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MSSQL on Windows: Discover SQL Server DB Files

Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.Discovery.DBFile (Discovery)

This rule discovers the file information for each SQL Server Database on Windows.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This rule discovers the file information for each SQL Server Database on Windows.

Configuration

Use overrides for individual instances, or groups to disable discovery for specific databases or DB Engine instances.

Overridable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

Yes

Interval (seconds)

The recurring interval of time in seconds in which to run the workflow.

14400

Synchronization Time

Synchronization Time

Timeout (seconds)

Specifies the time the workflow is allowed to run before being closed and marked as failed.

300

Timeout for database connection (seconds)

The workflow will fail and register an event, if it cannot access the database during the specified period.

15

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBFilegroup
EnabledTrue
Frequency14400
RemotableFalse

Object Discovery Details:

Discovered Classes and their attribuets:

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DataSource.FileDiscovery Default

Source Code:

<Discovery ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.Discovery.DBFile" Target="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBFilegroup" Enabled="true">

  <Category>Discovery</Category>

  <DiscoveryTypes>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBFile"/>

  </DiscoveryTypes>

  <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DataSource.FileDiscovery">

    <MachineName>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/MachineName$</MachineName>

    <NetbiosComputerName>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/NetbiosComputerName$</NetbiosComputerName>

    <InstanceName>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/InstanceName$</InstanceName>

    <DatabaseName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.Database"]/DatabaseName$</DatabaseName>

    <GroupName>$Target/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.Filegroup"]/GroupName$</GroupName>

    <FileType>DBFile</FileType>

    <ConnectionString>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/ConnectionString$</ConnectionString>

    <InstanceVersion>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/Version$</InstanceVersion>

    <InstanceEdition>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/Edition$</InstanceEdition>

    <MonitoringType>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine"]/MonitoringType$</MonitoringType>

    <ClassId>$MPElement[Name='Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBFile']$</ClassId>

    <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    <IntervalSeconds>14400</IntervalSeconds>

    <SyncTime/>

  </DataSource>

</Discovery>