User guide

2 Table of Contents
1. Cover Page 1
2. Table of Contents 2-3
3. Quick Start Guide 4
4. Important Concepts 5-6
5. Installation Recommendations 7-8
6. System Requirements 9-11
7. Installation and Setup Steps 12
7.1. Step 1: Install SQL Sentry 12-16
7.2. Step 2: The Setup Wizard 16-18
7.3. Step 3: Start Using the Client 18-19
8. Additional Tasks 20
8.1. Add Users and Groups 20
8.2. Monitor Additional Connections 20-21
8.3. Introduction to Actions and Settings 21-22
8.3.1. How to Configure Actions 22-24
8.3.2. How to Configure Settings 24-26
9. Security Overview 27
9.1. Monitoring Service Security 27-29
9.2. Client Security 29-30
9.3. Watching Servers Across Domains 30-31
9.3.1. Pass-through Authentication 31-32
9.4. Least Privilege General Performance Monitoring 32
9.5. Non-Windows Network Environment Security 32-33
10. Appendix 34
10.1. SQL Sentry Performance Advisor 34
10.1.1. Performance Advisor Security Requirements 34-35
10.1.2. Performance Advisor Required Ports 35-36
10.1.3. Performance Advisor Data Capacity Planning 36-39
10.2. SMTP Settings 39
10.3. Uninstalling SQL Sentry 39-40
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