Database Administrator (DBA) report discovery

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    Summary of Database Administrator (DBA) report discovery

    The Database Administrator (DBA) report discovery feature within IT Operations Management (ITOM) Visibility allows ServiceNow customers to gather and analyze data from various database systems such as Apache Cassandra, Microsoft SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Oracle. This functionality is facilitated through specific patterns that collect relevant data, helping customers maintain oversight of their database environments.

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    Key Features

    • Data Collection: The DBA report collects essential health and performance metrics from each supported database type through extension sections of the Discovery Patterns.
    • Configuration Requirements: Customers need to verify plugin setups, enable specific system properties for report collection, and ensure proper credential configurations for data access.
    • Customizable Patterns: Customers can request new or enhanced patterns via the ServiceNow Store to meet their specific needs.

    Key Outcomes

    By effectively utilizing the DBA report discovery, ServiceNow customers can expect:

    • A comprehensive view of database health and performance metrics.
    • Improved management and operational efficiency by having access to timely data insights.
    • Enhanced capability to troubleshoot issues based on the collected statistics.

    Overall, this feature empowers customers to proactively manage their database environments, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

    Discovery and Service Mapping uses the Patterns extension sections to provide a Database Administrator report (DBA report) for the Apache Cassandra, Microsoft SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Oracle databases. The extension sections for each DB pattern populate the related entries tables. Discovering some of these resources requires updating the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

    Request new or enhanced Patterns on the ServiceNow® Store

    Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available updates and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Prerequisites

    Verify the plugins setup
    • CMDB CI Class Models 1.49.0 (September 2023)
    • Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns 1.8.0 (September 2023)
    Verify the system properties are enabled
    By default, the system properties for DBA reports are set to false. To enable the report collection, verify that the system properties value for each pattern is set to true.
    Pattern System property
    Cassandra cassandra_dba_report_enabled
    MongoDB mongo_dba_report_enabled
    MSSQL DB On Windows mssql_dba_report_enabled
    My SQL server On Windows and Linux mysql_dba_report_enabled
    Oracle DB oracle_dba_report_enabled
    Verify the configuration of the credentials
    For more information, see Applicative credentials.
    MongoDB execute command Applicative credentials should have read access to run “getSiblingDB (databaseName)”
    Apache Cassandra execute command Discovery credentials should have read access to “nodetool”
    MySQL tables and execute commands Discovery credentials should have read access to:
    • “information_schema.tables” table​
    • run “show databases” command
    Microsoft SQL tables Discovery credentials should have read access to the following tables:
    • master.sys.databases
    • sys.sysprocesses
    • sys.dm_os_sys_info
    • sys.dm_os_ring_buffers
    • msdb.dbo.backupset
    • master.dbo.sysdatabases
    • master..sysprocesses
    • msdb..sysjobactivity
    • sys.master_files
    • sys.dm_tran_session_transactions
    • sys.dm_os_sys_memory
    • sys.database_files
    Oracle DB tables and execute commands Discovery credentials should have read access to:
    • Run “lsnrctl services” and “sqlplus” commands
    • dba_data_files table
    • dba_segments table
    • v$database table
    • gv$instance table
    • dba_hist_osstat table
    • dba_hist_snapshot table
    • v$asm_disk table
    • v$asm_diskgroup table
    • dba_audit_session table
    • gv$session_longops table
    • gv$session table
    • gv$sqlarea table
    • gv$process table
    Verify that a Discovery schedule is configured
    For more information, see create a discovery schedule

    Data collected by the extension section of the Apache Cassandra pattern

    Discovery populates the following data when running the Apache Cassandra pattern.
    Note:
    See the Prerequisites section for important information about enabling the system property.
    Table name Table label Fields
    cassandra_health_report Cassandra Health Report
    • database_host
    • local_write_latency
    • read_latency
    • snapshot_used_space
    • space_used
    • table
    • keyspace
    • ci

    Data collected by the extension section of the MongoDB pattern

    Discovery populates the following data when running the MongoDB pattern.
    Note:
    See the Prerequisites section for important information about enabling the system property.
    Table name Table label Fields
    mongo_db_statistics Mongo DB Statistics
    • database_host
    • database_name​
    • fs_total_size
    • fs_used_size
    • scale_factor
    • index_size
    • index_count
    • extents_count
    • storage_size
    • data_size
    • average_object_size
    • objects_count
    • collection_count
    • view_count
    • ci

    Data collected by the extension section of the MSSQL pattern

    Discovery populates the following data when running the MSSQL pattern.
    Note:
    See the Prerequisites section for important information about enabling the system property.
    Table name Table label Fields
    ms_sql_db_blocking_info MSSQL DB Blocking Info
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • definition
    • object_name
    • blocking_spid
    • spid
    • ci
    ms_sql_db_cpu_util MSSQL DB CPU Util
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • load_date
    • other_process_cpu_util
    • other_process
    • system_idle_process
    • sql_server_cpu_util
    • event_time
    • server_name
    • ci
    ms_sql_db_not_backup MSSQL DB Not BackUp
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • last_backup_date
    • database_name
    • ci
    ms_sql_db_running_job MSSQL DB Running Job
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • login_name
    • nt_domain
    • cmd
    • hostname
    • name
    • status
    • open_tran
    • Spid
    • last_wait_type
    • login_time
    • ci
    ms_sql_disk_info MSSQL DB Disks Info
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • percentage_free_space
    • volume_free_space
    • volume_capacity
    • volume_label
    • volume_name
    • ci
    ms_sql_files_space MSSQL DB Files Space
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • database_name
    • free_space_mb
    • file_size_mb
    • file_type
    • file_logic_name
    • ci
    ms_sql_fregment_info MSSQL DB Fragmentation Info
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • index_status
    • page_count
    • avg_frag
    • index_name
    • object_name
    • schema_name
    • ci
    ms_sql_last_restart MSSQL DB Last Restart
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • uptime_in_days
    • current_date
    • last_recycle
    • ci
    ms_sql_long_trans MSSQL DB Long Transactions
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • blocked
    • sql
    • cmd
    • program_name
    • hostname
    • login_name
    • status
    • last_batch
    • duration
    • login_time
    • database_name
    • user_tran
    • trans_id
    • spid
    • ci
    ms_sql_memory_info MSSQL DB Memory Info
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • system_memory_state_desc
    • percentage_used
    • available_page_file_mb
    • total_page_file_mb
    • available_physical_memory_mb
    • total_physical_memory_mb
    • ci
    ms_sql_temp_files_space MSSQL DB Temp Files Space
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • percent_full
    • available_space_mb
    • file_physical_name
    • file_logic_name
    • database_name
    • ci

    Data collected by the extension section of the MySQL pattern

    Discovery populates the following data when running the MySQL pattern.
    Note:
    See the Prerequisites section for important information about enabling the system property.
    Table name Table label Fields
    mysql_table_schemas MySql Table Schemas
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • data_index_lengh
    • table_schema
    • ci

    Data collected by the extension section of the Oracle DB pattern

    Discovery populates the following data when running the Oracle DB pattern.
    Note:
    See the Prerequisites section for important information about enabling the system property.
    Table name Table label Fields
    oracle_active_session Oracle Active Session
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • Key
    • sql_id
    • program
    • module
    • action
    • status
    • last_call_et_hrs
    • sid
    • spid
    • inst
    • ci
    oracle_asm_info Oracle, ASM Disk Info
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • used_gb
    • free_gb
    • total_gb
    • state
    • block_size
    • asm
    • ci
    oracle_asm_nodes_info Oracle ASM Nodes Disk Info
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • redundancy
    • free_gb
    • total_gb
    • state
    • asm_node
    • ci
    oracle_cpu_usage Oracle CPU Usage
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • idle
    • io
    • sys
    • nice
    • user
    • snapid
    • Inst
    • end_time
    • begin_time
    • ci
    oracle_inactive_sessions Oracle Inactive Sessions
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • key
    • status
    • spid
    • sid
    • program
    • Module
    • last_call_et_hrs
    • inst
    • ci
    oracle_instance_info Oracle Instance Info
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • platform_name
    • current_scn
    • dbid
    • db_unique_name
    • log_mode
    • db_name
    • open_mode
    • ci
    oracle_nodes_info Oracle Nodes Info
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • instance_mode
    • instance_state
    • instance_role
    • instance_status
    • instance_version
    • hostname
    • instance_name
    • ci
    oracle_table_space Oracle Table Space
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • used_mb
    • free_percent
    • free_mb
    • tablespace
    • total_mb
    • ci
    oracle_top_10_queries Oracle Top 10 Queries
    • database_host
    • database_instance
    • unique
    • status
    • sql_id
    • spid
    • sid
    • program
    • Module
    • last_call_et_hrs
    • ci