OV rVIeWw iiie aena EE E ne nes nee nn nn me annee e den U ue gone ter ons EAS 54 Navigating Sieisen a eaka EA EEA ere tn sn donnees nt t een n inner sens eee ent etes 55 Servers 58 POPU P M NUS cosan nee es tree SEEEN AATA Groups popup menu Group popup menu Server popup menu Database popup menu Register Server Wizard Specifying connection parameters cseceecseecseesssesseseeeseeesereneeesessneesseeeseesseeesneseeeseneneesseeseerseeseesseeeseesenenseens 69 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Part IV Defining additional Optio
250. st disappear and license must become inactive in the Members Area Steps Selecting deactivation method E mail deactivation Web site deactivation Configuring connection settings Performing online deactivation Completing operation See also Purchasing License activation 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 2 1 Selecting deactivation method Use this step to set license deactivation method License Deactivation Wizard Welcome to EMS SQL Angel License Deactivation Wizard Step 1 of4 This Wizard is used to deactivate EMS SQL Angel product license Your license key will be deactivated and SQL Angel Service will not work with this SQL Sever instance After deactivation this Wizard informs EMS that this license key is deactivated and you will be able to activate it on another SQL Server instance Select one of the following deactivation methods Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License online Use this option if you have an Internet connection Product license will be deactivated automatically within a few seconds _ Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License by e mail Select this license deactivation method if you do not have Internet connection or if direct deactivation is unsuccessful Deactivate EMS SQL Angel License through our website This option allows you to deactivate product license using license information from your Member Account on our w
251. st one policy with status Failed then the server status contains Policies have problems message To reveal a policy with erroneous execution you need to find a policy with a Failed status in the Policies list This status means that at least one policy task execution was erroneous When you select this policy task in the Policies list the Launches list shows information on all task launches Select a task with a Failed status and click the Show details button in the Message column In the dialog appeared the reason of failed execution will be displayed in the Message field If the problem occurred on policy execution has been resolved you can restore succeeding policy status 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 378 9 13 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Restore successful policy status If you have revealed a reason of why a policy did not run or failed after execution you can repair its overall status that means to change erroneous policy statuses Failed Missed Aborted and Warning to Ignored and repeat erroneous tasks if needed This can be done on several ways e Click the Resolve button located under the server status In the dialog appeared all problem tasks of all policies will be listed You can change erroneous status to Ignored and or execute all problem tasks of all policies In this case overall status of every policy will be changed based on last launches of erroneous tasks Sel
252. t Quick Maintenance Actions Database Integrity Check popup menu item in the Servers tab To perform scheduled database integrity check on regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Database Integrity Check step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Database Integrity Check step at the Templates tab Steps of the Database Integrity Check wizard Naming template Selecting databases Setting options Performing operation See also Backup Database Restore Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 230 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 6 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Step 1 of 4 The Check Database Integrity step performs internal consistency checks of the data and index pages within the database Database Integrity Check step 1 a This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 231 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User m
253. t Solutions Ltd ne EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 2 Policy wizard This chapter explains how to create a new policy in SQL Angel There is a special wizard that guides you through the policy creation process You can launch this wizard in one of the following ways At the Policies tab E Use the Create New Policy or Create Policy from Template popup menu item At the Servers tab 7 Right click database server server group and use the l Maintenance Policies 28 Create new policy or Create from templates item If you call the wizard from the Policies page you will be asked to pick a server group or solution which policy will be created for You can create a policy for all servers within Group or Solution Select servers for policy gt Groups c h 3 ka ka sqlexpress diff time zones H dean_winxp sql2008r2 44 192 168 66 53 i doom_server tserv2005 New group 1 aschel sql2008 e olivia 44 deimos sql2012 E Solutions Cancel Help IQ Note Creating a Policy for a database means creating policy for the server on which database is stored This database will be marked by default in steps that require database selection Note When you create a policy from a template it will be applied to all databases of the server irrespective of the database selected 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 117 EMS SQL Angel Administra
254. t Solutions Ltd z EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 1 8 Completing operation This step is intended to inform you about the product activation status Enter the license activation key Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in wizard Register the product Registration Succeed Info Registered successfully Click the Finish button to complete the operation 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 2 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 6 2 License deactivation Suppose you have decided to move a license from one instance to another In this case at first you need to deactivate this license key and after that activate it on another instance The deactivation operation is performed by means of the License Deactivation Wizard Your license key will be deactivated and SQL Angel Service will not work with this SQL Server instance After deactivation this Wizard informs EMS that this license key is deactivated and you will be able to activate it on another SQL Server instance To deactivate your license perform the following steps 1 select the Deactivate SQL Angel Service item of the server popup menu to run the License Deactivation Wizard 2 select the preferable license deactivation method and complete the set of wizard steps 3 make sure that the deactivation process has been completed successfully the license information in the overall status window mu
255. t in the Explorer window Explorer is only available at the Servers tab of SQL Angel Also from this tab you can get all information about policy status Servers FIE a 4 local gt Bra b ka salexpress 4 gt remote 4 doom_server tserv2005 G master B model B msdb Y AdventureWorks DemoDB LargeDB Test 3 xtraLargeDB b aschel sql2008 4 Solutions gt Solution 1 4 gt Databases B ka AdventureWorks 3 doom_server tserv2005 DemoDB Shortcuts master on doom_server tserv2005 aschel sql2008 Troubled servers id ka sglexpress The following tabs are available on the top of the SQL Angel window w Servers Policies Templates Activities Gears menu for configuring SQL Angel Console settings 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd s EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Servers for managing servers databases and policies execution Policies for managing policies Templates for managing templates for policies tasks steps and schedules Activities for managing current active processes Toolbars A toolbar is a horizontal row of selectable image buttons that give the user a constantly visible reminder of and an easy way to select certain application functions ie 1e e i Toolbars are available on Servers and Policies tabs See also Angel overview Policy overview 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd E
256. t the set of steps in the execution order G Task editor Backup transaction log x Select a page Steps in execution order Name amp description A transaction Create New Step L Create Step from Template Z Z Edit Step A Remove Ste a 4 Copy Step to Templates Move Up Move Down a V Terminate task on step fail Description Backs up transaction log r amp Create new step create a new step You will be prompted to select Step type in the dialog and proceed to the Create step wizard a Create step from template create step from the template The list of step templates will be open in this case 2 Edit step change step settings 2 Delete step remove the step fs Copy step to templates create a template based on the selected step Use a and x buttons to reorder Steps Terminate task on step fail If this option is checked then the execution of a whole task is aborted as a result of one of the steps fail 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 168 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual You can view each step Description if any in the corresponding field 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 169 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 2 3 Schedules The Schedules section allows you to view and edit schedule s for task execution
257. tabase Management Solutions Ltd sx EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 9 1 Name and description This page allows you to view edit the step name and description eters Select a page Database Parameters Logger step 1 Task name Use this field to name the step Description This field allows you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 331 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 9 2 General At this page you can edit general options of Database Parameters Logger step Database Parameters Logger step editor Database Parameters Logger step 1 Ea Select a page Name amp description T Selection T Index fragmentation Integrity check F Transaction log Data file Logging conditions Last full backup older than E 7 gt days 0 00 00 HH mm ss The options below allow you to define conditions which SQL Angel should perform logging by W No backup Enable this option to log the list of databases with no backup Last full backup The option should be used to log the list of databases with old full backups Last full backup older than Defines the time point relatively to current date The list of databases with full backup made before this point will be logged Wl Last log backup Use this option to log the list of databases with old log backups
258. te EMS SQL Angel Administration Console fo Es th Servers Policies Templates Activities Templates Policy Templates View Hane E Preset templates Templates provided by EMS Policy Templates System databases maintenance For the system databases master model and msdb 4 Task Templates gt Typical data warehouse maintenance For small and medium sized databases with low data change rate A Step Templates gt Large data warehouse maintenance For large databases with low data change rate Schedule Templates Typical small sized database maintenance For small databases with common data change rate Typical middle sized database maintenance For medium sized databases with common data change rate Edit gt Typical large sized database maintenance For large sized databases with common data change rate Add Small or middle sized OLTP databases maintenance For small or medium sized databases with high data change rate la Edit Large sized OLTP databases maintenance For large sized databases with high data change rate L Delete Archive databases maintenance For databases that are periodically updated with a certain amount Cleaning logs and deleting obsolete backup files For removing old maintenance logs and unnecessary backup files Order Create your own tempales or done and change preset samples w Move Down ee Backup user databases ARE gR Export L Delete Template Ctrl Delete EP Import Mov
259. tegrity check Last integrity check older than Define the time point relatively to current date The list of databases with integrity check made before this point will be added to log v Transaction log Enable this option to log the list of databases with transaction log free space below the specified limit Free space is less than This option defines transaction log free space limit Log includes list of databases with amount of free space less than this limit Log file is larger than This option adds log file size condition List of databases which transaction log file is larger than the specified limit will be included to log v Data file This option indicates that log should include databases with data file free space below the specified limit Free space is less than Use this option to define the data file free space limit Data file is larger than Use this option to define data file size condition Databases which data file is above this limit will be added to log lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 263 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 10 4 Performing operation This step of the wizard is intended to inform you that all necessary options have been set and you can start logging database parameters Click Finish to create step item Step 4 of 4 Verify the choices made in the wizard Step Name Database P
260. template In order to add a predefined schedule to a task in a policy you need to proceed to the second step of the Policy wizard select the Schedules section click the a Create New from Template button and select the needed schedule template 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 372 9 7 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Configure transaction log shipping To configure transaction log shipping from one server to another you need to create a policy with a Transaction Log Shipping step On the second step of the Transaction Log Shipping wizard you need to set pairs of databases for transaction log shipping The destination database must be the restored copy of the source database and be in Restoring state Otherwise use the Overwrite to rewrite database or Create new options On the third step of the wizard specify the directory on the source server for storing transaction log backups of the source database Also set backup parameters On the fourth step you need to set the backup shared folder Network shared folder for copying transaction log backups of the source database Backup files will be transferred to the directory set in the Destination folder field Both source and destination servers should have access to this folder otherwise log shipping cannot be performed If you are creating or overwriting a database then after Transaction Log Shipping wizard completion the full source dat
261. tep 1 mtam Select a page Name amp description Eil General T Selection a Angel settings l Backup file options Clouds V Verify backup when finished VERIFYONLY Verify backup when finished VERIFY ONLY Check this option to enable backup verification Verifying a backup checks that the backup is intact physically to ensure that all the files in the backup are readable and can be restored and that you can restore your backup in the event you need to use it Perform checksum before writing to media CHECKSUM This option enables disables checksum verification before writing to the backup media Before writing a page to the backup media BACKUP verifies the page if this information is presented on the page BACKUP generates a separate backup checksum for the backup streams Restore operations can optionally use the backup checksum to validate that the backup is not corrupted The backup checksum can optionally be used at restore time Using backup checksums may affect workload and backup throughput W Continue on error This option determines whether the backup operation will be stopped or forced to continue despite encountering errors such as invalid checksums or torn pages 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 22 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 1 9 Clouds Use this tab to set cloud connections for storing backups Copies of backup files w
262. the Servers tab Note If there are no maintenance plans available on the server this context menu item is not displayed Steps Welcome Selecting Maintenance plan to convert to policy Performing conversion Operation execution See also Policy wizard Policy editor Execute policy Resolve problem Viewing Policy History 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 132 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 4 1 Welcome This wizard helps you to convert Maintenance Plans created by Management Studio for SQL Server to policies which SQL Angel can manage You need to have SQL Server Integration Services installed on the server to perform this conversion Welcome to the Maintenance Plan conversion wizard Step 1 of 4 This wizard helps you convert Maintenance Plans to Policies which SQL Angel can manage Only Maintenance Plans with linear structure can be converted Itis recommended to disable Maintenance Plans after conversion to avoid side effects Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 133 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 4 2 Selecting Maintenance plan to convert to policy At this step you can see the list of Maintenance Plans created by SQL Server Management Studio Choose Maintenance Plan to convert to Policy Step 2 of 4 These Maintenance Plans are found on server doom_server TSERV2005 Created EE e CheckTest
263. the Templates tab Steps of the Transaction Log Shipping wizard Naming template Specify database pairs Specify backup options Specify folders and recovery options Performing operation See also Backup Database Restore Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 271 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 12 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 5 The Log Shipping step manages creating of transaction log backups on the source server and their restore to the destination server via shipping to the network share folder The wizard will guide you through the process of selecting databases and setting up shipping options This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 272 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 12 2 Specifying database pairs At this step you need to set database pair for transaction log shipping Log Shipping step wizard Log Shipping step 1 Specify database pairs Step 2 of 5 Source server Dest
264. the policy including these objects in the policy editor e select the l Copy to Templates context menu item of the object which template you want to create All saved templates can be later used for creating policies In order to create a policy based on a template you need to select the 2 Create Policy from Template context menu item of a policies list on the Policies tab In the Item Selection dialog choose the needed template or several templates The policy editor will be opened All tasks included in the template will be automatically added to the policy being created In order to create a task step schedule based on a template in a policy use the Add New from Template context menu item or the toolbar corresponding button on the second step of the policy wizard The added object can be opened in its editor afterwards to change some parameters if needed Templates tab contains a list of all predefined templates as well as templates created by user You can save a template into xml file by selecting the EP Export its context menu item Also you can load saved templates using the of Import button This ability allows copying templates from one SQL Angel configuration to another See also Create a policy based on predefined templates 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ss EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 16 Configure policy notifications You can configure notifications that will infor
265. the report e export the content to any of the available formats PDF file HTML file MHT file RTF file Excel file CSV file Text file Image file and then send it via E mail close the Preview window change page layout Facing or Continuous enable disable toolbar enable disable status bar customize toolbar set report background and watermark The toolbar of the Preview window allows you to search for text within the document open a previously saved report save the current report to an external prnx file start printing the report open page setup dialog set scaling options enable disable hand tool adjust zoom options navigate within the printing report pages set the number of pages displayed in the window set report background and watermark export the content to any of the available formats PDF file HTML file MHT file RTF file Excel file CSV file Text file Image file and then send it via E mail close the Preview window 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 108 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 Policies This chapter provides you with necessary information concerning SQL Server maintenance policies Policy in SQL Angel is a set of scheduled tasks to be performed on the servers or databases each containing a number of steps Policy is implemented as a set of jobs in SQL Server and therefore its execution requires consistent work of SQL Agent
266. the service task It gives most common way to perform maintenance operations Execute T SQL Statement step 1 a This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 29 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 4 2 Selecting server Use this step of the wizard to select server s for T SQL statement execution Step 2 of 4 E Servers VIB ocal eB dean_winxp Description no description aschel sql2008 p eB doom_server tserv ff eB localhost sglexpress Version 09 00 5057 Servers Select the servers to execute the T SQL statement on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode Server description and version are displayed on the right panel lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 220 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 4 3 Defining T SQL statement Use this step to define a T SQL statement to be executed Step 3 of 4 T SQL statement delete from dbo projects_cache go delete from dbo activities_cache go b peatetmeat 0 sec Type the T SQL statement in the Query text tab Use the Execute timeout field to define time
267. the target database parameters Restore as Select Existing database to restore to an existing database or New database if you want to create a new database Database name Select the database to perform restoring on from the list of all available databases on the specified host Kill connections Set this option to kill all existing connections to the database before starting the restore process otherwise restore will fail if any connections exist If the New database option is selected then database name should be specified in the corresponding field If you are restoring a database from the differential copy the New database option is unavailable Restore Database step wizard Quick Restore Database step Define the target database parameters Step 3 of 5 Restore as Existing database 9 Database name AdventureWorks KA Kill connections New database New database name File Group Logic Name Physical File Name n PRIMARY C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 1 MSSQL DATA pA AdventureWorks_Data AdventureWorks mdf ite Logs C Program Files Microsoft SQL Server MSSQL 1 MSSQL DATA ey AdventureWorks_Log AdventureWorks Idf The grid displays logical and physical names of the files You can rename the files and groups in the grid or change file folder in the appropriate dialog clicking the ellipsis 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd
268. tication Email settings Log storage settings Backup settings Password Login Connection Timeout 30 SQL Server Agent Stopped V Show Debug Info Specify the type of Microsoft SQL Server authentication to be used for the connection Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication SQL Server authentication requires authorization information Login and Password Connection Timeout Use this option to restrict time in seconds for SQL Angel to connect to server SQL Server Agent info shows the current state of the agent on the selected instance Show Debug Info Check this option to display debug information in server logs Email settings 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 9 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 7 2 Email settings At this tab you can set email setting that are used for sending policies notifications by email If the following settings are not set email notifications cannot be sent Service Properties Select a page pi V Send notifications by Email w SQL Server connection info mau Log storage settings SMTP server mail Ei Backup settings Port 25 Login nb Password TEREEN Send from nb ems com Test address nb ems com Test W Send notifications by Email Check this option to enable email sending for the service Email servi
269. tion niisinanannrnrnnnnnenenernesnesnesnesneenesneeneeneenraneennennnte Verifying the CHOICES nn nirrinnrnrrerennanresnesneeneaneaneanennnnnesnesneneeeneeneeanene near snesnnsneeneaneeneansaranene Performing Operation iiniinnnnnnnnnnnnnnennennennenennnenannnnneenesneeneeneeneeneennenneaneannnuse Server Propero Siaran AESA aE EEA EANA senc dose regetn dire scene dites set dose se geso dires des i sie sense c est Server connection info Server OPTIONS Aana E EEE E E E E Service properties eoat ananasa aN AANA ee cctua sce ccutdeeeceueddeseccuuiescetel fepecuttseedenadigebeaty SQL Server CONNECTION INFO 0 0 cece eee eeeeteeeetesseesesseeseseeeseeseeneeneeseesaesoesoesseesessoesoesausaesaesaeusevonvaneaneanennesnenaesansaes 98 Email Settings ne mn eee nee ne nn tn te ln aaee En nn 99 Cog storage Settings ea aaa a ea aapa aeaa aE Aniana anes ares denned enc entrent rares Des nn ennui nn s Deus es 101 Backup settings FRE POMS 225 dee ccc secdcneveccacede cone restecacecuecccacesdectaveteseauee ecctovewesenocesdcccaeedeceuess accavereseuavsedectars Policies POPUP Men s oaia en le rase ten ne ddr ce ee ane les led moe ee de ete o se terms desc 110 Policy POPUP MENU ee 111 Task popup menu Step context menu Schedule context M nu sssrinin aa iada araa ie ere deer sndvendtveazentisdernttaddectesecdesyescveeetens 114 Server COMPS xt Menusi ere nn er enr etre ne anis eme aa Paa aa Aeae don tete aE Eaa Ea aE ASAA aaaea eii 115 Poli
270. tion See also Backup Database Restore Database Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 24 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 3 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 3 The Execute SQL Server Agent Job step allows you to run selected SQL Server Agent jobs as a part of the policy Execute SQL Server Agent job step 1 a This step does not appear for Quick Maintenance Actions Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 215 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 3 2 Selecting job Use this step to set the correspondence between instances and jobs to be executed Select the job to execute Step 2 of 3 Servers Selected SQL Server Agent jobs in execution order E eB local fia shrink AdventureWorks dean_winxp fp AdventureWorks log backup aschel sql2008 D rs eB localhost sglexpress Available SQL Server Agent jobs fi AdventureWorks_check fia ayz_ft i ava_stats_SQLAdministratorRepository LT AdventureWorks_maintenance fap deanup_stats_SQLAdministratorReposit
271. tion Use this step of the wizard to select the required operation Choose the necessary operation Install Install SQL Angel service and components Modify upgrade or restore SQL Angel service and components Ts Uninstall All Uninstall SQL Angel service and components Z Remove logs Note Registration info will be deleted after deinstallation Install Select this option to install SQL Angel service and components Modify Select this option to upgrade or restore SQL Angel service and components You can use this option to keep the service up to date Uninstall All Uninstall SQL Angel service and components SQL Angel service server side components and jobs created by the program will be uninstalled from the selected server Remove logs Check this option to clear the information about tasks execution from History Viewer lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 5 3 Selecting instances At this step you should select the appropriate action for each instance of the server SQLEXPRESS Use the Action field to select an action for each server instance to be executed e Install services e Update services e Remove services If you choose the Install item the dialog window for setting instance connection parameters appears 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL
272. tion console User manual Proceed to the starting step of Policy wizard Steps Setting policy name and description Defining set of tasks Defining notification options Creating policy See also Policy editor Maintenance plan conversion Execute Policy Resolve problem Viewing Policy History 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd ne EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 2 1 Setting policy name and description Use the first step of the wizard to set policy name description and time preference Policy Wizard Policy for doom _server Welcome to the EMS SQL Angel Policy Creation Wizard Step 1 of 4 This Wizard will quide you through the step by step process of creating a new SQL Angel policy The policy is a logical set of maintenance tasks that need to be performed on databases or SQL server instances at the corresponding time schedules Each of the tasks in turn consists of one or more discrete maintenance steps such as Database Backup step or Database Integrity Check step The policy has an overall status that indicates the global result of executing all the policy tasks SQL Angel allows you to constantly monitor policy applying status in real time and has various notification and report options Created policy can be edited later in SQL Angel Administration console you can add new tasks target existing tasks to new servers databases or modify task content Please set p
273. tions Ltd sos EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 4 2 General This page is used to define general options of history cleanup step 5 History Cleanup step editor History Cleanup step 1 Se Select a page 7 Select historical data to delete F Name amp description Ts MS SO Server TE Selection V Backup and restore data older than 612 Month s T History of Server Agent jobs older than 6 M onth s EMS SQL Angel a Minne T Log records of Angel service task older than 6 Month s MS SQL Server The following options are intended to delete MS SQL backup history and some log info concerning specific jobs performed by MS SQL Server means Backup and restore history data older than Enable the option to clean the history of the MS SQL Server backup and restore operations made before the specified date After cleanup the information about SQL Server type backups performed by SQL Angel or by SQL Server itself will be removed from the server and SQL Angel Server Agent job history data older than Enable the option to clean the history of the SQL Server Agent job s made before specified date After this cleanup all information about SQL Server Agent job execution will be removed from the server EMS SQL Angel The following options are intended to delete some log info concerning tasks performed by SQL Angel Backup an
274. tions Ltd 273 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Data folder Specify the path for data MDF files for the newly created database Log folder Specify the path for data LDF files for the newly created database Note When creating a template no databases can be selected at this step Please proceed to the next steps to set default template options Databases can be selected on applying the template to the policy lt lt Previous step Next step gt gt 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 274 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 12 3 Specifying backup options At this step you can define backup options for source database s Log Shipping step wizard Log Shipping step 1 Specify backup options Step 3 of 5 Backup folder c backups f Check Max Thread Count 2 V Compression Compression Level 2 x E Encryption Encryption Password Confirm Password Encryption Type rijndael Backup folder Specify the directory for backup It is set relatively the source server You can check availability of this folder by clicking the corresponding button Max Thread Count Indicates the number of threads to be used for backup operation Increase the number of threads for faster speed If you are using a multi processor system increasing this value can fasten backup speed You are recommended to set one thread fewer than th
275. trial period be extended Question answer list 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 1 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual What versions of SQL Server does SQL Ange support SQL Angel works with all SQL Server versions except Compact Edition from SQL Server 2000 up to SQL Server 2012 However as SQL Server Express edition does not include SQL Server Agent service SQL Angel policies cannot be deployed to these editions of SQL Server zO Must SQL Angel be installed on each server which I want to work with Yes SQL Angel server components must be installed on each instance of SQL Server gt I have 5 SQL Servers 2 of which have two SQL Server instances running how many licenses for SQL Angel do I need to purchase Totally you have 7 instances of SQL Server it means that you need to purchase 7 licenses for SQL Angel gt O How does SQL Angel reduce backup size This is achieved by compressing data received from the server during the backup process gt Does the backup compression depend on SQL Server version or edition SQL Angel uses its own data compression function which does not depend on a version and edition of SQL Server gt How much is a backup file size reduced and what does it depend on It depends on data stored in the database and on a selected in SQL Angel compression level In case of text numeric data when using compression a
276. trial period be extended A Yes we can extend the trial period for you for 14 days Please contact our Support Team at Support Ticket System or Live Chat service Scroll to top If you still have any questions contact us at our Support Center 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 45 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 1 9 Other EMS Products Quick navigation a g 2 MySQL Microsoft SQL PostgreSQL InterBase Oracle IBM DB2 Tools amp FireBird components MySQL 89 SQL Management Studio for MySQL EMS SQL Management Studio for MySQL is a complete solution for database administration and development SQL Studio unites the must have tools in one powerful and easy to use environment that will make you more productive than ever before SQL Manager for MySQL Simplify and automate your database development process design explore and maintain existing databases build compound SQL query statements manage database user rights and manipulate data in different ways Data Export for MySQL Export your data to any of 20 most popular data formats including MS Access MS Excel MS Word PDF HTML and more Data Import for MySQL Import your data from MS Access MS Excel and other popular formats to database tables via user friendly wizard interface Data Pump for MySQL Migrate from most popular databases MySQL PostgreSQL Oracle DB2 InterBase Firebird etc to MySQL Data Gen
277. ts item in the server popup menu at Servers tab Server side components They are installed locally or remotely on all MS SQL server instances that will be managed within the utility They include services and stored procedures installed into master database for server maintaining and reviewing SQL Angel Administration Console It is installed locally on the Administrator machine for easy administration of the servers On installation the program installs the console program and configures the repository You need Local system or Local administration permissions to work with server and services Steps Selecting installation type Specifying authorization information Specifying service log on settings Performing operation See also Register Server Wizard Update Remove Server side SQL Angel Components Service properties Server properties 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 3 1 Selecting installation type At this step of the wizard you need to specify SQL Angel service installation type erver side components on merlin sql2008 x Welcome to the Installation wizard Step 1 of 4 Welcome to the Installation wizard This wizard allows you to install modify or delete components of the EMS SQL Angel service Both local and remote operations with the service or its components are possible SQL Server Remote SQL Server merlin sgl2008 N
278. u Server context menu 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd m EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 1 1 Policy popup menu The following actions can be applied to the policy ja Create New Policy gt a Create Policy from Template ep Edit Policy pgp Delete Policy gy Create Template from Policy Q Show History 2 Create New Policy Create Policy from Template create a policy based on the existing policy template 22 Edit policy oat Delete policy 4 Create Template from Policy create a template with the same tasks and settings as the selected one Show History open Policy history viewer 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 112 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 1 2 Task popup menu The following actions can be applied to the task ya Add Task a Add Task from Template Edit Task Remove Task Expand All Collapse All oP of amp Show History i Add New Task to the policy Add Task from Template create a task based on the existing task template ia Edit Task using the Task editor tt Remove Task from the policy g Expand all tasks Collapse all tasks Z Show History open task history in Policy history viewer 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 113 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 1 3 Step context menu The following actions can be applied to the step 2 A
279. up job immediately select Quick Maintenance Actions ga Backup Database popup menu item at the Servers tab To perform scheduled backup on a regular basis you need to include this task into Policy 1 At the Step 2 of the Create Policy wizard click Create new step button and select Backup Database step type 2 Also you can create a new Step Template for further use selecting Backup Database step type at the Templates tab Note To restore a database from backup use Restore Database wizard Steps of the Backup Database wizard Naming template Selecting database provider Selecting database Defining SQL Angel settings Setting backup options Setting file options Specifying backup verifying options Performing operation See also Restore Database Execute SQL Server Agent job Execute T SQL statement History Cleanup Database Integrity Check Reorganize Indices Shrink Database Update Statistics Database Parameters Logger Maintenance Cleanup Transaction Log Shipping 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 187 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 1 1 1 Naming step You can name the step using the Name field The Description field can be used to define brief info for the created step Set step name and description Step 1 of 8 The Backup Database step allows you to perform full differential backup or backup transaction log operation on selected databases to given destination file
280. up type Use this parameter to define the backup type Database full a full database backup which backs up the entire database including the transaction log Database differential a differential backup which records only the changes made to the data in the database after the last full database backup Transaction log a sequence of log backups provided for a continuous chain of transaction information to support recovery forward from database differential or file backups Set V Remove inactive entries option on to truncate the live transaction log when you create a backup Set Leave in restoring state on to leave the database in restoring state to be unavailable to users until it is completely restored Set V Copy only option to create a copy only backup which is a SQL Server backup that is independent of the sequence of conventional SQL Server backups Servers Select the servers to run the operation on If the servers name icon is grayed out the Angel service is not run installed or there is no connection to the server Note Selecting servers is not available in Template mode It is selected on applying the Step Template in Policy Databases 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 24 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual If SQL Anger provider is used you can select multiple databases in case of SQL Server backup only one database can be specified All Use this option to sel
281. us Message E Failed E Warning F Missed 2013 14 27 45 27 05 2013 14 28 14 Succeed Wl Succeeded E Ignored E Waiting 2013 14 27 45 27 05 2013 14 28 14 Succeed Show details fe 12013 14 26 19 27 05 2013 14 26 49 Succeed Executing Aborted Start date From date 13 05 2013 To date 27 05 2013 Apply Filter Discard Filter Cancel Launches can be filtered by status or execution date using the Filter button To apply or discard filter use corresponding buttons Use the Show details button in the Message column to view detailed information about the performed step or errors or warnings depending on the status You can generate launches and policy reports using the Report button See also Getting Started 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd st EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual Policies Templates Activities Maintenance Actions Options 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 1 Popup menus Popup menu of the object contains the list of actions that can be applied to the object The following popup menus are available in the DB Explorer at Servers tab Group popup menu Groups popup menu Server popup menu Database popup menu 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd e EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 3 1 1 Groups popup menu
282. utton otherwise dick the Finish button to create SQL Angel policy Policy Name Policy 2 In different time zones Use local server time Service tasks Sunday DB backup Description For backup databases every weekend Steps Backup DB Kind Backup Database step Description Backs up databases on Sunday Schedules Sunday night at 4 o clock Occurs every week on Sunday at 04 00 00 a Schedule will be used starting on 21 08 2013 Weekdays differential DB backup Description For differential backup databases at weekdays Differential backup DB Kind Backup Database step Description Creates differential backups 6 days a week Schedules 6 days of week Occurs every week on Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday at Description 04 00 00 2 You can Verify the choices made in the wizard in the corresponding area and click the Finish button to create the policy lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 125 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 4 3 Policy editor The policy is the logical set of maintenance tasks that need to be performed on a database or SQL server instances at the corresponding time schedules Each task in turn consists of one or more discrete maintenance actions To edit the policy you need to double click the policy at the Policies tab or select the aa Edit Policy item on the toolbar of the Policies tab or from the popup menu Editor tabs
283. ve Server side SQL Angel components wizard If you do not have permissions for remote update of server side components via SQL Angel Administration Console you can copy SQL Angel setup file to the server machine and run installation there Server side components update process locally on a server is similar to their installation process and is performed by means of Stand alone remote components Installer To update server components you need to select the Modify option on the second step and the Update action on the third one 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 386 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 9 21 Remove SQL Angel In order to remove SQL Angel perform the following operations 1 Remove server side components from all servers they were installed This is done by means of Update Remove Server side SQL Angel components wizard that is launched by selecting the Update Remove SQL Angel Server Components server context menu item 2 Remove SQL Angel Administration Console from your computer via Control Panel gt Programs and Features Note If you do not have permissions for remote of server side components uninstall via SQL Angel Administration Console you can copy SQL Angel setup file to the server machine and run installation there Server side components remove process locally ona server is similar to their installation process and is performed by means of Stand alone remote components Installer
284. ves you an opportunity to create PDF documents with your applications written on Delphi or C Builder Advanced Query Builder Advanced ste Builder is a powerful component suite for Borland Delphi and C Builder intended for visual building SQL statements for the SELECT INSERT UPDATE and DELETE clauses Advanced Excel Report for Delphi is a powerful band oriented generator of template based reports in MS Excel L Advanced Excel Report Advanced Localizer Advanced Localizer is an indispensable component suite for Delphi for adding multilingual support to your applications Source Rescuer at EMS Source Rescuer is an easy to use wizard application for Borland Delphi and C py Builder which can help you to restore your lost source code Scroll to top 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 52 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 2 Getting Started SQL Angel provides you with an ability to contribute to efficient SQL Server administration and development using a variety of available tools easily and quickly When the program is launched for the first time the Configuration dialog is prompted where you need to set the destination for storing SQL Angel settings To work with the program you need to register the servers first and install server side components on each of them Servers can be registered in Groups or Solutions folders Groups are used to organize servers by some
285. y check Data file Logging conditions Free space is less than 25 Log file is larger than 100 MB lt Back Next gt Finish Cancel The options below allow you to define conditions which SQL Angel should perform logging by W No backup Enable this option to log the list of databases with no backup WI Last full backup The option should be used to log the list of databases with old full backups Last full backup older than Defines the time point relatively to current date The list of databases with full backup made before this point will be logged Last log backup Use this option to log the list of databases with old log backups Last log backup older than Define the time point relatively to current date The list of databases with log backup 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 262 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual made before this point will be logged 7 Index fragmentation Enable this option to log the list of databases with high fragmentation Index fragmentation more than Define the level of index fragmentation Databases list with index fragmentation level above specified will be added to log Only check indices with more than This option indicates that only indices with page amount above specified will be checked WI Integrity check SQL Server 2005 or higher Enable this option to log the list of databases with out of date in
286. y the choices made in the wizard Database Integrity Check step Checks the allocation structural and logical integrity of all the objects in the database Reorganize Indices step Reorganizes one or more indexes for a table in the databases Shrink DB Shrink Database Description Shrinks the size of the data files in the databases Schedules First Sunday of month Description Occurs every first Sunday of every 1 month s at 00 00 00 Schedule will be used starting on 10 08 2012 You can Verify the choices made in the wizard in the corresponding area and click the Finish button to create the task lt lt Previous step 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 165 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 2 Task editor The Task editor allows you to view and edit task parameters It provides the same set of options as Service task wizard Task editor tabs Name_and description Steps Schedules 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 166 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 2 1 Name and description At this section you can view edit task Name and Description Select a page Use this template to create a service task for backup transaction log at hourly routine 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 167 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 5 2 2 2 Steps The Steps section allows you to view and edi
287. you to define step description 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd sa EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 6 2 General At this page you can edit general options for Shrink Database step a Shrink Database editor Shrink Database 1 ee Select a page Shrink database when it exceeds 50 MB Name amp description ts Freed space Fg Selection Amount of free space to remain after shrink 10 Retain freed space in database files Return freed space to operating system Suppress informational messages Shrink database when it exceeds Set database size limit Database will be shrunk when its size goes over this limit Amount of free space to remain after shrink Use this field to define percentage of free space that will be left in database file after it is shrunk You need to decide whether freed space should be retained in database files or returned to operating system W Suppress informational messages Enable the option to disable informational messages 1999 2013 EMS Database Management Solutions Ltd 315 EMS SQL Angel Administration console User manual 7 2 6 3 Selection This page allows you to edit database selection to shrink fon Shrink Database editor Shrink Database 1 Select a page Name amp description E General Databases

EMS SQL Angel Administration console - User manual

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents