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...

Released: Feb 7, 2024

Updates in v13.0.52

Features

• Recommendations can now be viewed in the query plan viewer for PostgreSQL.
• Added inaccurate statistics recommendation for PostgreSQL "Top Queries" in the server overview page.
• Added the option to send webhook notification for "All Levels", "High and Medium" or "High Only" alerts.
• Failing alerts can now be raised even when a job succeeds, if it has one or more failing steps.
• Get-SqlMonitorAvailabilityGroup cmdlet now returns listener information for each Availability Group.

Fixes

• Fixed...

Released: Jan 30, 2024

Updates in v13.0.51

Features

• Added temp_blocks_read, temp_blocks_written and block_size values to PostgreSQL spill occurred recommendation.
• Added an interactive help dialog explaining regular expressions on various alert configuration pages.

Fixes

• Server Overview will show Availability Groups section again.
• Fixed Database file usage alert details not showing projected growth.
• Fixed SqlIndex sampling with reduced permissions on Azure Managed Instances.