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SQL Server

6sources cover it
4themes fed
2signals shown
Livestatus

Service crashes, backup-writer health and storage pressure on SQL Server hosts.

Signals below are scored for SQL Server today.

How the agent recognizes this workload

  • The SQL Server and SQL Server Agent services are present on the host.
  • A named instance service such as MSSQL$PAYROLL is present.
  • A SQL Server VSS writer service is present and reports state during a backup.

What covers it

SourceWhat it isStatus
Windows Application event logThe Application channel: application crashes and hangs, database and VSS provider faults, certificate and identity-sync failures.Live
Windows System event logThe System channel: service, driver, disk, network, cluster and hardware faults from the operating system itself.Live
Windows servicesService configuration and run state, including automatic services that are not running.Planned
ProcessesPer-process cost: CPU, working set, handles and sustained growth.Planned
Disk volumesEvery fixed volume: free space, fill trend, protection state and whether the filesystem is readable.Live
VSS writersVSS writer state, the canonical evidence behind a failed backup.Live

Signals tagged to it

SignalWhere it comes from
mssql db corruption (mssql_db_corruption)Windows Application event log
vss data integrity writer failed (vss_data_integrity_writer_failed)Windows Application event log