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
| Table name | Table label | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| cassandra_health_report | Cassandra Health Report |
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Data collected by the extension section of the MongoDB pattern
| Table name | Table label | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| mongo_db_statistics | Mongo DB Statistics |
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Data collected by the extension section of the MSSQL pattern
| Table name | Table label | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| ms_sql_db_blocking_info | MSSQL DB Blocking Info |
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| ms_sql_db_cpu_util | MSSQL DB CPU Util |
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| ms_sql_db_not_backup | MSSQL DB Not BackUp |
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| ms_sql_db_running_job | MSSQL DB Running Job |
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| ms_sql_disk_info | MSSQL DB Disks Info |
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| ms_sql_files_space | MSSQL DB Files Space |
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| ms_sql_fregment_info | MSSQL DB Fragmentation Info |
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| ms_sql_last_restart | MSSQL DB Last Restart |
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| ms_sql_long_trans | MSSQL DB Long Transactions |
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| ms_sql_memory_info | MSSQL DB Memory Info |
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| ms_sql_temp_files_space | MSSQL DB Temp Files Space |
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Data collected by the extension section of the MySQL pattern
| Table name | Table label | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| mysql_table_schemas | MySql Table Schemas |
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Data collected by the extension section of the Oracle DB pattern
| Table name | Table label | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| oracle_active_session | Oracle Active Session |
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| oracle_asm_info | Oracle, ASM Disk Info |
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| oracle_asm_nodes_info | Oracle ASM Nodes Disk Info |
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| oracle_cpu_usage | Oracle CPU Usage |
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| oracle_inactive_sessions | Oracle Inactive Sessions |
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| oracle_instance_info | Oracle Instance Info |
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| oracle_nodes_info | Oracle Nodes Info |
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| oracle_table_space | Oracle Table Space |
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| oracle_top_10_queries | Oracle Top 10 Queries |
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