Redgate Monitor Releases

Released: Apr 18, 2024

Updates in v14.0.0

Features

  • SQL Monitor has been rebranded to Redgate Monitor. There are a number of breaking changes which means some manual changes may be needed when upgrading.
  • Introduced a new Redgate Monitor Enterprise edition, a new product edition giving access to additional functionalities: Security - Permissions, Security - Configuration compliance and a REST API.
  • Past and current user permissions for SQL Server servers and databases are now visible in a new tab. Available only in the Enterprise edition...

Released: Apr 4, 2024

Updates in v13.0.61

Fixes

  • Alert configuration changes no longer fail to save.

Released: Apr 2, 2024

Updates in v13.0.60

Features

  • The Virtual Instance Name of a Microsoft SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance can now be retrieved through the Microsoft PowerShell API.

Fixes

  • Fixed internal server error being shown when trying to view certain Alert Details.
  • The configuration option to raise Job Failing alerts on jobs that succeed with one or more failing steps no longer causes job failing alerts to remain active after a fully successful job run.

Released: Mar 26, 2024

Updates in v13.0.59

Features

  • Added excessive planning time recommendation for PostgreSQL.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where editing the credentials of an Azure SQL Server or Azure Managed Instance was not correctly displaying the User-assigned Managed Identity option.
  • Fixed an issue where PostgreSQL user process information couldn't be sampled when queries were truncated by PostgreSQL.
  • Fixed a validation issue when adding an instance using Microsoft Entra authentication where system assigned managed identities could be...

Released: Mar 19, 2024

Updates in v13.0.58

Features

  • Modernized the System Processes grid in alert details.
  • Changed the counter sampled for the Guest CPU ready time VMware metric to a more appropriate one. This should slightly improve the accuracy of the metric.
  • The text "SQL Monitor" has been changed to "Redgate Monitor" in many places, in preparation for the next major release of the product.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where configured webhook notifications were not being sent when an alert ends.
  • Fixed an issue where PostgreSQL...

Released: Mar 12, 2024

Updates in v13.0.57

Features

  • Added support for aliasing PostgreSQL instances.
  • Added an alert for replication lag for PostgreSQL instances.
  • Connections graph on server overview now shows combined number of idle and active connections.
  • The PowerShell API now supports the AlertOnStepFailure property of the SqlJobFailing alert.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where PostgreSQL long running transaction alerts were firing incorrectly.
  • Fixed an issue where Deadlock reports were not being displayed.

Released: Mar 5, 2024

Updates in v13.0.56

Features

  • Daily custom metrics can now be scheduled for specific times of day.
  • Added a link to the the query plan viewer in PostgreSQL recommendations modal.

Released: Feb 27, 2024

Updates in v13.0.55

Features

  • Microsoft Azure Managed Instances can now be monitored using Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory) Managed Identity authentication modes.
  • Microsoft Powershell API for AlertSettings now supports PostgreSQL instances.
  • Job failing alerts can now be raised when any individual job step fails, even if the overall job succeeds.

Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where permissions for a group containing a Linux machine with multiple PostgreSQL instances would only apply to the default instance...

Released: Feb 21, 2024

Updates in v13.0.54

Features

  • Introduced "Long-running transaction" and "Long-running idle transaction" alerts for PostgreSQL instances.
  • Azure SQL Databases can now be monitored using Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory) Managed Identity authentication modes.
  • You can now use job name instead of job ID in the names of processes involved in deadlock alerts.
  • The analysis page now includes I/O throughput metrics for machines and databases.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure AD...

Released: Feb 14, 2024

Updates in v13.0.53

Features

  • Configuration change alerts are now available for PostgreSQL.
  • You can now use job name instead of job ID when blocking process alerts.
  • Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory. Where SQL Monitor UI refers to Azure AD, a note of the rename has been added.
  • Configuration change alerts can now be found under "Instance alerts".

Fixes

  • Configuration change alerts should now fire for SQL Server on Linux instances.
  • Fixed an issue where the History tab auto-refresh function...