SQL Server versions

  • SQL Server 2019 (64-bit)
  • SQL Server 2017 (64-bit)
  • SQL Server 2016 (64-bit)
  • SQL Server 2014 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • SQL Server 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • SQL Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Spotlight Cloud cannot monitor versions of SQL Server 2000 and earlier.

SQL Server editions

  • SQL Server Enterprise
  • SQL Server Standard
  • SQL Server Express

Additional requirements

  • Spotlight Cloud cannot monitor SQL Server instances where the instance name contains non-US ASCII characters.
  • Spotlight Cloud supports all SQL Server sort orders, including case-sensitive and binary sort orders.
  • For named instances the Microsoft SQL Browser Service must be installed on the SQL Server host.

Requirements of the SQL Server host